GERALD. How long does it take you to let me know what time it is? PERCY. Oh, it’s eleven o’clock--that’s easy. Listen to me: I have a favor to ask you. There’s a Frenchman here and I don’t understand his dialect. GERALD. Where is he? PERCY. We’ll find him. Very good of you to help me. He must be in the smoking-room now. Here’s my cap. (_He places his cap on_ GERALD’S _head_) Mister! (_He calls out through the door down-stage right_) Mister! GERALD. Say “Monsieur.” PERCY. Mushir, mushir. (_To_ GERALD) I want to tell him that there’s a good interpreter here. GERALD. “Un bon interprète.” PERCY. Bone interpreet. Mushir, bone interpreet. CHANOINE-MALHERBE. (_Outside_) Un bon interprète? Bien! (_Enter_ CHANOINE-MALHERBE, _down-stage right_. GERALD _recognizes_ SÉRAPHINE’S _father and pulls his hat over his eyes_) Ah, celui-ci? Je voudrais qu’on me serve mon déjeuner tout de suite. (GERALD _makes his escape_) Hein? Quoi? PERCY. He’s the one, not me! Good-bye. CHANOINE-MALHERBE. Seigneur! (_He goes out, down-stage right_) (_There come sounds of a scuffle out in the hallway. Enter_ OFFICER _followed by another officer who holds_ GERALD _tight by the collar_.) OFFICER. Here’s your thief. Just as I was walking past I saw him, and the minute I looked into his face I recognized him from the photograph. Bring the Frenchman here. We’ll show these foreigners what Scotland Yard can do! And come back yourself, we’ll need you later. (PERCY _goes out, up-stage right_.) GERALD. What do you mean by this? What’s the charge? You’ll hear from this! Do you know I’m related to---- OFFICER. Just keep calm, young fellow. (_He refers to his note-book_) Your name is Gas-tnnn-- (_Enter_ SÉRAPHINE, _up-stage right_.) SÉRAPHINE. Oh, dearest, dearest! OFFICER. Arrest that woman, she’s an accomplice. SÉRAPHINE. (_As the other officer takes her by the arm_) Qu’y-a-t-il? GERALD. You were right this morning. There’s the gray hat! OFFICER. Silence! No communication between the prisoners! They may be part of a dangerous band. (_Enter_ CHANOINE-MALHERBE, _down-stage right_.) CHANOINE-MALHERBE. Ma fille, ma fille! (_To the_ OFFICER) Mon ami, voici la demoiselle dont je vous ai parlé tout à l’heure, et---- OFFICER. All right, all right. But is this the man who stole your pocket-book? CHANOINE-MALHERBE. Oui. GERALD. Does he say I stole his pocket-book? (_To_ CHANOINE-MALHERBE) Vous lui avez dit que j’ai volé votre portefeuille? CHANOINE-MALHERBE. Jamais de la vie! GERALD. You see, he says he never said anything of the sort. OFFICER. I don’t understand French. Come on to the station. GERALD. (_To_ CHANOINE-MALHERBE) Votre fille va au commissariat! CHANOINE-MALHERBE. Jamais. (_Takes_ SÉRAPHINE _by the arm_) (_Enter_ CASHIER, _up-stage right_.) CASHIER. What is the trouble? SÉRAPHINE. But I am his daughter! OFFICER. What’s that to me?