MISS JAY.
Oh Mrs. Halm! now let me tell it, do!
Well, Mr. Falk, you see--he passed at college
For quite a miracle of wit and knowledge,
Had admirable taste in books and dress--

MRS. HALM.
And acted--privately--with great success.

MISS JAY.
Yes, wait a bit--he painted, played and wrote--

MRS. HALM.
And don't forget his gift of anecdote.

MISS JAY.
Do give me time; I know the whole affair:
He made some verses, set them to an air,
Also his own,--and found a publisher.
O heavens! with what romantic melancholy
He played and sang his "Madrigals to Molly"!

MRS. HALM.
He was a genius, the simple fact.

GULDSTAD [to himself].
Hm! Some were of opinion he was cracked.

FALK.
A gray old stager,(2)whose sagacious head