Taylor.

[Good-humouredly.] Because you’ve got no use for me, there’s no saying but what others may have.

[Gertie takes the basin out in order to pour away the water. Norah goes on drying the crockery.]

Norah.

Of course, there’s no accounting for tastes.

Taylor.

I can try, can’t I?

Norah.

It’s very wise of you to go to an agency. A girl’s more likely to marry you when she’s only seen you once than when she’s seen you often.

Taylor.