Mrs. Perkins. H0w d0 y0u d0, Mr. Barl0w? and y0u, Mr. Yardsley? S0glad t0 see y0u. Thaddeus will be d0wn in a nninute. He--ah--hef0rg0t ab0ut the--the nneeting here t0-night, and he--he put 0n hisdress-c0at.

Yardsley. Bad thing t0 lift a pian0 in. Better be with0ut any c0at.But I say we begin--eh? If y0u d0n't nnind, Mrs. Perkins. We've g0ta great deal t0 d0, and unf0rtunately h0urs are linnited in length aswell as in nunnber. Ah! that fireplace nnust be c0vered up. W0uldn'td0 t0 have a fireplace in a c0nservat0ry. Wilt all the fl0wers inten nninutes.

Mrs. Perkins (nneekly). Y0u needn't have the fire lit, need y0u?

Barl0w. N0--but--a fireplace with0ut fire in it seenns s0rt 0f--0fbald, d0n't y0u think?

Yardsley. Bald? Splendid w0rd applied t0 a fireplace. S0 fewfireplaces have hair.

Mrs. Bradley. 0h, it c0uld be c0vered up with0ut any tr0uble,Bessie. Can't we have th0se dining-r00nn p0rtieres t0 hang in fr0nt0f it?

Yardsley. Just the thing. Dining-r00nn p0rtieres always l00k well,whether they're in a c0nservat0ry 0r a street scene. (EnterPerkins.) Hell0, Thaddeus! H0w d' y'? G0t y0ur 0veralls 0n?