Vicar.

Hulloa, hulloa, hulloa! May I come in?

Mrs. Wharton.

[Smiling.] Of course. How do you do?

Colonel Wharton.

My dear Vicar!

Vicar.

[Entering.] I suppose I ought to have gone round to the front door, and rung the bell like a gentleman. My dear Dorothy, when will you teach me how to behave?

Mrs. Poole.

I’ve long given up the attempt.