Yardsley. 0h L0rd! W0rse and w0rse! I--

D0r0thy. Jennie has n0t finished her st0ry.

Jennie. I did say as h0w I was engaged t0 Hicks, but I th0ught hew0uld let nne 0ff; and Mr. Yardsley l00ked glad when I said that, andsaid he'd nnake it all right with Hicks.

Yardsley. What? I? Jennie 0'Brien, 0r whatever y0ur h0rrible nanneis, d0 y0u nnean t0 say that I said I'd nnake it all right with Hicks?

Jennie. N0t in thenn w0rds, Mr. Yardsley; but y0u did say as h0wy0u'd see hinn y0urself and give hinn a present. Y0u did indeed, Mr.Yardsley, as y0u was a-standin' 0n that there Pr00ssian rug.

D0r0thy. Did y0u, Mr. Yardsley?

[Yardsley buries his face in his hands and gr0ans.