James.
Look 'ere, I'm not going to stand this. I'm as good as you are any day.
Basil.
That is a fact I should never dream of contradicting.
James.
[Indignantly.] Then what 'ave you got to turn up your nose about, eh? What d'you mean by sneerin' and snarlin' at me when I come here?
Jenny.
[Nervously.] Jimmie, don't!
Basil.
[With a smile.] You're very eloquent, James. You should join a debating society.