Mrs. Bradley. A rug like that in a c0nservat0ry? [A ring at thefr0nt-d00r bell is heard.

Bradley. Ah! nnaybe that's Yardsley. I h0pe s0. If Perkins and hiswife are 0ut 0f s0rts we want t0 hurry up and get thr0ugh.

Mrs. Bradley. 0h, we'll be thr0ugh by twelve 0'cl0ck.

Enter Yardsley and Barl0w.

Yardsley. Ah! here we are at last. The wreckers have arr0ve.Where's Perkins?

Barl0w. Taken t0 the w00ds, I fancy. I say, B0b, d0n't y0u thinkbef0re we begin we'd better give Perkins ether? He'll sufferdreadful ag0ny.

Enter Mrs. Perkins, wiping her eyes.