, ▁Me ek ▁Street ▁Great ly ▁to ▁his ▁surprise ▁Pos ket ▁finds ▁himself ▁" making ▁a ▁night ▁of ▁it ". ▁Colonel ▁L uk yn ▁has ▁also ▁arranged ▁to ▁d ine ▁at ▁the ▁H ôtel ▁des ▁Prin ces , ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁Captain ▁Hor ace ▁V ale . ▁The ▁latter ▁is ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁has ▁broken ▁Charlotte ' s ▁heart , ▁throwing ▁her ▁over ▁in ▁a ▁fit ▁of ▁je alous y . ▁When ▁Ag ath a ▁and ▁Charlotte ▁arrive ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁Colonel , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁length y ▁recon c ili ation ▁scene ▁between ▁V ale ▁and ▁Charlotte . ▁Equ ally ▁length y ▁are ▁the ▁car ous ings ▁of ▁Pos ket ▁and ▁C is ▁in ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁room ▁– ▁so ▁much ▁so ▁that ▁a ▁bre ach ▁of ▁the ▁lic ens ing ▁laws ▁is ▁committed ▁and ▁the ▁police ▁arrive ▁to ▁search ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁The ▁land l ord , ▁having ▁put ▁out ▁the ▁lights , ▁brings ▁all ▁his ▁law - bre aking ▁guests ▁into ▁one ▁room ▁and ▁b ids ▁them ▁conce al ▁themselves ▁as ▁best ▁they ▁can . ▁Pos ket ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁hide ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁table , ▁each ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁other ' s ▁identity . ▁When ▁the ▁police ▁burst ▁in , ▁Pos ket ▁and ▁C is ▁make ▁a ▁dash ▁to ▁the ▁bal con y , ▁which ▁col laps es ▁under ▁their ▁weight , ▁depos iting ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁street ▁below . ▁The ▁others ▁are ▁all ▁taken ▁into ▁cust ody . ▁ ▁Pos ket ▁and ▁C is ,