"Hamelt, Hamlet"; he spells it "H-a-m-l-e-t." If you
pronounce it the way one pronounces handle, it would be "Hamelt," but
if----
SIR WEBLEY: What's it all about?
TRUNDLEBEN: Well, I gathered the scene was in Denmark.
NEEKS: Denmark! H'm! another of those neutrals!
SIR WEBLEY: Well, I wouldn't so much mind where the scene of the play
was put, if only it was a play one ever had heard of.
NEEKS: But those men who have much to do with neutrals are rather the
men--don't you think, Sir Webley?--who ...
SIR WEBLEY: Who want watching. I believe you're right, Neeks. And that
type of unsuccessful play-wright is just the kind of man I always
rather ...
NEEKS: That's rather what I feel, Sir Webley.
SIR WEBLEY: It wouldn't be a bad plan if we told somebody about him.
NEEKS: I think I know just the man, Sir Webley. I'll just drop him a
line.
SIR WEBLEY: Yes, and if he's all right there's no harm done, but I
always suspect that kind of fellow. Well, what else, Trundleben? This is
getting interesting.
TRUNDLEBEN: Well, Sir Webley, it's really very funny, but he sent me a
list of the characters in this play of his, "Hamelt," and, and it's
really rather delicious----
NEEKS: Yes?
SIR WEBLEY: Yes? What is it?
TRUNDLEBEN: He's got a _ghost_ in his play.
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