Cobbett.

[Rather sulkily.] “I can’t reach that top note.”

Mrs. Insoley.

I wondered why you were trying.... Why are you hiding behind that sofa, Archibald? Do you not intend to kiss your mother?

Archibald.

I’m delighted to see you, my dear mother.

[He kisses her on the forehead.

Mrs. Insoley.

I’m rather surprised to see a clergyman at a dinner-party on a Sunday night.

Archibald.