SIR WEBLEY: Warwickshire! I do seem to remember something about him now.
If he's the same man I certainly do. William Shakespeare, you said.
NEEKS: Yes, that's the name.
SIR WEBLEY: Well, I certainly have heard about him now you mention it.
NEEKS: Really! And what does he do?
SIR WEBLEY: Do? Well, from what I heard he poaches.
NEEKS: Poaches!
SIR WEBLEY: Yes, a poacher. Trundleben deserves to get the sack for
this. A poacher from the wilds of Warwickshire. I heard all about him.
He got after the deer at Charlecote.
NEEKS: A poacher!
SIR WEBLEY: That's all he is, a poacher. A member of the Olympus! He'll
be dropping in here one fine day with other people's rabbits in his
pockets.
[_Enter_ JERGINS.
JERGINS: Your coffee, Sir Webley.
SIR WEBLEY: My coffee. I should think so. (_He sips it._) One needs it.
JERGINS: Mr. Trundleben will be down at once, Sir Webley. I telephoned
up to him.
SIR WEBLEY: Telephoned! Telephoned! The Club's getting more full of
new-fangled devices every day. I remember the time when---- Thank you,
Jergins.
[JERGINS _retires._
This is a pretty state of things, Neeks.
NEEKS: A pretty state of things indeed, Sir Webley.
SIR WEBLEY: Ah, here's Trundleben.
NEEKS: He'll tell us all about it, Sir Webley.
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