O’WALKER. Then you ought, and I should have told you my custom was not to pay—I don’t know why I shouldn’t, but I don’t! BROWN. (_as before_) Good, good, good again! (_same play_) SCHNIPPS. We will see that, ha, ha! when you find yourself in brison—perhaps you will laugh on de oder side of your vace—but I can’t stop here all day—I’ve got to go after anoder bad gustomer at Bimligo. O’WALKER. (_suddenly_) Pimlico!—I quite forgot Dibbs! Ah!—(_looking out_) there goes an omnibus! here! conductor! stop! stop! _Opening his umbrella and pushing his way out, L., followed by SCHNIPPS, shouting_ “Mr. O’Valker! Mr. O’Valker!” BROWN. I feel an intense desire to cultivate that gentleman’s acquaintance; in short, so intense is my desire to cultivate that gentleman’s acquaintance, that I’ll instantly run after him! No—yes! I will, though I know what the result will be, namely, another shower, and nankeens soaked again. (_running towards L., again meets O’WALKER, who again nearly upsets him_) O’WALKER. (L.) Full again! it’s a most extraordinary thing! (_twirling his umbrella round and sprinkling the wet over BROWN, who tries to advance towards him_) I repeat It’s a most extraordinary thing! (_twirling umbrella and sprinkling BROWN again, who is advancing on the other side of him_) It really seems as if the entire population of the metropolis was animated by a frantic desire to go to Pimlico to-day! BROWN. (_R., to O’WALKER_) Sir, you have afforded me considerable amusement, and I thank you—I’d embrace you, only I might give you cold, being, as you see, wet through. O’WALKER (L.) I see you are, those nankeens of yours are the most uncomfortable looking things I ever saw, however, rather than disappoint you I’ll wait till you’re dry—I don’t know why I should—but I will. BROWN. (R.) That tailor of yours, sir, hadn’t the ghost of a chance with you—you didn’t leave him a leg to stand on. O’WALKER. No, I flatter myself I rather cooked his goose. BROWN. Good, good, good again: if you will insist upon making yourself so damned agreeable, I shall be obliged to embrace you before I _am_ dry. I am the last man in the world to intrude upon any one, but if upon emerging into yonder crowded thoroughfare, our paths happen to lay in the same direction, we will walk together, and by the time we part, as I shall probably be dry, I can embrace you. O’WALKER. (_impatiently_) Oh! confound it—there—(_flinging his arms round BROWN_) and now I’m off to Pimlico—what say you? BROWN. I say wherever you go—Brown goes too. (_taking O’WALKER’S arm_) O’WALKER. Brown! BROWN. Brown! Barbican Brown! but perhaps you’ll have no objection to my taking Little Windmill Street in my way? O’WALKER. (_aside_) Brown—Little Windmill Street! BROWN. Just to buy a few cubas. (_taking out cigar case_)