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Julie
But you needn't stay there all day, too.
Marie
Oh, yes. I sit near the cashier's cage, read the papers, keep an eye on the waiters and drink in the bustle and excitement of the great city.
Julie
And what about the children?
Marie
You know what modern families are like. Parents scarcely ever see their children these days. The four girls are with their governess, the three boys with their tutor.
Louise
Auntie, dear, do stay and eat with us.
Marie
[Importantly.] Impossible today, dear child, impossible. Perhaps some other time. Come, Mr. Beifeld.
Julie
Since when do you call your husband mister?
Wolf
I'd rather she did, dear lady. When we used to be very familiar we quarreled all the time. Now
