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SCENE -- _The Piazza of St. Mark at night. The roof and part of the facade gleam a greenish silver in the moonlight. The shadow of the Campanile falls, black and broad, across the huge square, which is crowded with people listening to the Military Band, and taking coffee, &c., outside the cafes._ MISS TROTTER _and_ CULCHARD _are seated at one of the little tables in front of the Quadri_.
MISS T. I'd like ever so much to know why it is you're so anxious to see that Miss Prendergast and me friendly again? After she's been treating you this long while like you were a toad -- and not a popular kind of toad at that!