But let's have dinner before we've had more of these things." The bar was filling up.

A few girls came and went.

Pennell nodded to a man or two, and finished his glass.

And they went off to dinner.
The music-hall was not much of a show, but it glittered, and people obviously enjoyed it.

Peter watched the audience as much as the stage.
Quite respectable French families were there, and there was nothing done that might not have been done on an English stage--perhaps less, but the words were different.