Mrs. Dot: A Farce

SCENE: GERALD’S rooms in Grafton Street. A man’s room, pleasantly furnished, with very comfortable arm-chairs, and prints on the walls. Books are lying about, and smoking utensils.

CHARLES, GERALD HALSTANE’S servant, opens the door. MR. WRIGHT comes in, a dapper young man, smartly dressed.

CHARLES.

There, you can see for yourself that Mr. Halstane is not at home.

MR. WRIGHT.

Very well, I’ll wait for him.

CHARLES.

You’ll have to wait till midnight, because I don’t expect him in.

MR. WRIGHT.

Last time I came you said he’d be back in half an hour, and when I returned you said he’d just gone out. You don’t catch me napping a second time.

CHARLES.

The governor don’t take impertinence lying down, Mr. Wright, and he’ll look upon it as a great liberty your dunning him in this way.

MR. WRIGHT.

I don’t know about taking impertinence, but he’ll have to take a summons if my account is not settled at once.