Old Man. Liu.
Daisy. [To the little boy.] Six years old. Good gracious, you're quite a man. If I had a little boy he'd be older than you now. If I had a little boy I'd dress him in such smart things. And I'd bath him myself. I wouldn't let any horrid old amah bath him. And I wouldn't stuff him up with sweets like the Chinese do; I'd give him one piece of chocolate when he was a good boy. Gracious me, I've got some chocolates here. Wait there. Sit quite still. [She goes over to the shelf on which is a bag of chocolates.] There's one for you and one for you and (to the old man) one for you. And here's one for me.
[The children and the Chinaman eat the chocolates solemnly. The Amah returns with a doll and a child's Peking cart.
Amah. Have catchee toys.
Daisy. Look what kind old amah has brought you. [She lifts the children off the table and gives the doll to the little girl and the cart to the boy.] Here's a beautiful doll for you and here's a real cart for you. [She sits down on the floor.] Look, the wheels go round and everything.
Amah. Have got more presents.
[She takes out of her sleeve little bladders with mouthpiece attached so that they can be blown up.
Daisy. What on earth is this? Oh, I love them! We must all have one. [She distributes them and they all blow them up. There it the sound of scratching at the door.] Who's that, I wonder?
Amah. If you say come in, perhaps you see.
Daisy. Open the door, you old silly. [She begins to blow up the balloon again. The Amah goes to the door and opens it. Lee Tai steps in.] Lee Tai. Send these away. [The Amah makes a sign to the old Chinaman, he gives each child a hand and with their presents they go out. The Amah slips out after them.] I thought you were dead.