Now, what’s he speaking about, and who’s he speaking to, I should like to know?
Shall I keep standing here? (aside).
’Tis but indifferent architecture to make a blind dome; here’s one. No, no, no; I must have a lantern.
Ho, ho! That’s it, hey? Here are two, sir; one will serve my turn.
What art thou thrusting that thief-catcher into my face for, man? Thrusted light is worse than presented pistols.
I thought, sir, that you spoke to carpenter.
Carpenter? why that’s — but no; — a very tidy, and, I may say, an extremely gentlemanlike sort of business thou art in here, carpenter; — or would’st thou rather work in clay?