▁C is ▁F arring don . ▁When ▁the ▁play ▁opens , ▁the ▁Pos k ets ▁are ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁entertain ▁to ▁dinner ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁an ▁old ▁friend ▁of ▁Pos ket , ▁Colonel ▁L uk yn . ▁The ▁Colonel ▁knew ▁Mrs . ▁Pos ket ▁in ▁her ▁earlier ▁days , ▁and ▁is ▁C is ' s ▁god father . ▁He ▁is ▁well ▁aware ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Pos ket ' s ▁true ▁age . ▁F ear ful ▁that ▁the ▁Colonel ▁may ▁be ▁ind is cre et ▁about ▁dates , ▁she ▁sli ps ▁out ▁that ▁evening ▁to ▁see ▁him ▁priv ately . ▁She ▁takes ▁with ▁her ▁her ▁sister ▁Charlotte ▁who ▁is ▁stay ing ▁with ▁the ▁Pos k ets ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁days , ▁getting ▁over ▁a ▁broken ▁eng agement . ▁ ▁Ag ath a ' s ▁son ▁C is ▁takes ▁advantage ▁of ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁absence . ▁Although ▁he ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁ 1 4 , ▁he ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁ 1 9 ▁without ▁knowing ▁it , ▁and ▁his ▁prec ocity ▁is ▁far ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁his ▁supposed ▁age . ▁He ▁sm okes , ▁he ▁fl ir ts , ▁he ▁g amb les , ▁and ▁now , ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁his ▁mother ▁has ▁left , ▁he ▁cool ly ▁propos es ▁to ▁his ▁sta id ▁step father ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁H ôtel ▁des ▁Prin ces , ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁room . ▁Pos ket ▁allows ▁himself ▁to ▁be ▁persu aded . ▁ ▁Act ▁II ▁Room ▁in ▁the ▁H ôtel ▁des ▁Prin ces