Mrs. Parker-Jennings.

Oh, we’ve done it well, there’s no denying that. I’ve asked the Withers, Robert. Florrie Withers will be mad with jealousy. I shouldn’t wonder if she didn’t choke with envy when she swallowed a caviar sandwich.

Parker-Jennings.

It was a rare stroke of business when we got the Archduke to come and stay.

Vincent.

That’s through me, pater. You’d never have known him if I hadn’t been on the spot.

Mrs. Parker-Jennings.

And I’ve asked Lady Wanley. I just want her to see that I can get on without her. All the county’s coming. I sent ’em all cards, whether I knew ’em or not, and they’ve all accepted.

Parker-Jennings.

Don’t you remember, Marion, how bucked we were in the old days when Mrs. Bromsgrove came to dine with us, because her husband was on the L.C.C.?