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.