ous,
isn't it?

_Ad_. Not at all, when you come to know the circumstances. Here is my
card; and you will find me ready to make any apology or offer you any
satisfaction you may require. Meantime, Dr Plumper, let me implore you
to assist me in bringing her to.

_Pl_. There now, my gug-gug-good lady, take a smell of this. There now,
we are beginning to feel beb-beb-better already. [_Aside_.] Most
extraordinary coincidence, Flamm: this is the same lady and gentleman we
travelled up to town with a kuk-kuk-couple of months ago; and you
remarked upon our wonderful resemblance to each other. Horrid bob-bob-
bore, a fellow's being so like you; he can pip-pip-play all sorts of
tricks upon you. Just a chance he did not get me into a did-did-devil of
a scrape with Jemima.

_Fl_. [_aside_]. Well, you can always pay him off in his own coin--that
is, if you shave your head, and throw away your spectacles, and give up
stammering.

_Pl_. [_aside_]. But I can't--that's where he has the pup-pup-pull over
me. [_Aloud_.] There now, one or two bib-bib-breaths, and we are all
right. Now, dud-dud-don't go off again; it can be all satisfactorily
explained. [_Aside_.] Hang me if I know how!

_El_. [_opens her eyes while_ Plumper _is bending over her--screams_].
Oh, Adolphus!--[_shuts them again_]

_Pl_. There, there, my gug-gug-good lady, I'm not Adolphus; at least I
am Adolphus, bub-bub-but not your Adolphus. Here, Mr Gresham, if you're
her Ad-dod-dod-dod-ol-phus, you'd better take her.

_El_. [_opens her eyes, sees_ Adolphus _bending over her--screams_]. Oh,
where am I?--[_shuts them again_.]

_Pl_. In the arms of your Adolphus. We're bub-bub-both Adolphuses. I
suppose, if you'll rouse yourself a little, you'll soon fif-fif-find out
which is the right one.

_Ad_. Lady Elaine, pardon me, and I will explain all. I am Adolphus
Gresham. I came back from Naples a month ago, and have deceived you by
disguising myself as Dr Plumper. I shall never forgive myself unless you
forgive me.

_El_. Oh, this is too horrible! [_Shrinks from him, and bursts into a
violent fit of weeping_.]

_Pl_. There, that's capital! Nothing like a hearty fit of tears to kuk-
kuk-comfort a woman when she finds herself in a mess. Now Flamm, if you
call a kuk-kuk-cab, we'll put her in and send her home.

[_Exit_ Flamm.

_Ad_. If you'll have the kindness, Dr Plumper, to give me your address,
and allow me to call upon you to-morro