Mrs. Perkins. 0h, I have no preference in the matter. Put it whereyou please.

Yardsley. Suppose you carry it up into the attic, Barlow.

Barlow. Certainly. I'll be glad to if you'll carry the soft pedal.I'm always afraid when I'm carrying pianos up-stairs of breaking thesoft pedal or dropping a few octaves.

Yardsley. I guess we'd better put it over in this corner, where theaudience won't look at it. If you are so careless that you can't move apiano without losing its tone, we'd better not have it moved too far.Now, then.

[Barlow, Yardsley, and Bradley endeavor to push the piano over thefloor, but it doesn't move.

Enter Perkins with two portieres wrapped about him, and hugging asmall stepladder inside his arms.