A pompous Member of Parliament, Robert Crawshaw, is confronted with a bizarre inheritance that requires him to change his name to the ridiculous 'Wurzel-Flummery'. After initially dismissing the offer as a prank, Crawshaw's greed overcomes his dignity as he attempts to justify accepting the money as a 'sacred duty'.
CRAWSHAW: Mr. Clifton, I have no interest in the present whereabouts of your uncle, nor in what means he has of overhearing a private conversation between you and myself. But if, as you irreverently suggest, he is listening to us, I should like him to hear this.
CLIFTON: Pardon my interrupting. But
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