BUNNY. (_before entering_) Not in her room? (_enters_) Oh! here you are, and dressed at last! and high time too, considering that our guests have all arrived--except Cockletop, and Cockletop's nephew, from Cambridge--and what makes Cockletop, and Cockletop's nephew from Cambridge, so late, I can't imagine. (_seeing CAPTAIN_) Eh? Yes! Captain Hardaport, I declare, that we had the pleasure of meeting, three months ago at Plymouth! this is an unexpected pleasure--isn't it, Carry? CARO. Yes, papa. _Enter ARABELLA and PHOEBE, at side, L._ ARABEL. (_aside_) I can't see anything of Mr. Sharp in the street BUNNY. Perhaps you and your charming sister, Miss Arabella, will join our little party below? CAPT. H. } } Delighted! I'm sure! ARABEL. } BUNNY. That's right! Miss Phoebe, as you have undertaken the refreshment department, I presume, I need not remind you that the cakes are totally incapable of handing themselves about; neither can the negus ladle itself out. PHOEBE. (_aside_) I must speak to poor Triptolemus. (_aloud_) I'll just shut the window first. BUNNY. Nonsense! I'll do that. (_rain_) Holloa! it's pouring with rain. (_closes the shutters and bolts them_) There! Now then! (_he offers his arm to ARABELLA--the CAPTAIN gives his to CAROLINE--exeunt--PHOEBE following, and still looking anxiously at the window as she goes out_) PHOEBE. Oh! how I should enjoy myself, if I wasn't so uneasy about my poor, dear Triptolemus! (_rain heard_) Oh, dear! oh, dear! he'll be _drownded!_ I'm sure he will. (_Exit door in flat--scene draws and discovers_) SCENE FOURTH.--_Drawing Rooms; loud double knocks, bells, &c., as scene opens; an apartment, with large folding doors in C., thrown open, and shewing a corridor beyond, lighted with a candelabra or two attached to the wall, and supposed to lead to the ball room at R.; the apartment itself consists of a high window, with hanging curtains at R. 2 E.; before and close to the window is a table, covered with pastry, cakes, decanters, wine glasses, &c.; at L. are two small doors close to each other; chairs, sofas, &c.; a card table in centre of stage; two other card tables near wings, R. and L._ _At rising of curtain, CAROLINE is seen in the corridor at back, receiving the GUESTS, who pass across towards C.; she accompanies them; JONATHAN is standing before the sideboard, loading a large tray with cakes and glasses of negus; he is dressed in an old-fashioned long-tailed brown coat, a pair of blue plush breeches, white stockings, and ankle boots, very high shirt collars above his ears; as he fills the tray, he occasionally eats a cake and drinks a glass of negus--Enter BUNNY (with a light flaxen wig) at C., followed by PHOEBE, carrying cloaks, shawls, hats, &c., &c._ BUNNY. Now, Phoebe, take those articles of apparel into my study--make haste. (_PHOEBE goes to one of the two small doors at back, L._) Not there; don't you know that little door leads to the back staircase?