SCENE--_The Sanctum of a Newspaper Office. Editor discovered
(by Obtrusive Visitor) hard at work._
_Obtrusive Visitor_. I trust that I have not come at an unfortunate
moment?
_Editor_ (_looking up from his desk_). Dear me! You here! Delighted to
see you. But don't let me disturb you. Good-bye!
_Ob. Vis._ (_seating himself_). No; I am afraid it is the other way. I
know at this time of the week you must be exceptionally busy.
_Ed._ (_with courteous impatience_). Not at all, but--
_Ob. Vis._ Oh! thank you so much. Because it is the very last thing in
the world I would like to do--to disturb you. And now, how are you?
_Ed._ Quite well, thanks. But now, if you don't mind, I will just
finish.
[_Turns to go on with his article._
_Ob. Vis._ (_rejecting the hint_). I said to myself as I came along,
Now I will look him up.
_Ed._ Very kind of you, but--
_Ob. Vis._ Oh, not in the least; and you know, my dear fellow, how I
enjoy a chat.
_Ed._ Yes,--and I, too. But just now--
_Ob. Vis._ Quite so. You want me to do all the talking, as we haven't
met for the last three weeks. Well, you must know we have been to
Herne Bay, and--
_Ed._ Yes; charming place. But just now I am--
_Ob. Vis._ Quite so. But I didn't come to tell you about Herne Bay,
although it is really a delightful spot. The air--
_Ed._ Yes, I know all about it. First-rate, most salubrious, and the
rest of it.
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