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_Chorus of Ladies_. Charming! Monocottle--Oh, can't we _do_ that?
_Mr. Wh._ (_dubiously_). We might--but--er--what's it _mean_?
_Prof. Pollen_. It's a simple botanical term, signifying a plant which
has only one cup-shaped leaf, or seed-lobe. Plants with _two_ are
termed--
_Mr. Wh._ I don't see how we're going to act a plant with only
one seed-lobe myself--and then the
syllables--"mon"--"oh"--"cot"--"till"--we shouldn't get done before
_midnight_, you know!
_Prof. Pollen_ (_With mild pique_). Well, I merely threw it out as a
suggestion. I thought it could have been made amusing. No doubt I was
wrong; no doubt.
_Mr. Settee_ (_nervously_). I've thought of a word. How
would--er--"_Familiar_" do?
_Mr. Wh._ (_severely_). Now, _really_. SETTEE, _do_ try not to footle
like this! [Mr. SETTEE _subsides amidst general disapproval_.
_Mr. Flinders_. (_With a flash of genius_). I've got it--_Gamboge_!
_Mr. Wh._ Gamboge, eh? Let's see how that would work:--"Gam"--"booge."
How do you see it yourself?
[_Mr.
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