Sniggers: 

Toffy, Toffy, I’ve always treated you fair, Toffy.  I was always one to say, Give Toffy a chance.  Take back my share, Toffy.

The Toff: 

What’s the matter?  What are you driving at?

Sniggers: 

Take it back, Toffy.

The Toff: 

Answer me; what are you up to?

Sniggers: 

I don’t want my share any more.

Bill: 

Have you seen the police?

    [Albert pulls out his knife.]

The Toff: 

No, no knives, Albert.

Albert: 

What then?

The Toff: 

The honest truth in open court, barring the ruby.  We were attacked.

Sniggers: 

There’s no police.

The Toff: 

Well, then, what’s the matter?

Bill: 

Out with it.

Sniggers: 

I swear to God...

Albert: 

Well?

The Toff: 

Don’t interrupt.

Sniggers: 

I swear I saw something what I didn’t like.

The Toff: 

What you didn’t like?

Sniggers:  [In tears.]

O Toffy, Toffy, take it back.  Take my share.  Say you take it.

The Toff: 

What has he seen?

    [Dead silence only broken by Sniggers’ sobs.  Then stony steps
    are heard.]

    [Enter a hideous Idol.  It is blind and gropes its way.  It gropes
    its way to the ruby and picks it up and screws it into a socket
    in the forehead.]

    [Sniggers still weeps softly; the rest stare in horror.  The Idol
    steps out, not groping.  Its steps move off then stops.]

The Toff: 

O great heavens!

Albert:  [In a childish, plaintive voice.]

What is it, Toffy?

Bill: 

Albert, it is that obscene idol [in a whisper] come from India.

Albert: 

It is gone.

Bill: 

It has taken its eye.

Sniggers: 

We are saved.

Off, a Voice:  [With outlandish accent.]

Meestaire William Jones, Able Seaman.

    [The Toff has never spoken, never moved.  He only gazes stupidly
    in horror.]

Bill: 

Albert, Albert, what is this?

    [He rises and walks out.  One moan is heard.  Sniggers goes to
    window.  He falls back sickly.]

Albert:  [In a whisper.]

What has happened?

Sniggers: 

I have seen it.  I have seen it.  O I have seen it. [He returns to table.]

The Toff:  [Laying his hand very gently on Sniggers’ arm, speaking softly and winningly.]

What was it, Sniggers?

Sniggers: 

I have seen it.

Albert: 

What?

Sniggers: 

O.

Voice: