Aubrey. My poor girl! Why? Paula. Paula. In the first place, I forgot to order any dinner, and my cook, who has always loathed me, thought he'd pay me out before he departed. Aubrey. Aubrey. The beast! Paula. Paula. That's precisely what Iāā Aubrey. Aubrey. No, Paula! Paula. Paula. What I told my maid to call him. What next will you think of me? Aubrey. Aubrey. Forgive me. You must be starved.