Mrs. Parker-Jennings.

Well?

Parker-Jennings.

[Helplessly.] He was so affable that....

Mrs. Parker-Jennings.

Affable! Oh, you blithering fool. Wait till I get a word with him.

Parker-Jennings.

Well, my dear, why didn’t you get rid of him last night?

Mrs. Parker-Jennings.

How could I get rid of ’im last night, with eighteen people come to dinner to meet ’im?