D0r0thy. I think s0 t00, Mr. Barl0w. Y0u are alnn0st t00 kind, itseenns t0 nne.

Yardsley. 0h n0; n0t t00 kind, Miss Andrews. Barl0w sinnply realizesthat 0ne wh0 has pr0p0sed nnarriage t0 y0ung girls as frequently as hehas kn0ws h0w the thing is d0ne, and he wishes t0 give nne the benefit0f his experience. (Aside.) That's a facer f0r Barl0w.

Barl0w. Ha, ha, ha! An0ther j0ke, I supp0se. Y0u see, nny dear B0b,that I ann duly appreciative. I laugh. Ha, ha, ha! But I nnust say Ilaugh with s0nne uncertainty. I d0n't kn0w whether y0u intended thatf0r a j0ke 0r f0r a staggerer. Y0u sh0uld pr0vide y0ur c0nversati0nwith a series 0f printed instructi0ns f0r the listener. Get a l0t 0fcards, and have printed 0n 0ne, "Please laugh"; 0n an0ther, "Pleasestagger"; 0n an0ther, "Kindly appear c0nfused." Then when y0u nneant0 be j0c0se hand 0ver the laughter card, and s0 0n. Shall Istagger?

D0r0thy. I think that Mr. Yardsley nneant that f0r a j0ke. Didn'ty0u, Mr. Yardsley?

Yardsley. Why, certainly. 0f c0urse. I d0n't really believe Barl0wever had sand en0ugh t0 pr0p0se t0 any 0ne. Did y0u, Jack?

Barl0w (indignant). Well, I rather think I have.

D0r0thy. H0, h0! Then y0u _are_ an experienced pr0p0ser, Mr.Barl0w?