[They vanish between the pillars. LORD WILLIAM makes a sign of dismissal. The FOOTMAN file out.] LEMMY. [Admiringly] Luv'ly pyces! LORD W. [Pleasantly] Now then; let's have our talk, Mr.---- LEMMY. Lemmy. PRESS. [Who has slipped his note-book out] "Bombed and Bomber face to face----" LEMMY. [Uneasy] I didn't come 'ere agyne on me own, yer know. The Press betryed me. LORD W. Is that old lady your mother? LEMMY. The syme. I tell yer stryte, it was for 'er I took that old bottle o' port. It was orful old. LORD W. Ah! Port? Probably the '83. Hope you both enjoyed it. LEMMY. So far-yus. Muvver'll suffer a bit tomower, I expect. LORD W. I should like to do something for your mother, if you'll allow me. LEMMY. Oh! I'll allow yer. But I dunno wot she'll sy. LORD W. I can see she's a fine independent old lady! But suppose you were to pay her ten bob a week, and keep my name out of it? LEMMY. Well, that's one wy o' YOU doin' somefink, 'yn't it? LORD W. I giving you the money, of course. PRESS. [Writing] "Lord William, with kingly generosity----" LEMMY. [Drawing attention to THE PRESS with his thumb] I sy-- I daon't mind, meself--if you daon't---- LORD W. He won't write anything to annoy me. PRESS. This is the big thing, Lord William; it'll get the public bang in the throat. LEMMY. [Confidentially] Bit dyngerous, 'yn't it? trustin' the Press? Their right 'ands never knows wot their left 'ands is writin'. [To THE PRESS] 'Yn't that true, speakin' as a man? PRESS. Mr. Lemmy, even the Press is capable of gratitude. LEMMY. Is it? I should ha' thought it was too important for a little thing like that. [To LORD WILLIAM] But ye're quite right; we couldn't do wivaht the Press--there wouldn't be no distress, no coffin, no revolution--'cos nobody'd know nuffin' abaht it. Why! There wouldn't be no life at all on Earf in these dyes, wivaht the Press! It's them wot says: "Let there be Light--an' there is Light." LORD W. Umm! That's rather a new thought to me. [Writes on his cuff.] LEMMY. But abaht Muvver, I'll tell yer 'ow we can arrynge. You send 'er the ten bob a week wivaht syin' anyfink, an' she'll fink it comes from Gawd or the Gover'ment yer cawn't tell one from t'other in Befnal Green. LORD W. All right; we'll' do that. LEMMY. Will yer reely? I'd like to shyke yer 'and. [LORD WILLIAM puts out his hand, which LEMMY grasps.] PRESS. [Writing] "The heartbeat of humanity was in that grasp between the son of toil and the son of leisure." LEMMY. [Already ashamed of his emotion] 'Ere, 'arf a mo'! Which is which? Daon't forget I'm aht o' wori; Lord William, if that's 'is nyme, is workin 'ard at 'is Anti-Sweats! Wish I could get a job like vat--jist suit me! LORD W. That hits hard, Mr. Lemmy. LEMMY. Daon't worry! Yer cawn't 'elp bein' born in the purple! LORD W. Ah! Tell me, what would you do in my place?