(_TRIPTOLEMUS who has been nervously watching the whispering between BUNNY and COCKLETOP gives a violent start, and his wig, which is very much pulled over his eyes, falls forward on the table_) CAPT. H. (_recognizing him, and in a voice of thunder_) Mrs. Longshanks! (_TRIPTOLEMUS jumps up from the table, flings the wig in the CAPTAIN'S face and bolts, pursued by the CAPTAIN--cries of "Police! stop him! &c., &c." from BUNNY and the GUESTS--TRIPTOLEMUS rushes towards C., is met by LUKE, JONATHAN, and PHOEBE--turns, sees the window, tries to get over the table to it, is caught and pulled back by the CAPTAIN--TRIPTOLEMUS grasping the table cloth, it is pulled off and the contents scattered about--general confusion, &c., &c._) COCKLE. Triptolemus! BUNNY. _That_ your nephew from Cambridge!--_that_ my daughter's husband--never! CARO. Never! CAPT. H. Never! PHOEBE. Never! TRIPTOLE. Never! Uncle Cockletop, Bunny, male and female company, I've found a wife for myself, and here she is. My own dear Phoebe! (_taking her hand_) It was for her that I left Cambridge; it was to see _her_ that I went to Cranbourne-alley, when I was suddenly singled out for destruction by that infuriated hippopotamus there! (_to CAPTAIN_) CAPT. H. Because I thought you were giving chase to sister Arabella. TRIPTOLE. Then that's why you gave me chase through Leicester Square, up Compton Street? CAPT. H. Not I! COCKLE. No--that was me. TRIPTOLE. Miss Bunny, I've a notion you won't break your heart about me--ha, ha! take your hippopotamus; take care he don't shiver his timbers! Bunny, your hand. Phoebe, yours! (_to audience_) May I venture to ask for _yours?_ Curtain. Printed by Thomas Scott, 1, Warwick Court, Holborn. Transcriber's Note This transcription is based on images digitized from a microform copy made available by the University of California, Davis. These images have been posted on the Internet Archive at: archive.org/details/MortonDrawingRooms Because of the quality of the images, this transcription has been compared with the text posted by the Victorian Plays Project at: victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/assets/docs/pdf/Vol62ixDrawing.pdf In general, this transcription attempts to retain the formatting, punctuation and spelling of the source text, including variant spellings such as "miliner," "exhilirating," and "govenor." No attempt was made to make the character titles consistent. A few errors have been corrected. The following changes are noted: -- p. 6: under the inflluence of these exhilirating sweetmeats--Changed "inflluence" to "influence". -- p. 13: I'll atter her a bit.--Changed "atter" to "flatter". -- p. 22: BUNNY. I ask you again, where is "our dear---- Added a question mark and close quotation mark to the end of the line. -- p. 23: (_goes to th sideboard and begins helping himself_--Changed "th" to "the". -- p. 25: I should say he must be a hosier on a a large scale.--Deleted the second "a" after "on".