Jarvis monologue (Act 2) — The Ghost Breaker: A Melodramatic Farce in Four Acts

(_Cross to 'phone_) No, not yet--but it soon will be. Hello, give me 729. (_Pause._) Hello, hello, hello, Rusty? Damn it all, answer me, do you hear me? (_Pause._) Yes, I know I did, but I am telling you to talk now. Do just what I tell you and do it quick. Take your knife and cut your left hand. What? No, no, you a--damned fool, don't cut it off, but just enough to make it bleed a little and then tie it up with a handkerchief. Never mind. Do it quick, and remember, don't answer questions. You're deaf and dumb again. (_Hangs up receiver and turns to_ PRINCESS.) By gee, you're game! You certainly buffaloed that Detective. Then your cousin Carlos broke in at the psychological moment to scatter their gum-shoe wits. (_Laugh._)