Oh, very. You see, we'll put it in the centre of the
room. Just move that table out into the hall, Thaddeus. (Enter
Barlow with tub.) Ah! now I'll show you. (Perkins removes table.)
You see, we put the tub here in the middle of the floor, then we
surround it with potted plants. That conceals the tub, and there's
your fountain.
Perkins. But the water--how do you get that?
Bradley. We buy it in bottles, of course, and hire a boy to come in
and pour it out every two minutes. How dull you are, Perkins! I'm
surprised at you.
Perkins. I'm not over-bright, I must confess, when it comes to
building fountains in parlors, with no basis but an English bath-tub
to work on.
Yardsley. Did you ever hear of such a thing as a length of hose with
a nozzle on one end and a Croton-water pipe at the other, Thaddeus
Perkins?
Mrs. Perkins. But where is the Croton-water pipe?
Mrs. Bradley. In the butler's pantry. The hose can be carried
through the dining-room, across the hall into this room, and it will
be dreadfully effective; and so safe, too, in case the curtain
catches fire.
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