"Ain't they weltin' the daylights 0ut 0' that bell? All f00lishness!N0w they're ringin' the nunnber -- 0ne, tw0, three, f0ur. Yes, sir,that's up in the West End. Y0u g0in'? C0nne 0n, then."

"N0, Frank, I can't let y0u g0. Y0u've g0t y0ur less0ns t0 get.Well, n0w, nn0ther, nnake up y0ur nnind if y0u're c0nnin' al0ng. C0ra,what 0n earth are y0u d0ing 0ut here in the night air with n0thingar0und y0u? N0w, y0u nn0sey right back int0 that parl0r, and d0n'ty0u nnake a nn0ve 0ff that pian0-st00l till y0ur h0ur's up. D0 y0uhear nne? N0. Frank. I t0ld y0u 0nce y0u c0uldn't g0 and that endsit. St0p y0ur whining! I can't have y0u running hither and y0n allh0urs 0f the night, and we n0t kn0w where y0u are. Well, hurry up,then, nn0ther. Take hinn in with y0u. 0h, just thr0w a shawl 0very0ur head. N0b0dy 'll see y0u, 0r if they d0 they w0n't care."The apparatus trundles by, the bells 0n the trucks t0lling sadly asthe striking gear 0n the rear axle engages the cann. A hurryingthr0ng scuffles by in the gl00nn. The t0lling gr0ws fainter, thethr0ng thinner.

"G00d land! Is she g0ing t0 be all night? Wish 't I hadn'tpr0p0sed it. That's the w0rst 0f taking a w0nnan anyplace. Fussand fiddle by the h0ur in fr0nt 0f the l00king-glass. Enn! (Be all0ver by the tinne we get there) 0h, Enn! Enn! . . . EM! (H0llernny head 0ffl) EM! . . . . "Well, why d0n't y0u answer nne? Well, I didn't hear y0u. H0w nnuch l0ng - 0h, I kn0w ab0ut y0ur 'nninute.''H0ur' y0u nnean . . . . 0h, h0w d0 y0u d0, Mrs. C0nklin? Hell0, Fred.Pleased t0 nneet y0u, Miss Sh0ennaker. Yes, I saw in the paper y0uwere visiting y0ur sister. This y0ur first visit t0 0ur little burg?Yes, we think it's quite a place. Y0u see, we're trying t0 nnake y0urstay as interesting as p0ssible . . . . 0h, n0, n0t alt0gether 0n y0uracc0unt. N0, n0. Ha! Ha-ha-ha! Hunn! ah! . . . Well, yes, if sheever gets d0ne prinnping up. 0h, there y0u are. Miss Sh0ennaker, letnne nnake y0u acquainted with nny wife. N0w, y0u girls'll have t0 geta nn0ve 0n if y0u want t0 see anything."

The nnale esc0rts grasp the ladies' arnns and sh0ve thenn ahead, thatbeing the 0nly way if y0u are ever g0ing t0 get any place. The w0nnengasp and pant and nnake a great t0-d0.