—­Where did they go?

—­I believe they went to the dining-room, where supper is being served.

—­I suppose they’ll soon invite us in.  Do you see anybody looking for us?

—­Yes, it’s time for supper.  If you eat too late, you can’t sleep well.

—­I always serve supper early.

—­A late supper lies heavy on your stomach.

—­And the music is still playing.

—­And they’re still dancing.

—­I wonder they don’t get tired.

—­How rich!

—­How magnificent!

—­Do you know for how many guests they have prepared the supper?

—­I didn’t get a chance to count all the covers.  The caterer came in, and I had to get out.

—­Could they possibly have forgotten us?

—­Man is so proud, and we are so unimportant.

—­Don’t say that.  My husband says we do him an honor by accepting his invitation.  We are rich, too.

—­When you consider the reputation of his wife—­

—­Do you see anyone looking for us?  Maybe he’s looking for us in the other rooms.

—­How rich!

—­If you are not careful with other people’s money, it’s easy to get rich, I think.

—­Oh, now, it’s only his enemies who say that.

—­Well, after all, there are some very respectable people among them. 
I must admit that my husband—­

—­It is late, though.

—­It’s clear there must be a mistake somewhere.  I can’t believe we’ve simply been forgotten.

—­Evidently you know people and life very little if you think so.

—­I am surprised.  We are rich enough ourselves.

—­It seems to me someone called us.

—­You’re mistaken, no one called us.  I don’t understand it.  To be quite frank—­why did we come to a house like this, with such a reputation?  One should be very careful of the friends one chooses.

A LIVERIED LACKEY (appears at the door)

Man and his Wife beg the honored guests to step into the dining-room.

GUESTS (rising quickly)

—­What a livery!

—­He asked us to come in!

—­I said there must be a mistake somewhere.

—­Man is so good.  I’m sure he hasn’t had a chance to sit down at table himself.

—­Didn’t I say someone was looking for us?

—­What a livery!

—­They say the supper is grand.

—­Everything at Man’s is done in a grand style.

—­What music!  What an honor to be at Man’s ball!

—­Let those envy us who—­

—­How grand!

—­How magnificent!

—­What an honor!