So come and spend a long, long evening—do!
And bring your steam-engine!
Chloe.Oh, that I will!
And you shall show me all your nice new things—
That quadrant—and the anemometer;
And oh, that darling, darling dumpy-level
I’ve heard so much about!
Lydia.My love, I see
You’ve got another new theodolite.
(aside to Chloe) That’s the fifteenth this month! The one I use