_Dame._ Der deifel im shonk! Den will ich awer aw sana. [_Going there sees broken china._] Shweffle un solpater! All my besht g’sharr in shticker ferbrucha! Du weeshter fersuffner ding du. Yaw, ’s is wohr--der deifel war im shonk un du bisht selwer der meensht deifel uf ’m ards budda. De saucha doh os now all in shticker sin hob ich g’shenkt grickt fun miner grose-mommy! Oh, du lodle du! Ich con ’s nimmy shtanda. Ich wær ohnmechtich--ich con net--(_She sinks in the arm chair, but immediately starts up, and squalling, falls into RIP’S arms.--KNICKERBOCKER regains the closet, unobserved by all save ALICE._) _Dame._ Gott im Himmel! ’S war ebber in sellam shtool--ebber war dort, so g’wiss os ich labe---- _Rip._ Oh, du bisht ous ’m kup. ’S is nix in sellam shtool os yusht seller olt cloak (_tossing it aside_) seell is all. _Dame._ ’S is mer bong--un, ich feel, ich wase selwer net we. Alice, du mohl di hond in my sock un dort finnsht de buttle. [_ALICE produces the bottle._] _Rip._ A klanes buttly! Oho! Sell is so’n sort fum a private shenkly--lus mich ’s buttly now amohl haiva bis ’d ’n glaws bringsht for de olt fraw. [_ALICE hastening off, brings a wine glass from R. which RIP fills and gives to DAME._] _Rip._ Un now, do gaits, tzum deifel un de fomelia un longs laiva un g’sundheit. [_Drinks from the bottle; ALICE in the interview proceeds to the closet and brings KNICKERBOCKER out, who is making for the door, when, hearing some one approach he again escapes to his retreat._] _Alice._ (_At door._) Oh Aunty, Aunty! Doh coom’d der Shquire dorrich der gorda ruf! _Dame._ Shweffle un soltpater! Ar coom’d now for der rent--wass is now tzu du? Gott im Himmel wase ’s--ich net! _Rip._ Ich glawb ich gæ in ’s bet--un consider derweaga. _Dame._ Nay, du gaisht mer now net in ’s bet. Du musht now ’n frishy excuse finna weaga dem rent. Es is di shoold os ’s is we ’s is, un du mawgsht der now aw selwer helfa so goot os ’d consht, un ich gæ nous--tzu der Wigrimsy un shwetz a weil mir era; un Alice, wann selly pedler fraw widder coom’d sawg era os ich kens fum eram dreck hawa will. [_As DAME retires she meets DERRICK to whom she curtseys._ _Derr._ Good-n-owet. _Dame._ Good-n-owet. [_Exit DAME._] _Rip._ [_Aside._] ’S coomd mer fore os wann ich now in a ferdeivelty shkrape wær! Alice, du mawgsht gæ. By chucks, ich wet ich wær aw arryats soonsht. _Alice._ (_Aside._) Un wass wærd now ous ’m awrm Knickerbocker--we wærd ’s eem now gœ? [_Exit, R. H._] _Derr._ Well, Rip, my gooter un airlicher friend, we gaits ols by deer? We du’t de welt dich ols usa?