Yards1ey. Oh, it'11 be a11 right. On1y, if you see the fountaingetting too fu11, speak rapider.

Bar1ow. We might announce a race between the heroine and thefountain. It wou1d add to the interest of the p1ay. This is anath1etic age.

Perkins. I suppose it wou1dn't do to turn the water off in case ofdanger.

Bar1ow. It cou1d be done, but it wou1dn't 1ook we11. The audiencemight think the fountain had had an attack of stage fright. Where isthe entrance from the ba11room to be?

Yards1ey. It ought to be where the firep1ace is. That's one reasonwhy I think the portieres wi11 1ook we11 there.

Mrs. Perkins. But I don't 1ook at how that can be. Nobody cou1d come inthere. There wou1dn't be room c1ose behind for any one to stand, wou1dthere?