HETTY (_giving her hand to MALLINGFORD_). Dear Teddy! SKRUFF (_aside_). Another no go. GRITTY. Why, Sammy, what a desperate fellow you are--have you been falling in love with _both_ my girls? TAUNT. With neither, Mr. Gritty--but desperately smitten with their ten thousand pounds! GRITTY. Oh! oh! that was your little game, eh, Sam? SKRUFF. I'll trouble you not to _Sam_ me, Mr. Gritty! I beg you to understand that I'm not going to stand _Sam_ any longer! (_drawing himself up_). I sha'n't stop to dinner, Gritty! ALL (_with pretended regret, and in a very appealing tone_). Oh, don't say so! SKRUFF. But I _do_ say so. SALLY (_aside to him_). _Now_ you haven't told me which is the taters, sir! SKRUFF. Open the gate, young woman! (_SALLY goes to open gate._) Good-morning, Mr. Gritty! Good-morning, ladies! I hope you'll be happy--though I wouldn't give much for your chance. (_Advancing rapidly to the front._) After all, perhaps I've had a narrow escape--who knows but I may have cause to be grateful that I _have_ been declined-- ALL (_with low courtesies and bows_). With thanks! _As SKRUFF hurries up, accompanied with repeated bows and courtesies, the_ CURTAIN FALLS. Transcriber's Note This transcription is based on images posted by the Internet Archive and which were scanned from a copy made available by the Library of Congress: archive.org/details/comediettasfarce00mort The following changes were noted: -- p. 20: (_pointing to BOX_, only being at home--Changed comma after "BOX" to a closing parenthesis. -- p. 20: COX. _and_ BOX. True.--Deleted period after "COX". -- p. 32: BOX (_leaning over COX'S shoulder_). A lady's got out--The lines before and after this line were both assigned to Box, therefore the names Box and Cox were switched. -- p. 68: (_Aside to JESSIE, as he goes towards table_),--For consistency, the comma after the parenthesis has been changed to a period and inserted after "_table_". -- p. 73: (_going up to meet CHIRPER, who enters at C_).--Inserted a period after "C". -- p. 97: (_Doctor looks at her again and gives a loud sigh._)--Changed "_Doctor_" to unitalicized small caps in html version of file and all caps in text version for consistency. -- p. 104: MRS. P For you?--Inserted a period after "P". -- p. 147: In the cast list, added a period after "MR. SAMUEL SKRUFF" and "SPRONKS'S BOY" for consistency. -- p. 148: SALLY If you've come for the water-rate--Inserted a period after "SALLY". -- p. 148: SALLY Well, sir, that depends--Inserted a period after "SALLY". -- p. 150: . . . the name of the firm--"tailors"--'Conduit Street" . . . --Changed the single quotation mark before "Conduit" to a double quotation mark. -- p. 151: GRITTY (_pouring out a glass of wine_) There, Samuel--Inserted a period after the closing parenthesis.