Greylight candles run half a guinea apiece, sold only in Mayfair. When another stage carries that same scent, I count the cost before anything else.

• Cyril AshbyIf you'll give me the supplier in writing, cross-checking the register will go far more smoothly.
  Madame Orphee DuboisDoes the Clerk take even a scent by paperwork?
• Gertie MaddoxHalf a guinea for a candle. That line alone fills my column for the day, Madame.
  Madame Orphee DuboisFill it, then. Only get my parlour's address exactly right.