om inside out. This hole
should be already cut and covered with a label._) What are you doing
that for?

JARVIS. Got to breathe. I think I can---- (_Apparently the knife
breaks._) Confound it!

PRINCESS. What did you do?

JARVIS. Snapped the blade. Now how am I going to cut a hole in that
trunk?

PRINCESS. (_Crossing to dresser_) Will my shears do?

JARVIS. If they are not too large. Where are they? (PRINCESS _gives_
JARVIS _shears._) Thank you. What time does the boat sail?

PRINCESS. Nine o'clock.

JARVIS. Good--that will give Rusty time to get aboard with these trays
and my baggage.

PRINCESS. We've ten minutes before they call for the trunk. (_Knock at
door 6._ PRINCESS _looks at_ JARVIS_, who makes gesture cautioning
silence and exits door_ L. PRINCESS _crosses and opens door._) Come in,
please.

RUSTY. (_Enter across center_) Where's Marse Warren----? (_Enter_ JARVIS
_across to_ RUSTY.) Lord bless you, Marse Warren--I certainly thought he
got you!

JARVIS. (_Patting_ RUSTY _on the back_) Never mind what you thought.
Help me with these--it's ten minutes to six--we sail for Europe in three
hours.

RUSTY. Three hours! Good Lord! You mean we----

JARVIS. Yes, you and I. What are we going to wrap these in? (_Picking up
trays._)

PRINCESS. Here, this will do. (_Handing steamer rug from chair._)

JARVIS. Fine! (_Spreading steamer rug on trunk and putting tray on it,
wraps up tray during speech._) Take these, with our baggage, to the
steamship Aquitania--Cunard Line. Buy accommodations. Mind, you won't
see me till after we get out at sea. Keep in your stateroom and sit
tight till you hear from me. You understand? Cunard Line--and the clerk
at our hotel will attend to everything and get the tickets. Then you pay
the bill. Now get hold of this money. (JARVIS _gives_ RUSTY _money._) I
beg your pardon! This is Rusty. Rusty, this is the Princess of Aragon.

RUSTY. How do you do, Mrs. Princess?

JARVIS. There--that will do. Now do you understand?

RUSTY. Yes, sir. I take everything to the steamboat--get
accom--ac-commoda--accommoda----

JARVIS. Accommodations.

RUSTY. Accomo--accommoda---- I know what you mean. (_With smile at_
PRINCESS.) For us and Mrs. Princess?

JARVIS. No, no--not for the Princess--just for we two.

RUSTY. Oh, yas, sir, I understand perfectly, sir.

JARVIS. (_Gives parcel to_ RUSTY) Now, then, what's the name of the
boat?

RUSTY. The Aqui-tania.

JARVIS. What's the name of