Jackie
Hold it as long as you can.
Sandy
Letting his breath go with a gasp.
I can’t any more—hic!
Jackie
Eat a lump of sugar.
Sandy
Taking one.
I’m awfully sorry.
Jackie
I don’t mind—but it’s a horrid feeling, isn’t it?
Sandy
Horrid—hic!
Jackie
Conversationally.
People have died from hiccups, you know.
Sandy
Gloomily.
Have they?
Jackie
Yes. An aunt of mine once had them for three days without stopping.
Sandy
How beastly.
Sandy
I expect mine will stop soon.