Ohhhh, Bosanquet!  Who did you say has arrived?  And as an angel?  Heavens...  Miss Corelli!  Welcome to 25 Durham Square,  so glad you're here for this humble celebration of Mr. Benson's birthday anniversary.  Just think how pleased he would be!

Happy Birthday, Mr. Benson.  Dear Friends, may I propose a toast:  "To absent friends"?  If any of you have noticed my fancy dress costume which, like Mrs. DeWinter, I copied from a painting above the staircase, you might like to hazard a guess as to the style.  The painting has an indecipherable signature which may be Kaulbach...

Augustus Bosanquet!  Very cute, but a Sticky Child cannot stay for very long.   Get him something to eat and drink and keep him away from the other guests, maybe in the kitchen.  Must he make so much noise! After you take him home you can come back again as yourself.

The Hurst!  Come in, come in.  How beautiful you look, an absolute dream.  Since this IS a Virtual Reality party, I decided to throw caution to the winds. Go all out, etc.  So my natural hair color is changed.  My frame has lost pounds as well as years.  I come as Jane Austen's "Emma".

I'm feeling quite parched...  May I please have a lovely glass of champagne?

Augustus, you're back!  Uncle Gus, you say.  Okay, but where did you pick up these umm ladies?  Not out around our square I hope.

The door is still open, more guests are arriving...  Ci e stanza per tutti. Bosanquet, who else has arrived?