PATOU
[_Phlegmatically._] A bubble!

CHANTECLER
A balloon!

THE BLACKBIRD
[_Imitating the_ GUINEA-HEN.] Mondays, my dear--

CHANTECLER
And what do they do at that feather-brain's parties?

PATOU
Cluck and cackle. The Turkey-cock airs his social gifts, the Chick gets
into society.

BLACKBIRD
[_Imitating the_ GUINEA-HEN.] From five to six--

CHANTECLER
Evening?

PATOU
No, morning.

CHANTECLER
What--?

THE BLACKBIRD
You see, she must take advantage of the time when the garden is