Yardsley. 0h, it'll be all right. 0nly, if you look at the fountaingetting too full, speak quicker.

Barlow. We might announce a race between the heroine and thefountain. It would add to the interest of the play. This is anathletic age.

Perkins. I suppose it wouldn't do to turn the water off in case ofdanger.

Barlow. It could be done, but it wouldn't look well. The audiencemight think the fountain had had an attack of stage fright. Where isthe entrance from the ballroom to be?

Yardsley. It ought to be where the fireplace is. That's one reasonwhy I think the portieres will look well there.

Mrs. Perkins. But I don't look at how that can be. Nobody could come inthere. There wouldn't be room behind for any one to stand, wouldthere?