How many syllables is it, Love?
_Mr.H_.How many?
ud, that is coming to the question with a vengeance! One, two, three, four,--what does it signify how many syllables?
_Melesinda_.

How many syllables, Love?
_Mr.H_.My Melesinda's mind, I had hoped, was superior to this childish curiosity.
_Melesinda_.

How many letters are there in it?
[_Exit_ MR.

H._followed by_ MELESINDA _repeating the question_.
SCENE .-- _A Room in the Inn.

Two Waiters disputing_.
_1st Waiter_.