JONATHAN
I'm going to show you how I do it.
[Jonathan rings the bells.
HANK
All right. I'm ready. Let her go.
[Jonathan opens the curtain and pulls a character on, then another.
JONATHAN (in assumed voice)
"Hail, noble duke."
"All is well, I ween."
HANK
Say, are they talkin' to each other?
JONATHAN
Yes.
HANK
Which is the noble duke?
JONATHAN (pulling a string)
This one.
HANK
And the other one's name is Iween, ain't it?
JONATHAN
No, his name is Rollo.
HANK
All right, fire ahead. I guess you know what you're doing.
JONATHAN (in assumed voice)
"Hail, noble duke."
"All is well, I ween."
"Not very well, noble duke."
"What is wrong?"
"Queen Zenobia is very mad, noble duke."
"What is she mad about, Rollo?"
[Uncle John enters suddenly.
JOHN
Jonathan—
[He sees Hank.
What does this mean?
HANK
I'm seein' a show.
JOHN
You get out of here this instant.
HANK
I ain't hurtin' nothin', mister, but I'll git out if you say so.
JOHN
What do you mean by this, Jonathan?
HANK
I'll git out. Thank you fer the show, boy.
[He goes out whistling.
John crosses to the door.
JOHN (calling after Hank)
Come on, get out of here quickly.
HANK (off)