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FREDDY There's not one to be had for love or money

THE MOTHER Oh, Freddy, there must be one You can't have tried

THE DAUGHTER It's too tiresoet one

ourselves?

FREDDY I tell you they're all engaged The rain was so sudden: nobody

was prepared; and everybody had to take a cab I've been to Charing

Cross one way and nearly to Ludgate Circus the other; and they were all

engaged

THE MOTHER Did you try Trafalgar Square?

FREDDY There wasn't one at Trafalgar Square

THE DAUGHTER Did you try?

FREDDY I tried as far as Charing Cross Station Did you expect me to

walk to Hammersmith?

THE DAUGHTER You haven't tried at all

THE MOTHER You really are very helpless, Freddy Go again; and don't

coet soaked for nothing

THE DAUGHTER And what about us? Are we to stay here all night in this

draught, with next to nothing on You selfish pig--