Dickie!

Dickie.

I beg your pardon, I didn’t mean that.

Mrs. Fergusson.

Why on earth did you invent that cock-and-bull story about Mrs. Mack?

Dickie.

I didn’t. It invented itself. I was obliged to account for my movements.

Mrs. Fergusson.

D’you mean to say your wife asks you where you’ve been and where you’re going? How like a woman. [Innocently.] By the way, what are you doing this evening?

Dickie.