I don’t happen to want one just at this moment, thank you.

Jack Straw.

But I’m having a very jolly time down here.

Ethel.

[With a change of tone.] Don’t you see that you’re exposing me every day to the most cruel humiliation?

Jack Straw.

I thought I was making myself so pleasant.

Ethel.

Oh, don’t pretend you don’t understand. I’ve seen the twinkle in your eyes when my mother set a little trap for you to fall in.

Jack Straw.