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ROBERTS, entering the room before Campbell, and shaking hands with his guests: ‘Ah, Mr. Bemis; Mrs. Bemis; Aunt Mary! You've heard of our comical little coincidence-our-Mr. Bemis and my-' He halts, confused, and looks around for the moral support of Willis, who follows hilariously.
WILLIS: ‘Greatest joke on record! But I won't spoil it for you, Roberts. Go on! ' In a low voice to Roberts: ‘And don't look so confoundedly down in the mouth. They won't think it's a joke at all.'