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The Faraway princess by Herman sudirman.
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Characters, the princes fungal Don read by Sandra Schmidt

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baroness Von Brooke. Her maid of honor, read by
Sonia, Monica MC reading fro from hide off.
Lady her daughter read by MatiasFatima.
The Silva Millie, her daughter read by Maria to boy Fritz

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struble a student read by Thomas.
Peter fur Lindemann read by TJ Burns.
Rosa, a waitress read by phone narration, read by Todd.
The far away, princess the present day.
The scene is laid at it in situated above a watering place

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in Central Germany. Love arenda oven in the right
side of the stage and half of the background.
Represent a framework of glass and closing The Veranda, the
left side, and the other, half of the background, represent,
the stone walls of the house to the left, in the foreground or
door. Another door in the background

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at the left on the left, back a buffet and serving table.
Neat little tables and small iron chairs for visitors are
placed about the veranda On the right in the center.
A large telescope standing on a tripod is directed through an
open window, Rosa dressed in thecostume of the country is
arranging flowers. On the small tables prowl

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Lindemann, a handsome stylish woman in the 30s, her he's in
excitedly from the left there. Now she can come curtains,
bedding, everything fresh, and clean, as new know, this honor
this Affected an ER, Barons and counts have been here.

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Often enough. Even the Russian Prince's
sometimes come up here from the Springs.
I don't bother my head about them, they're just like that.
But a princess a real princess. Perhaps it isn't a real princess
after all what what do you mean by that?

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I was only thinking that a real princess wouldn't be coming to
an end like this, real princess.It won't play on anything but
silks and velvets. You just wait and see it's a
trick. Are you going to pretend that
the letter isn't genuine? That the letter is a forgery?
Maybe one of the regular customers is playing a joke that

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student her struble. He's always joking when hash
through Bill makes a joke. He makes a decent joke, a real
genuine joke. Oh, well of course one has to
pretend to be angry sometimes but as for Or writing a forged
letter mile and a letter with a gold crown on it there she takes

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a letter from her waist and reads this afternoon.
Her highness, the princess from geldan will stop at the Fairview
Inn to rest an hour or so. Before making The Descent to the
springs, you are requested to have ready a quiet and
comfortable room to guard her highness from any annoying
advances, and above all. Maintain the strictest secrecy

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regarding this event as otherwise the royal visit will
not be repeated baroness fun Brooke maid of honor to her
highness. Now what have you got to say?
There's true will lend me a bookones and maid of honor came into
that too. I'm sure it's a trick crawled
Lindemann looking out toward theback.

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Dear dear isn't that history will now coming up the hill
today of all days, what am I Earth does he always want up
here? He is in such favorite, the in,
he won't be leaving here all daythat won't do at all.
He's got to be send-off if only I knew how I could or ha ha be

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disagreeable to him, that's the only way to manage it.
Struble enters. He is a handsome young fellow
without much polish but cheerfulunaffected entirely at his ease
and invariably good-natured goodday, everybody.
Chiming day Strobel surprised. At her coolness I say what's up

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who's been rubbing you the wrongway?
May I have a glass of beer anyway glass of beer.
If you please several glasses ofbeer, if you please sit down his
stiffer. Ously hot this afternoon.
Hmm. Hmm, landlady Linda.
Dear. Why so quiet today?
In the first place. Hash Trubel, I would have you

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know that my name is Frau Lindemann just so and secondly,
if you don't stop your familiarity, Strobel singing.
As Rosa brings him a glass of beer beer, beer, heavens and
earth. How hot it is drinks if you
find, it's so hot. Why don't?

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You stay quietly down there at the Springs.
Ah, my soul fast for the heights, my soul thirsts for the
heights, every afternoon, just as soon as ever my salad face,
pupil has thrown himself down onthe couch to give us a red
corpuscles a chance to grow. I gaily grass, my Alpine staff
and mounts to my beloved bah. Oh you're stinking that you are

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my beloved. No dearest.
My beloved stays down there. Get nearer to her.
I have to come up here up to your telescope with the aid of
your data scope. I can look right into her
window. See so dat's why perhaps you
think I'm interested in all thatbesides I have no more time for

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you. Moreover I'm going to have this
place cleaned right away. Goodbye hair struble goes out.
I've said they caught that time.See here, Rosa.
What's got into her head? Rosa mysteriously.
There are crowned heads and other heads and there are
letters with crowns and letters.Without crowns letters.

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Are you? There were Maids of honor and
utter Maids image me tapping herforehead lightly with his
finger. Oh, what's the matter?
Why, your heads on fire blow blow and what do you are
getting? Um, South my bones.
I'll just goes to the telescope enter.

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Frau Von halldor Liddy and Millie Rob on Hall.
Door is an aristocratic woman somewhat supercilious and
affected. He's the telescope mother.
Now you can see for yourself, what a Pity that it's in use
just now struble stepping back. Oh I beg of you ladies.

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I have plenty of time. I can wait.
Thanks so much. She goes up to the telescope
while struble returns to his former Place.
Waitress, bring us three glassesof milk, Liddy as Millie.
Languidly drops into a chair. Boom, to the right is the road
mother. Oh, I have found the road but I

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see no Carriage nether Royal. Carriage know any other sort.
Let me look, please do it has. Has disappeared.
Now, I quite sure that it was a royal Carriage.
Oh well has an instinct for thatsort of thing mother.
It comes to one in the Cradle prowl Bond.

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Holder has millions and size allowed.
Are you sleepy dear? No, only tired.
I'm always tired. Well, that's just why we are at
the Springs. Do is the princess does.
Take the borders religiously resorting to be climbing up,

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such a staple either on a hot day, like this.
Well, you know why? We are taking all this trouble
if by good luck, we should happen to meet the Princess Lily
who has been looking through thetelescope.
Oh oh, there it is again. Where were takes?

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Ladies placed, it's just coming around.
Round the tone at the top. Um, now I see it.
Why this no one inside? Well, then she's coming up on
foot, prob on Hall door to Millie.
See the princess is coming up onfoot too and she's just is

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anemic. As you were ever going to
married, men, joke. And if I could have my own
Carriage driven along beside me,I wouldn't complain of having to
walk either. I can't see a thing now.
You have to turn the screw mother and I have been turning
it right along but the telescopedon't move.

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Let me try Strobel. Who has been throwing little
wads of paper at Rosa during thepreceding conversation.
What are they up to? It seems to me that you've
turned the screw too far mother.Well, what shall we do about it?
Strobel Rising permit, me to come to your Aid, ladies.

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I've had some experience with these old screws, very kind
indeed trouble busies himself with the instrument.
Listen mother. If the carriage has almost
reached the top the princess can't be fired off.
Wouldn't it be best then to watch for them on the road?

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Certainly if you think that would be best dear Lady, this is
not only an old screw but it's aregular perverted old screw
Really aside to her daughters and if she should actually speak
to us at this extended meeting and if we could present

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ourselves as the subjects of a noble files, see and tell her
that we live at a future home. Just imagine what an advantage
that would give us over the other Vermin of the Court there.
Ladies, we are now rescue the useful instrument to which the
farce Sightedness of mankind is indebted.

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Thanks so much. Pardon me, sir.
But have you heard anything about the report that the prince
is going to make the journey up here today?
The princess, the princess of the Springs, the princess after
lonely. Villa the princess who is
expected at the Iron Spring every morning, but who has never

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been seen by living Soul. Why I am enormously in.
Listed you wouldn't believe how much interested I am lady who
was locked out back. There it is, the carriage.
It's reach the top already. It is stopping over there at the
edge of the woods. She will surely enter it there

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then come quickly my dear children so that it will look
quite accidental. Here's your money.
She throws a coin to Rosa and unwraps a small package done up
in Tissue paper, which she has brought with her.
Here's a key for you. And here's one for you.
You had to present these to the princes will look quite

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accidental. Oh yeah, all three go out.
Good Heavens. Could I, I don't believe it.
Surely she sits well, I'll make sure right away.
Goes up to the telescope and stops.
I'll go along with them, anyhow exit, after them, for all Linda,

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And entering. Have they gone all of them.
All of them, proud Lindemann looking toward the right there.
There are two, ladies in a Lackey are coming up the
footpath, mercy, me how my heartis beating if I had only had the
sofa recovered last spring, whatam I going to say to them?

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Rosa, don't, you know, a poem byheart, which you could speak to
the princess. Rosa shrugs her shoulders.
They're coming through the courtnow.
Stop putting your arms under your apron, that way.
You stupid thing. Oh dear.
Oh dear. The door, opens a Lackey in
plain black, Livery enters and remain standing at the door.

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He precedes the princess and Frau Von Brooke.
The princess is a pale sickly unassuming young girl, wearing a
very simple walking costume and a medium-sized Leghorn hat
trimmed with roses. Frau Von Brock is a handsome,
stately stern-looking woman in the thirties.
She is well dressed, but in accordance with a simple Taste

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of the north German nobility. Who is the proprietor of this
place at your command, your highness.
I am the maid of honor. Where is the room that has been
ordered? Raul Andaman opens the door left
here at the head of the stairs. My lady would your highness care

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to In here for a few moments, very much, dear frolf on Brooke,
Edward or the word is needed forher highness and see that a room
next to her highness is preparedfor me.
I may assume that these are yourhighnesses wishes.
Why certainly dear fro from Brooke.
Well, lucky who is carrying shawls and pillows goes out with

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Rosa. Left me please.
Could you today a genie cousin apossum, a mosaic Sushi Camino
for set up. I mean, able visit Temple
Cherise massage, she's sick a silly myth sake, Tom made the
sun to do said Corley, is his utility shit.
My dear woman, wouldn't it be best for you to superintend the

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preparations? I am entirely At Your Service
about to go out left. One thing more, this Veranda
leading from the house to the grounds.
Would it be possible to close itto the Break.
Oh, certainly the guests as often as not sit out under the
trees, very well then, do so, please problem, and locks the

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door, we may be assured. That no one will enter this
place. If it is desired.
None of us belong to the house will come in here either.
We should like that very well, exit.
Really? You must be more.
Careful, darling, if that woman had understood French.

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You must be careful. What would have been so Dreadful
about it? Oh my dear child.
This mood of yours which is due to nothing but your illness that
reminds me. You haven't taken your peptides
milk yet. This is a secret which we must
keep from everyone above all from your fiancée, if the Grand

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Duke should discover the princess shrugging her
shoulders. Well, what of it?
A bride's duty is to be a happy bride otherwise otherwise she
will be a lonely and an unloved woman, the princess with a
little smile of resignation. What is it dear the princess

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shakes her head? And then think of the strain of
those former presentations awaiting you in the Autumn, you
must grow strong, remember that?You must be equal to the Most
exacting demands of Life Of Life.
Whose life, what do you mean by that?

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What good does it do to talk about it?
Yes, you are right in my soul tothere are unhappy and Unholy
thoughts that I would rather notutter from my own experience.
I know that it is best to keep strictly within the narrow path
of Duty and to go to sleep. Eep.

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It isn't only that look out there.
See the woods to lie down on theMoss to cover oneself with
leaves to watch the clouds, passby high above brow.
Von Brock softening. We can do that, too, sometime

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sometime. Well, lucky appears at the door.
Is everything ready? Well, lucky boughs.
The princess aside to Frau Von Brooke but I simply cannot
sleep. Try to for my sake allowed.
That's your highness command, the princess smiling and

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sighing. Yes I command they go out left.
The stage remains empty for several moments.
Then struble is heard trying thelatch of the back door.
Hello, what's up? Why is this locked?
All of a sudden, Rosa, open up. I've got to look through the

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telescope Rosa, won't you? Oh, well.
I know how to hurt myself. He is seen walking outside of
the glass covered Veranda. Then he put his head to the open
window at the right? Not a soul inside.
Climbs over. Well, here we are.
Don't Earth has happened to these people.

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Unlocks the back door and looks out everything deserted.
Well, it's all the same to me. Locks the door again, but let's
find out right away. With the carriage, has to do
with the case, prepares to look through the telescope.
The princess enters cautiously through the door at the left,
her hat and her hand without noticing struble who is standing

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motionless before the telescope.She goes hurriedly to the door
at the back and unlocks it All startled at the sound of the key
turns around. Hi.
How do you do the princess not venturing to move glances back
at the door through which he hasentered?
Wouldn't you like to look through the telescope of aisle?
Please do the princess undecidedas to whether or not she should

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answer him. Takes a few steps back toward
the door at the left. Why are you going away?
I won't do anything to you. The princess reassured.
Oh, I'm not going away. That's right.
But where have you come from? The door was locked.
Surely you didn't climb through the window, is I did what you

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can sort of window. Of course I did the princess
frightened the new, but then I had rather about to go back.
My dear young lady. You just stay right here while
before I drive, You away. I picked myself headlong over.
A precipice. The princess smiling.
Reassured. I only wanted to go out into the

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woods for half an hour. Oh then you are a regular guest
here at the you. Oh yes.
Yes of course. And of course you drink the
waters down below. Oh yes.
I drink the waters. And I'm taking the baths to 200
meters up and down every time isn't that very hard on you?
Heaven sent you. So, pay you see Here?

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My Dear young lady. Don't you do it?
It would be better for you to godown there.
That is. Oh, forgive me.
I've been talking without thinking, of course, you have
your own reasons. It's decidedly cheaper up here.
I know how to value a thing of that sort.
I've never had any money in all my life, the princess trying to

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seem practical. But when one comes to Watering
Place, one must have money. Strobel flapping himself on the
chest. Do I look to you as if I drank
iron? Thank heaven.
I kind of thought such luxuries.No, I'm only a poor fellow and
his miserable pigeons during vacation by acting as a private

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tutor. That's to say, miserable is only
a figure of speech. But in the morning, I lie, Abed
until 9 at noon, I eat five and at night seven courses.
And as for work, I really haven't a thing to do my As soon
unique compared to him. You're fit for a circus Rider.

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Oh, hell, I'm rather glad I'm not one, dear me.
It's a business. Like any other like any other
really? I didn't think that and pay.
What did you think, then? Oh, I thought they were an
entirely different sort of people.
My dear young lady, all people are entirely different sort, of

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course we Two, aren't we get along real well together?
Don't we as poor as Church mice.Both of us, the princess smiling
reflectively. Hmm.
Who knows? Perhaps, that's true.
Do you know what? If you want to stay down there?
I'll tell you how one can live cheaply.

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I have a friend a student like myself.
He's here to mend up. As you are, I feed him up at the
house where I'm staying frightened at A peculiar look of
a princess. Says, oh, but you mustn't be no,
I shouldn't have said it, it wasn't decent of me.
Only let me tell you. I'm so glad to be able to help

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the poor fellow out of my unexpected earnings that I'd
like to be shouting it from the housetops all the time.
Of course, you understand that don't you, you like to help
people, then surely don't, you know, there's always so much
talk about it and the whole thing immediately appears in the
news Newspapers. But if you have someone that

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appears the princess quietly correcting herself, I only mean
if one takes part in entertainments for charity.
Oh yes. Naturally.
And those things they always getsome woman of rank two actors
patroness it, they can. And she sees to it, you may be
sure that the newspapers make a fuss over it, not every just try

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to teach me something, I don't know about these titled women.
Besides my dear, young lady, where is he?
In one of the large cities. Oh no.
In quite a small town, really more like the country.
Then I'm going to show you something that you probably
never saw before in all your life.
Oh do what is it? A princess not a make-believe

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but a real true blue princess. Oh, really?
Yes, our princess of the springsand to may that be why princess
Marie Louise of Belden Of course, do you know her?
No I certainly really I thought that she lived in great

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retirement but that doesn't do any good.
Not a bit of it and because you are such a jolly good fellow.
I'm going to tell you my secret.I'm in love with this princess.
Oh you can't imagine what a comfort.
It is. The fact is every young poet has
got to have a princess to love. Are you a poet?

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Can't you tell that by looking at I never saw a poet before
never saw poet. Never saw a princess, but you're
learning a heap of things today.Well, princess accenting.
Hmm. And have you written poems to
her eye? That goes without saying,
quantities of him. Oh, please, recite some little

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thing, won't you? No, not yet everything at the
proper time. Oh, yes.
First, I should like to see the princess.
Has no. First, I'm going to tell you the
whole story. Oh, yes!
Yes! Please do.
Sit down. Well them, I'd hardly heard that
she was here before I was dead in love with her.

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It was just as quick as a shot at.
Can you just as if I'd waited all my life long to fall in love
with her, besides I also heard about it Beauty and his sorrow.
You see, she had an early love of their.
What are they saying that? Yes, it was a young officer went
to Africa because of her and died there and they know that

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too. What's don't?
They know? But that's a mere detail.
It doesn't concern me. Even the fact that in six
months, she will become the Bride of a Grand Duke even that
can make no difference to me. For the present.
She is my princess but you're not listening to me.
Oh yes I am. Do you know what that means?

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My princess are not give up my princess not for anything in all
the world but if you don't even know her I don't know her why I
know as well as I know myself, have you ever met her then I
don't know of anyone who has ever met her.
And there's not a soul that can tell what she looks like.

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It is said that there were pictures of her in the shop
Windows when she first came, butthey were removed immediately in
the morning a great, many peopleare always lurking around the
Springs trying to catch a glimpse of her.
I myself have gotten a bit 6:00 a couple of times on the same
errand and if you knew me better, you'd realize what that

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meant but not a sign of her. Either.
She has a staff brought to her house or she has the power of
making herself invisible but princess turns aside to conceal
a smile after that, I used to hang around her garden every day
for hours at a time. Until one day, the policeman

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whom the managers of the Springsare stationed.
At the gates, came up to me and asked me what on Earth?
How was doing there? Well, that was the end of those
methods of approach. Suddenly, however, a happy
thought struck me. Now I can see and have an ear to
me as often as I wish. Well, that's very interesting
how. Yes, that's just the point.

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Should I risk it? Should I take you into my
confidence? You promised me some time ago
that you would show her to me. Wait a second look through the
telescope. There she is.
Please look for yourself but I am she to looks too.
The telescope actually there is the garden as plain as if one

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were in it. And that the corner window on
the left with the embroidery frame that she are.
You absolutely certain that thatis the princess.
Hi, who else? Could it be brand about the
princes like that? There's such a lot of people.
For instance, there is a waitingwoman.

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There's a seamstress and her assistants and then there's but
my dear young lady, If you only understood anything about these
matters, you would have been certain at the very first glance
that it was. She and no one else.
Observe that nobility in every motion, the Queen the grace
with, which she bends over the embroidery frame.
How do you know that? It's an embroidery frame.

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Why what should a princess Lee bending over?
If not an embroidery frame, do you expect her to be donning
stockings but it wouldn't hurt her at all.
Now it's just one of those PettyBourgeois Notions It's what she
ought to suppress. It's not enough that we have to
stick in this misery, but we'd like to drag it down to that
being far above all Earthly, care.

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Oh, dear me. What are you saying about?
So terribly, tell me. Wouldn't you like to have a
closer acquaintance with your prince has some time closer?
Why should I isn't she close enough to me?
My far away princess. That's what I call her.
When I talk to myself about her.And to have a still closer.

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Why? So that you could talk to her
and know what she really was like struble terrified talk to
her. Heaven.
Forbid, goodness gracious. No, just see here.
How am I to face a princess? I'm an honorary fellow.
The son of poor folks. I haven't polished manners.

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I haven't even a decent, tailor a lady like that.
At why she didn't measure me from top to toe, in one dance.
I've had my lessons in the fine houses, where I've applied his
tutor, a glance from boosted forthat.
And you're dismissed, don't you think that I correcting herself
that this girl is as superficialas that?

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This girl, dear me how that sounds.
But how should I ever succeed inshowing her my Reeves so and
even I should but would she care?
Oh yes. If she was like you so nice and
simple. And was such a kind-hearted
roguish little twinkle in her eye roguish.

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Hi why? So because you are laughing at
me, no sleeve and really, I justhave nothing better, but your
princess deserve something better than your opinion of her.
How do you know that you really ought to try to become
acquainted with her sometime. No, no, no.
And again, No, as long as she remains my far away, princess,

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she is everything that I wanted to be modest gracious.
Loving she smiles. Upon me dream, any, yes.
He even listens when I recite mypoems, there that can be said,
of many people. And as soon as I have finished
cheese size, takes a rose from her breast and casts it down to

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the point. I wrote a few verses yesterday
about that rose. That flower which represents the
Pinnacle of my desires just were, oh yes.
Oh, please, please. Well, then here goes 20 euros is
nesting close. What are their 20 now?

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Strobel severely. My princess would not have
interrupted me. Oh, please forgive me, I should
begin again. Twenty rows is nestling close
gleam upon thy breast. 20 years of rose-red Love upon thy Fair
cheeks, rest. Twenty years would I?

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Gladly give out of life. Brief rain, could I but ask a
rose? If the and ask it not in vain 20
roses thou Dost not need y pearls.
And rubies are dying with 19 notes to be Justice fair and one
would then be mine and 20 years of Rose raise Joy would spring

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to life for me. You're 20 years, could Nassif
ice to worship it in the oh, hownice that is.
I've never had any verses written to me.
My dear young lady ordinary folks like us have To do their
own verse making and all for oneRose.
Dear me how soon it fades and then what is left you now, my

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dear friend arose like that, never Fades even as my love for
the gracious Giver can never die, but you haven't even got it
yet. That makes no difference.
In the end, I'm entirely independent of such externals.
When someday I shall be explaining of it to the
beginners or perhaps even reading Horace to the more
advanced classes, no, it's better for the president, not to

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think of reaching any such dizzy, Heights of greatness.
Well, then I shall always be saying to myself with a smile of
satisfaction. You two were one of those
confounded artists fellows. Why?
You once went so far as to love a princess and that will make
you happy enormously. For what makes us happy after

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all a bit of happiness, great have no happiness.
Whereas I'd like an old glove well then what does, how should
I know any kind of a dream, a fancy a wish unfulfilled a sort
of the tree called him some nothing which suddenly becomes
everything to us. I shall always say to my pupils

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young men, if you want to be happy.
As long as you live create gods for yourselves in your own
image, these God's will take care of your happiness.
And what was the god be like that?
You would create would be is my dear young lady.
Is a man of the world. A gentleman well-bred, smiling

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enjoying life. Who looks out upon mankind.
Reminder. Bushy eyebrows, who knows,
Nietzsche and stand up by heart and pointing to his shoes who
wasn't down at the heels, a garden short worthy of my
princess, I know perfectly. Well, that all my life long, I
shall never do anything, but crawl around on the ground like

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an industrious aunt. But I know to the god of my
fancy would always take me by the collar when the proper
moment comes. And pulled me up again into the
clouds. Yes up there.
I'm safe. And she or God or other your God
is what would she look like? The princess thoughtfully?

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That is not easy to say, my goddess would be a quiet.
Peaceful woman, who would treasure a secret little Joy
like the apple of her eye, Who would know nothing of the world
except what she wanted to And towould have the strength to make
her own choice when it pleased her.

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But that doesn't seem to be a particularly lofty aspiration.
My dear young lady lofty as the heavens, my friend, my princess
would be of a different opinion.Do you think?
So that's merely the ideal of every little country?
Girl, not her idea, her daily life, which she counts as not.
It is my idea because I can never attain it.

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Oh, I see. Say my dear young girl, it can't
be as bad as that are younger. Like you so charming and I don't
want to be forward, but if I could only help you a bit, have
you got to be helping all the time before it was only a cheap
lunch now, it's actually yes, yes, I'm an awful donkey, I

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know, but the princess smiling don't say anymore about it.
Dear friend. I like you that way.
Roble. Feeling oppressed by her
superiority VD. You are an awfully strange
person. There's something about you that
That well, I can't exactly Define it.

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Tell me. Wouldn't you wanting to go into
the woods before? It's so, so oppressive.
In here, oppressive, I don't find it.
So at all, quite the contrary, no, no.
I'm Restless, I don't know what.At all events.
May I notice called you? One can chat more freely.

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One can express himself, more openly if one takes a deep
breath, the princess smiling hint.
You are leaving your far away. Princess with such a light
heart. Oh she she won't run away should
be sitting there tomorrow again and the day after too.

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And so that is your great undying love.
Yes. But when I go like you comes
across when his path Bravo on Hall, dorf, hurrying in, and
then drawing back in feigned astonishment.
Oh, Liddy and Millie. Similarly well, ladies didn't I
tell you that? She wouldn't find her

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princesses, don't grow along theroadside like, weeds problem,
halldor. Disregarding him ceremoniously
the infinite happiness, with which this glorious event fills.
Our hearts must excuse. In some measure, the
extraordinary price, Each of good manners which we are
committing enduring to address your highness, but as the

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fortunate subjects of our highness most noble, fine, see
we could not refrain from well, well, what's all this from
offering to our eagerly awaited severing?
As like talking of our future loyalty, lady Mae Lee ready and

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Millie come forward. And with Slow Court, boughs
offer, their bouquets, my daughter's respectfully present
these few flowers to the illustrious princes.
I beg your pardon, but who is doing the joking?
Here you are Bravo on Brooke. Enters the princess taken.
Unawares has retreated more and more helplessly toward the door

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at the left undecided whether totake flight or remain, she
greets the Rival of Rob on Brooke with a happy sigh of
relief. For all Von Brock severely,
pardon me. Ladies, apparently, you have not
taken the proper steps toward being presented to her highness
in matters of this sort, one must first.

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Apply to me, I may be addressed every morning from 11 to 12, and
I shall be happy to consider your desires, prob on Hall door
with dignity, and my children were.
Then we are aware of the fact that we were Acting contrary to
the usual procedure, but the importance of loyal Hearts is

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Guided by no rule. I shall be glad to Avail myself
of your very kind invitation allthree go out with low curtsies
to the princess, what forward - but how could you come down
without me? And what is that young men over

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there? Doing, does he belong to those?
People, the princess shakes, herhead struble without a word,
goes to get his hat, which has been lying on a chair.
Niles abruptly and is about to leave.
Oh no, that wouldn't be nice. Not that way.
What, what, why your highness let me be Eugenie this young man

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and I have become far too good friends to part in such an
unfriendly. Yes, almost hostile fashion,
your highness. As I am very much the princess
to struble you. And I will certainly remember
this hour with great pleasure and I thank you for it with all
my heart. If I only had a rose with me.

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So, as to give you your dear wish as you need, haven't we any
roses with us, your highness. I am very much.
The princess examining herself and searching among the vases.
Well, how are we going to manageit?
I Humbly, thank your highness for the kind intention.

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No, no, wait, her glance falls upon the hat, which he was
holding in her hand with a sudden thought I had it.
But don't think that I'm joking and we'll have to do without
scissors. She tears, one of a roses from
the hat. I don't know whether there are
just 20 holding out one of the Roses to him.

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Well this Rose has the Merit of being just as real as the
Element of which we were speaking before and just as
unfading, is this to be My Punishment, the princess
smilingly. Shakes her head, or does your
highness mean by it? That only the unreal, never

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Fades. That's exactly what I mean,
because the unreal must always dwell in the imagination.
So that's it. Just as it is only The Faraway
princesses who are always near to us, permit, me to remark your
highness that it is high time. As you see those who are near

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must, hurry away offering him, the rose again.
Well, struggle is about to take it, but let's his hand fall with
The Faraway Prince's, they're pointing down.
It would have been in harmony. But with the shakes his head
then softly and with emotion. No thanks.

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I'd rather not he paused and goes out the princess smiling
pensively throws away. The artificial flower.
I'm going to ask my fiance to, let me send him a rose, your
highness. I am very much surprised.
Well, I told you that I wasn't sleepy.

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Curtain. And of the far away.
Princess Food, a tragedy of the future in one act by William C
DeMille. This is a LibriVox recording all
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domain for more information or to volunteer, please visit
librivox.org. Characters basil, the New
Yorker. Read by Chuck.
Williamson Irene. His wife read by TJ Burns,
Harold and officer of the food. Trust read by.

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Jim Gallagher narration by Philip Gould seen Basil's home
in New York City time, 50 years from now.
Costumes basil. Business suit, hat gloves.
Overcoat Irene soft. Clanging tea gown Harold

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military uniform. Lights.
No, changes full white and Amber.
Seen an ordinary room furnished with Rich plainness.
Doors left one and right, three windows at back Table.
Right Center with two chairs. Small table with chair against

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left wall above door, chair left, a food-safe, small rug
Center on curtain line, sideboard at rear to write of
windows at back. Left of Windows is a
refrigerator made to look ratherlike a safe with heavy iron
hinges, a large combination lock, Etc, fireplace and fire

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right. One if possible but not
necessary. Food at rise, Irene has
discovered sitting at Table Right Center writing.
A check. There is a blue envelope and
paper in front of her. She is a young woman about 25
but very thin basal enters left one wearing hat and coat.

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He is a man of about thirty or thirty-five also very thin.
He comes and kisses her. Hello?
Deer crossing to her kisses, hercrosses to chair left.
To food, safe takes off coat, Etc.
Why basil? You're home early noticing,
check? Oops, I've done it again.

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Tears up. Check done.
What? Written the wrong date.
I can't get it into my head. That this is 1962 after ready,
1961 for a whole year, starts towrite another check.
What's the check for Irene? Very seriously.
The Grocer's Bill basil basil, very serious pausing Crossing to

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front of chair left of Table, Right Center.
Oh I I see picks up Bill sits reads it then.
Cheers up a bit. Why?
It's not as large as last month.No, it's less than six thousand
dollars. Basil, scrutinizing items.

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Yes, five thousand eight hundredand sixty seven dollars and
forty four cents. What's the $0.44 rather Stern
Manner, and tone Irene ashamed for grains of sugar basil.

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Lace bill on table, Rises Crossing left in light reproof.
We must be careful about sugar. Dear Irene in pained
explanation. I've tried to be basil, Rises,
take Spin and checkbook with hercrosses to him left and really
the bill is not much. When you consider how food is

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gone up, basal in happier. Lighter tone, anyhow, we must
live and I'm as hungry as a wolf.
Let's have dinner. Now, half an hour early, I'm
awfully. Hungry Irene Crossing to
sideboard. All right, pointing to food,

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safe, open the food. Safe, will you dear Irene it
sideboard, arranging plates together platter on top with
forks and car. His own platter starts over to
table. Basal opening door of safe.
Burglar Alarm Bell, Rings Irene starts.

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I always forget that Burglar Alarm, basal, reaches behind
safe and turns off burglar, alarm Irene setting table, what
brings you home? So early today, dear basil,
Crossing from safe to table. I'm on the jury, we just
finished the case. Seats himself, right of table.

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A very sad. One to a man was being tried for
killing a hen Irene, shocked at the word, hen drops Fork on
plate with noise. Oh, the Beast.
Yes. His only excuse was that his
family was starving? He was found guilty.

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Irene pausing sitting table looking at him and Each and you
helped sentence him to death. There was nothing else to do.
Irene goes to sideboard, gets carafe into glasses, back to
table, don't you understand? He killed a hen Irene.

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Start killed it in Cold Blood, aman who can do that.
Deserves no pity Irene coming over from sideboard filling
glasses, but his family Are you?Women are so.
Sentimental Irene, takes carafe up to sideboard leaves.

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It gets platter starts with it toward safe.
Have you forgotten that the hen is the foul who lays eggs Irene
reals, half fainting. Thanks Irene Springs to feet,
goes hurriedly to her around chair, right of table.

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What's the matter Irene recovering?
Avoiding help nothing. Nothing.
Dear, I'm better now. But wait a minute.
I have a treat for you. Tonight.
Continues to save, bazel returnsto table and seats himself in
chair, right? Expectantly Irene, open safe,
takes out cracker, lays it on platter Bears, it over to table

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triumphantly. Basil rather reproachfully by
jove dear but we are living. Hi Irene returns to food-safe is
busy. There a Cracker Irene facing him
triumphantly and milk, turns to safe again, gets out very small

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bottle Crossing to table with it, basal, almost horrified,
milk, cracker, and milk. On the same day, Irene with the
medicine dropper dropping a dropinto each glass half filled with
water. Isn't that rather Irene pausing
to explain but you're making a hundred thousand a year, still,

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there's no use squandering. It is, they're happier.
Tone Irene is now seated opposite him at table chair
left. However, I suppose we can treat
ourselves. Once in a while basil, carves
the cracker serves her with halfthen himself, they eat it with

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forks. She only tastes hers and it is
delicious smacking, his lips reminiscently.
Remember, when we first married,we couldn't have these luxuries
thoughtfully sad. But, you know, whenever I sit
down to a meal like this, I think of the poor.

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Or who can't buy proper, food Irene also thoughtfully said,
yes, that's why we could show. No mercy to that, man, today.
You see what made it? So terrible was that the hen was
about to become a Irene. Getting faint again, don't don't

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basil, head sinks on table basil, leaning over and grasping
hand why my dear child. What is the matter?
She doesn't answer. You must see the doctor Irene
Rises crosses to behind table. I've noticed, you haven't been
yourself for some time. You haven't been eating.

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Well, why look there, you've hardly touched your dinner
Irene, look slowly at plate. Turns head away.
Gathers up both plates, empties crumbs of cracker from both to
platter. I'm not hungry.
Crosses towards safe, pauses turning to Basel.

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You won't mind having these for breakfast.
Will you do know Irene turns to Safe?
Put splatter in but the dr. Irene Crossing back to table
basil. I-i've seen the doctor takes
plates from either side, puts them together.

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I went today takes forks and Carver's puts them on Of plates
crosses to sideboard. What did he say?
Irene crosses to table four, glasses, pauses at table about
to speak. Changes her mind.
Come come. Dear.
Why don't you tell me Irene crosses to sideboard with

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glasses? Oh, what's the use basil?
It Crossing back to table. It's something serious.
Then Irene sinking in chair leftof table, facing him.
Yes, we we might as well face itbasil.

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The doctor says, I've got to eatanother egg.
Oh my God, I can't help it basil.
You, you know, it isn't my fault.
Basil Rises lanes over table andwild pleading, but one more trip
to Europe to a change of scene Crossing.

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Pastor left anything in reason but Irene sinks back in chair.
Basil crosses to her, why? It's only two years ago.
You had an egg, a whole one, I had to mortgage this house to
get For you surely. You can't need another so soon,

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I know it's terrible but I facing front cold determined.
I must have it basil, basil, Crossing to left and despairing
anger. How did you ever get this?
Accursed taste. Thank heaven, the children.

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All Carve to death, they might have inherited Irene springing
to feed in protest, paizo he stops.
It's a cruel thing to say, Crossing toward him at left.
I never told you how I came to be this way.
Basil facing her in Stern question.

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No, you never told me you married me without letting me
know you had this this craving for eggs.
How Could You Crossing inside? Wonder to chair.
It left of table, seats himself back to her basil, coming toward

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him, when I was a little girl. My parents were very, very
wealthy. And once they gave me an egg to
taste, my brother had brought itfrom Europe.
You don't know the effect. The taste of an egg.
As and one the strange feeling of happiness, that once felt can

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never be forgotten. I I couldn't forget it.
The taste of that egg has been the memory of my waking hours.
My dream at night. Sometimes the desire for it.
Drives me to the point of Madness.
Oh, oh, don't look at me like that.

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I know I shouldn't have married you without telling you of it,
but going down to him pleading. I Loved You basil, basil, Rises,
facing her. If you had loved me, he would
have told me turn slowly measured steps Crossing from her

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to chair right of table. Where he stands with back to her
saddened Irene, pleading wildly.I tried.
I tried basil. Honestly, honestly, I tried, but
I couldn't, and While the desiregrew basal turns to her over

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table. I gave you one.
I gave all I had for it. Irene, tenderly in sympathy and
appreciation. Yes, dear.
I know, but it only fed the flame of my longing and now I've
got to have another. I've got to don't you
understand? I shall go mad.

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I can't go on like Like this, I've got the right to live my
life to have the food, my nature.
Craves, I must, I will have it. She sinks to table pounds it
with her fists head buried sobs.Basal going to her and putting

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his arms around her there there dear.
Don't excite yourself. Come go to bed.
You'll feel better in the morning Irene sitting away from
his Embrace facing him. Then you won't get it for me.
Great Heavens. I can't Irene turning from him.

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Looking fixedly front. Cold hard determined very well.
But I warn you basil, I will notanswer for the consequences.
Do you think you can threaten me?
You could conquer this. If you would, you have no right
to expect me to gratify. Such foolish.

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Extravagant tastes Irene cold. Fix this before, very well.
I've nothing more to say, basil.Back of her chair turns to go
pauses back of table. Don't take it like this Irene.
Heaven knows I do it if I could but it's out of the question.

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Good night continues toward door, right?
You're going to bed, basil standing at door, partly turn to
her. Yes, I have a touch of
indigestion, good night, he exits.
Right Irene looks after him desperate sits a moment in

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thought then faces front her mouth.
Working as if eating Looks back again to Door of his exit.
Then toward phone, then to Door Rises goes to phone on table.
Left takes off receiver Harold knocks at door Irene.
Telephone receiver off the hook in hand come in Harold.

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Enter stands inside doorway Irina startled.
Rises leaves receiver off the hook Harold is a good looking
man in uniform. He has a leather Dirk a strap to
his left side. A revolver in holster.
It is right Harold. You, she crosses backward to
Table Right Center Harold about to run to her remembers duty of

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both drawers. Back Irene, why do you come to
me again after? All these years Harold drawing
himself erect, importantly, you see my uniform, I am an officer,
the food trust Irene. Thought of egg a possible way to
get one enters her mind and officer the food.

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Trust Harold. Cold repressed, emotion sense of
Duty. Yes.
You ordered a slice of bread. She nods, I was in to deliver
it. He hands her a small package,
she takes it. Puts it in food.
Safe, he crosses across the table, right?
Center stands left, facing front, Ain't she comes to him as

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if, to reopen old acquaintance, he has taken receipt from cap
turns, to her coldly, please sign the receipt, she takes it
signs hands, it back, their hands touch.
Both are much moved. He controls himself crosses
toward left, putting receipt in cap Irene leaning to him.

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Pleadingly wait Harold. Don't leave me like this.
You never understood Harold, pauses turns to her Stern
brokenly. I only know you broke my heart
and ruined my life when you married him, not for love.

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But for food Irene turning from him looking front, brokenly?
Yes. And I've been punished the food.
I crave. He can't give me.
Process to him leans toward left.
Side of him Harold drawing away.Be careful Irene looking toward

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husband's exit doors, if Harold meant him.
What is it? You mustn't touch that case.
Why? What does it contain hush?
Looks carefully toward doors turns and Lace cap on telephone
table Crossing to her and egg Irene wondering incredulous

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whisper An egg and Harold, rushes to her catches her in
arms stops her mouth with hands.Like, I shouldn't have told you.
I'm on my way to a Billionaire'shost to deliver.
It releases her while he speaks crosses toward left Irene siren

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like pleading Harold, Harold Harold, remembering his, and her
Duty proof against her Wiles. Bit early.
No, it's too late. Irene sweetly insinuatingly.
Is it too? Late Harold?
Are you? So sure of that?

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Is there? No spark left of the old.
Love Harold, tottering, mentallypauses looks at her brokenly to
help me. Yes, head bowed in.
Shame Irene temptingly. You said once that you You would
do anything in the world if I would be yours.

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Yes, I said that once Irene Crossing slowly backward to
Table, Right? Center is if luring him to her,
then I give you the chance to prove it.
Now, Harold about to rush to her.
You mean the jewel? Yes, I'll be yours on one

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condition Harold, Russia. To claim her name.
It name it, and I'll Irene it right of table.
Warning him off, pointing and leaning toward him.
Wait, give me that egg Harold, recoiling, pleading, what?

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Who know? You don't mean that you just
testing me. No, anything, but that, anything
else in the world Irene unrelentingly determined leaning
over table to him. Hmm.
Old, give me that egg Harold drawing back in last weakening
appeal. My duty.

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I haven't the right Irene passionate pleading the right.
Oh, what is right and wrong to us?
We love each other. We've the right to live our
lives for each other. You don't realize what you're
asking. They know why I left the store

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house if I don't return. And soon they'll search and
discover the truth. Then I'll be a fugitive from
Justice, a hunted man, Dishonored and disgraced Irene
alluring. Lay, am I not worth it?
Puts herself, alluring lie in front of him, they gaze at each
other, then he clasps her passionately in his arms kisses

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her. She slowly releases herself her
arm falling over him till it touches the egg case.
She is almost on her knees. No, let me see the egg.
After a mental struggle, he undoes the case.
First, drawing his revolver and looking about carefully, she

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falls to knees adoringly sways about to Swoon.
He catches her lifts her to her feet.
She frees herself from his arms.No, we must go quickly.
But wait, you can't carry it in that case, it would be
recognized. Huh.
My Jewel box crosses quickly, over to the side board, takes

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Jewel box to table faces Harold expectantly.
He hesitates, with egg case in his hands remembering Duty.
She compels him with luring smile, he brings case and lays
it on table steps back. She takes egg out carefully
gazes at it about to put it in case sees Jewels.

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Fill it flings them out, puts a again.
Closes lid. Basal enters quickly.
Right Irene and Harold, start and exclaim.
She moves away from table eyes on box.
Leaves box on table way basil. I thought you'd retired basil,

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without speaking moves to table ceases, Jewel box, opens, ceases
egg and holds it up. Irene, shrieks Harold, draws
pistol, shoot, and watch it. It fall Harold's pistol drops to
floor Irene. Timidly wonderingly basil.

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How did you know the phone? You left the receiver off.
I heard everything. Irene sinks into chair left of
table. With mon basal crosses beside
pair old stands. Back of small rug.
So she has brought you to this very well.

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You can go. But you will leave the egg
behind Harold starts Cries Out, Irene springing to her feet in
protest. Basil, draws egg protecting lie
to him. No no basil.
You won't do that. You can't be so cruel.

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Basil, lowering arm from above head gazing, at egg and Halo of
hand and this Is the price of Honor.
Within hysterical laugh, his face changes to a fixed purpose
Irene. Horrified wonder what what are

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you going to do basil? Basil, shrieks is special
dashes. The egg to the floor on the
little rug at his feet, she sinks to her knees over it
Harold. Staggers back powerless from
horror murderer Crossing to So through all your life, you'll

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see that horrible sight. That little leg line.
They're crushed and mangled Wasted by your hand.
Thank God. I haven't got that.
Two-faced basil, turns up stage overcome with what he has done.
Harold turns is if to go Harold.Where are you going?
Harold turning at the door to give myself up but it means

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death. Yes.
Goodbye exits is if to Guillotine pause door, slams.
Irene reaching out to touch basil.
Basil, basil recoiling from her with loathing there can be
nothing more between you and me.You mean, you have betrayed me

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for an egg. Crossing right to table mazal.
Basil points. Go Irene turns sees egg on rug
glances back to Basil, stealthily rolls the rug up and
starts to escape with it Irene. Have you?
No shame. You would take it now.

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Yes, it's all I've got left now,he turns from her they gave it
to me when I was young basil. When I Young facial points to
the door and she exits weeping the door outside slams and he
sinks on his knees by the table.Shaken by silent sorrow, curtain

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end of food. By William, C DeMille.
A day, well spent by John oxenfurt.
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(01:10:18):
Well, spent a farce in one act by John, oxen, Ford, Dramatis
personae, mr. Cotton, an eminent Hozier and
Old Gentleman read by Todd bolt.His Foreman.
Quite a gentleman. Read by Thomas Peter, mizzle.

(01:10:42):
His Apprentice wishing to be a gentleman read by Devora.
Allen, mr. Cutaway, an adventurous
gentlemen read by James Curran. Send Newgate.
No gentleman. Read by Alan mapstone.

(01:11:02):
Peter Prague and X Foreman, likewise no gentlemen, read by
Campbell shelp. Cushman read by Nathan
vittoriano waiter, read by ChuckWilliamson.
Miss Harriet cotton, an adventurous neatly read by phone
mrs. Stitch Lee, an old lady, read by

(01:11:24):
Sonia, Miss Brown, her bosom, friend, a middle-aged lady read
by TJ Burns. This is He's charged Lee, a
beneficent lady read by Mary at Fatima, the Silva Bridget.
The ladies lady read by putting Latona re-boil, read by Jasmine

(01:11:45):
Selma. Narrated by a bye. a day, well
spent scene 1, a room in Cotton's house, an Open Door in
Center flat, And to Cotton with a letter provoking to leave my

(01:12:07):
shop all day, for the sake of calling, on this old Wellington
that I should be required to call on him not.
But he is a rich relation and I have great expectations from him
and my foreman bolt and Apprentice mizzle are quite fit,

(01:12:28):
persons with whom to entrust my shop.
He Gad to make all the naughty apprentices.
Look on those two young men would be as good a lesson as
going to see George Barnwell on a boxing night into cutaway
Center downstage. Hello.
No one in the shop aside. Mmm, she's not here.

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Have you anything to sell all gentlemen?
Of course. I have.
What do you think? I keep a shop for rate to be
sure. With the devil else.
Should you keep a shop for cotton a side hobby?
But Old Gentleman? A young lady used to serve in

(01:13:15):
that shop. She is not ill.
I hope. No, sir.
On the contrary, my daughter is quite, well, can I do anything
for you in the way of business? Cutaway assigned?
Oh, this must be the old, father, she talks about, huh?

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You are the Commander in Chief of this concern.
Hey, probably, I am a mr. Cutaway.
Couldn't we? You know me then What a thing,
it is to be famous. No me.
And yet you weren't never introduced to me to my
knowledge. Oh dear, no.
I used to see you through the glass door of my parlor and I

(01:13:57):
intercepted certain letters to my daughter.
I saw your name and I enquired into your connection and saw no
reason why I should not cut the connection.
Very cutting indeed. He's a sharp blade.
Haha, droll funny Ha-Ha. Happy to find.
I can please you sir. Hi, that's return.

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Good for evil since you by. No means, please.
Me, is there any way to please you?
Oh, certainly, the way to please, me, lies through yonder
door. You can't think how prettily
that door is painted on the outside.
As for my daughter sir, I keep Present Abode, a secret.

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Enter boy left. Please sir, your sister sent me
to say that she with your daughter.
Has been obliged to move to number 19 Moonlight Street,
owing to circumstances of the most peculiar nature.
Ah, a profound Secret, Goodbye. Commander in Chief next time you

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have a secret mind you don't tell it by proxy.
Exit centered on stage stupid. Jackanapes, you must open your
damn mouth. So wide.
Just to let the cat jump out exit boy, lifts, or connection
of, which I do not in the least to prove, but oh, those fellas

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are breakfast. Bolt mezzo into bolt and
missile, right? Yes, sir, listen, pressing
business obliges me to be absent.
Till late tonight. I'll leave the shop to your
Care. Thank you, sir, for your
confidence, sir, which I know isnot misplaced bolts and bezel

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bow on no account leave the premises.
Now, my dear sir was not that request Superfluous, of course,
sir without leave. We should never leave the shop.
You will excuse my mentioning it.
However, all foreman and apprentices are alas.
Not like you. There are several Wicked foreman

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and apprentices in the world, I heard so I've read so but never
met any no bolt. And I are very particular with
whom we associate evil Communications, you know sir,
right? Very correct.
Indeed, Robert missile. If you always associate with
such as Charles bolt, you will doubtless at length.

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Reach an elevated post. Missile aside, elevated post.
I wonder if he means the Gallows.
You flatter me. Sir.
You flatter me. I discharged my duty sir.
Nothing else to be sure. Taking care of the morals of
this young man is a heavy charge.
I am aware of it but I must go. Farewell bolt.

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Goodbye mizzle. Excellent steady creatures.
Oh, we're all like them. The tragedy of George Barnwell.
Would never have been written. Exit.
Lift, why don't you laughs missile?
Because I don't see any joke. Then, look at me.
I'm a Perpetual joke. I'm or Point like a porcupine or

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fire like a poet's heart and lightest.
His breeches pocket old Cotton has gone out all day.
Don't you take? Don't you twig, aren't you?
I don't you awake. Yes I'm awake but I don't see.
We have to mind the shop. Are we?
I say never mind it. Let's go out nonsense.

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You know master and we are like a man and woman in the weather
house. When one goes out the other
stays at home. And so man the old man's back is
turned we had to show our heads are turned by stopping in the
shop all day. Selling checked, Nick
handkerchiefs in baby's, red stockings.
Not we will go out and Have somefun Bobby?
No, no. It won't do.

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We must take care of the shop. Now, look, here.
How does Master take care of hismoney by locking it up?
And that's the way we'll take care of the shop all.
Look the door and you shall shutthe shutters.
Oh! Come come I shan't go!
No! You shouldn't either.
It won't do Charlie better be boxed here than get in the wrong
box. Well, I've made up my mind, the

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next job is to make up my body. I must dress.
Well, you may enjoy your own holiday pleasant day and find
whether to you and a prosperous return.
I shan't go. You have no Grandeur of so you
don't love fun. Come don't say that.
Damn it. I live upon fun.
You know, I do. Give us your hand Charlie.

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I'll go. Oh dear days.
Pleasure you'll go. Will you give us your hand bolt
takes his hand? Here's offer fun then examined.
Right scene to Street. A porch projecting from flat on
the door. Is a plate inscribed, mrs.

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Stickley, dressmaker Enter cut away, followed by Harriet this
way. This way.
Drumming Harriet, your aunt, hasnot missed you yet but she soon
will she is now so taken up witha ribbons in beautiful purchases
that she is thinking but little of her beautiful nice but this
step stands before your prison door.

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You're only step is flight a flight of steps each one more
imprudent and the last and what awaits me on my descent know,
who will be your guide Pretty good.
He is blind himself, true, but there is no resisting him.
Love is a torrent and his blindness a cataract come.

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Come, the bands have been put upfor the last month.
I quote in church, the ring is in my waistcoat pocket.
I've appointed a father to give you away.
Father, I haven't seen him. Probably not for though.
A father is not yet a parent. All his rights away, fly.
When they say love is blind, they only mean he closes his

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eyes to transgressions like oursexamined, right?
Enter bolt and missile smartly dressed left well, here we are
out. Yes, out and I Reckoning, maybe,
and don't I look well and I the thing, nothing like the shop, a

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nothing against me. Nothing counter know.
We have sunk the shop with a Vengeance hatch meant.
The Undertaker will be calling to know if Master is dead.
Well, but where shall we go? I'm afraid we've gone too far
already Zack. Man, don't keep watering my
spirits in that way and don't pull down the corners of your
mouth and make it look like a horseshoe on its legs.

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Laughs at are setting out at least.
Ha ha, ha, I will for I'm thinking there will be devilish
little chance of laughing when we return.
Hey, what's that? Looking off, right?
What are you staring at now? Don't you see something?
Like an old man? Lord bless you Bobby.
It's the young women. I always look at not the old

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man. That old man may look at you not
with standing oh he draws nearer.
Oh the devil It's The Old Gentleman master.
I mean, hey, that's the hat is cast is an unlucky star.
Those are his unmentionables will turn down the next street,
but this damp Street has no turning for the next quarter of

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a mile confound it. He must be so fond of enjoying
yourself will run. And attract his attention, a
tallish man in a short one bolt knocking at door, then we'll
call on. This is Stitch lie.
Yes, that's the name on the plate.
We don't know her. Who the deuce knows, mrs.

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Stitch lie. No matter.
He mustn't passes. He God, he's just there knocks
again. Door opens, they run in.
Just this door, is closing cotton runs across from, right
to left. Sin free room at mrs.
Stitch Lee's enter servant, leftfollowed by bolt and missile

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this way. Gentlemen, my mistress will see
you in a minute, exit, right? Well, here is a new feature.
Yes, like a broken nose, a very irregular feature.
What are we to say? Our wits will inspire us, which
I've no wit, nor you either, or you wouldn't have advised this

(01:22:45):
blessed Petition and to mrs. Stately and servant.
Right? Servant.
Exits left. Good morning gentlemen.
Good morning. May I ask the course of this.
Visit missile aside. That's the devil of it.
Cuz ah, Madame the cause is the reason man.

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And the reason is the cause aside, she must have a customer
named Smith. You doubtless know Miss Smith no
sir. I have not that owner missile.
A side, of course not everythinggoes wrong.
Today. Bolt aside Smith won't do.

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I'll try Brown mr. Brown Madam, you know, oh dear,
yes. Miss Brown is one of my best
customers. Hahaha, Bobby the lady and I
understand each other now. Don't we not just him?
Mrs. Stickley aside. What odd persons?

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Yes. But Miss Brown, true.
True about Ms. Brown, there is alittle account.
Oh, between me and Miss Brown, aside, he is a gentleman, the
young fellow after all I'm Adam will settle that account missile
aside, he'll settle himself. If he does, he must be flushed

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today. I'll send my servant for a stamp
directly, sir. Don't hurry yourself, ma'am.
I'll set a little more. That's what I called for to tell
you. I'd settle it tomorrow.
Oh aside, this a great vulgarityabout him.
I've nothing more to say. Good morning ma'am.

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Nothing aside sides. The old man must be a mile off
by this time goodbye. Now an aside I say bolt.
I've We go back to the shop. This may be a Prelude to
something further, but one thingmore Miss Brown is an intimate
friend of mine as well as a customer.

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No, I don't think I ever saw youbefore.
They likely not ma'am. It is exceedingly probable.
The fact is the facts are these.There is no such person as Miss
Brown mr. Brown has ceased to be Miss
Brown and I'm a happy man. What?
What do you mean that Miss Brownis married?

(01:25:19):
And that you are precisely. I see she has not disclosed the
tender secret missile aside. Ha ha.
It is funny after all Miss Brown.
You see is now, mrs. Steele.
Yes, my name is steal. This gentleman's name is
Addison. Yes, ma'am.
My name is Madison and to Servant left Miss real exit that

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The devil, the tender creature. Confusion, petrifaction missile
Whispering. I see Charlie.
How do you like that? Bother?
Your long-winded stories. Oh, and Thomas.
Brown left. Bolt aside.
Not remarkably handsome, either.How do you do mrs.

(01:26:07):
Brown, I beg, pardon mrs. Steele.
I mean, mrs. Steele, what do you mean?
Missile aside. She won't swallow it.
She's not soft steel. Well, anything to get off.
Goodbye ladies, goodbye, what anungallant husband husband.

(01:26:30):
Yes! Yes mrs.
Steel that gentlemen, mr. Steele has confessed all you Sly
creature. Yes.
Yes. Goodbye.
You may settle. This discussion among ourselves.
Yes, yes, yes. This gentleman told me he was
your husband. True Madam stick to that.

(01:26:53):
He told you. So mind, I had nothing to do
with it. Miss Brown a side, it may be an
eccentric method of making an offer.
He is not bad-looking and opportunities are alas.
Not too frequent. I'll humor it.
And so my dear steals confessed yes aside deist you've she jumps

(01:27:22):
that it had magnetic steel whisper.
I say what's the meaning of this?
Don't ask me. You're the man of talent.
I know the meaning of nothing. Oh you naughty man when you so
Faithfully promise to keep it a secret.
Well, as I said before, we must go Farewell My Love, sir.

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Well mrs. Steel aside, be divorced as soon
as possible Charlie, but my dearest.
Where are you going? Missile aside to the devil and
taking me for company. Oh, the for a holiday, just to
get rid of a few loose sovereigns, are you indeed?

(01:28:07):
And I'll accompany you. Now don't look so key steel.
You know I will positively. I will well my dear if you will
I hate hoes suppose you must missile aside to bolt.
I say bolt that lady belongs to you.
You know if we have any refreshment you pay the heads.

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We don't go halves. Miss Brown and mrs.
Stickley have been conversing apart.
Oh I should be Charmed Delight it here.
My bosom friend mrs. Stitch Lee says she would like
to be of the party. This little gentleman would be a
nice bow for her bolt Whispers. I said Bob we shall go halves

(01:28:52):
lend me your arm sir. We married folks lead the way.
Two hearts lead. Yes, my little gentleman, we
can't do better than follow suit.
We're a couple of Trumps I wish I could cut out of this game
exeunt to went to scene 4. A room at an inn.

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A window open with balcony, a little to the right in flat.
A large screen, fold it up and leaning against a flat.
The only entrance is by a door in set Wing lift tables and
chairs. Wait a discovered busied about
enter Harriet and cutaway left. Most unlucky hymen has

(01:29:41):
extinguished, his link for the day and here we are yet unlinked
too late for the party. Listen shocking.
Indeed to say nothing of the impropriety of made us running
about with you. True.
We are like odd gloves, a coupleunpaired, no matter tomorrow
will unite us forever. This house has a hopeful name,

(01:30:03):
the anchor, the anchor, the veryhouse.
My own was to have brought me totears into mrs.
Charts Lee's my place, is bookedhere for that purpose.
No matter. Someone else can represent you a
coach is unlike my heart. It can just admit another waiter
show us into a private room. So, yes, sir.

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This way, James conduct the ladyto the blue parlor.
Whoo. Another Roman emblem of
constancy. Single another day, what a
misfortune exeunt, right? Hello James, James bustled about

(01:30:45):
for more on the stairs, show them all in here.
All the other rooms are full, what a house we have today.
Into bolt missile, Miss Brown and mrs.
Stickley left. Sit down ladies, sit down, what
a Charming place, yes. But any place would be Charming

(01:31:07):
in such company. The ladies sit at table, right?
Miss Brown aside, if he is only playing tricks, I'll be even
with him. My dear steel, you have
forgotten your gallantry, don't you ask us to take any
Refreshments there, they begin already.

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I thought they looked like appetites here waiter.
Yes, sir, for bread and cheeses,and a pint of stout aside egad,
they shouldn't ruin us. The very thing I did on Stout,
and so does mrs. Steele let my dear, I like
nothing. So plebeian.

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It's taking away one's characterto say so and I faint at the
smell of cheese waiter. Yes sir a decanter of water for
the ladies and butter instead ofcheese.
Exactly only a pint of stout. Stay have you nothing but bread
and butter and cheese in the house.

(01:32:11):
Have you got any onions? Have you know poultry bolt aside
poultry but pretty chickens A couple of fouls or roasting for
Masters dinner. However, he will be most happy
to let you have. Them will send them up instantly
with a bottle of your best Cherry exceed waiter, you know,

(01:32:34):
steal your loose. Sovereigns will cover all
expenses. Bolt Whispers here Bobby, how
much have you got? Have the crown and you aging
Pence. Oh, that looks very unlike
thousand Sherry but you must be so damned danceable with your
loose sovereigns. My dear, won't you sit down?

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You must be tired. Not in the least, a side except
of you Whispers. I'll tell you what, we must do.
Bobby? Well, tell the ladies, all they
can't detain us in a public roomand then will decant the best
plan. Only you be orator The ladies.

(01:33:17):
Look rather Fierce. Hmm.
You see ladies that is. You perceive him?
You must be aware. You cannot be ignorant.
Hmm. My dear steel.
What is the matter bolt aside? There She Goes Again with her

(01:33:38):
dear steal. The fact is Until waiter lift.
I am sorry to intrude ladies andgentlemen, but have you any
objection to a gentleman dining in this room?
Not in the least. You may give him our dinner if
you're Lada scanty my dear. Yes.

(01:34:01):
And the bottle of wine into the bargain bolt and missile go up,
Heidi toity, certainly not and waiter.
I hate that. Dining in public, I insist on
that screen, being put up to be sure putting up screen.
So as to divide room into then arranging a small table and

(01:34:23):
chair on the side. Next door, here fouls are done
brown ladies missile aside done Brown.
Yes, and so, are we done Brown by Miss Brown 2 into s waiter
and cotton left. There's a party.
The side of the screen are in sofull sir.

(01:34:44):
No matter. This will do it small table
bring up some cold meat directlyand the paper extend both
waiters left stay either thoughtthere may be an Irish cousin or
naval officer there. I'll peep through, looks through
crevice of screen. Oh, ladies of what I have to say

(01:35:06):
is me. So Whispers, hold your tongue,
you don't know who is On the other side.
No, no, I don't care if it is a devil, but it is worse.
It's oh, old Master between us and the door.
Sounds table located Boat Boat, like, carriages out, what is the

(01:35:27):
matter? Gentlemen, you seem uneasy
waiter brings in left, fouls anda newspaper.
He leaves newspaper with cotton and then passes on to the other
table where he placed his foul. And exit left.
Well, I shall take off my cloak and Bonnet does so and hangs

(01:35:48):
them on a chair. The cat is there is no exit must
make the best of it sits down between ladies.
This Wing a slice of the breast Etc missile aside if I could but
past that old curmudgeon egad I have it.
They are all looking at the Fells far more interesting

(01:36:10):
objects than myself. Self makes signs to bolt slips,
Miss Brown's, cloak and Bonnet of chair retires to back, and
puts them on. Cotton reading, Curious Case, of
stealing clothes, mmm-hmm sentence, Transportation

(01:36:31):
missile, passes back of screen, mr.
Edison is invisible. Oh never mind.
Him. Missile passes.
In front of cotton and exit left.
What an extraordinary woman. Mysterious disappearance horn.
Sounds that sounds do. Steal the window.

(01:36:51):
Help yourselves to the wings ladies.
Cut off the wings and they can'tfly retires.
Back. The Coachman appears that
window, right? Anyone going bolt is in the act
of stepping from balcony, ladiesseeing him, stop him, V
disappears with. Coachman the ladies throw the

(01:37:13):
screen over cotton who gets up and beats.
The waiters the ladies scream seen closes Scene, 5 chamber
into cutaway, right? Truly unfortunate and
disagreeable. My fair one torn from the in a

(01:37:34):
manner, most unfair. Miss Harriet, missing all is
gone, but hope and what is hope.I say something false as usual.
The Lady Love Is The Marvelous. No, hope reminds me that Harriet
is sent to mrs. Charge Lee's in this
neighborhood and that if I couldenter in a feign name, True, I

(01:38:00):
can learn at the door if the oldby, in be in the den.
If the young dove be in her cageguide, it will do.
What name can I take? I have it.
Mr. Cotton has a Foreman named bolt.
I'll call myself bolt. I daresay, I'm like him.

(01:38:21):
I never saw him so I don't know.The contrary a happy exchange of
names. The part of Bolt by mr.
Cutaway. Exit left.
Scene. 6 rumored mrs. Charge Lee's large Gothic window
opening upon Lon, mrs. Charge, Lea discovered sitting

(01:38:45):
and Brigid busied about Brigitteyes.
Mum Miss Harriet cotton, according to the letter, read
to, you must soon be here, hi-hoA persecuted being like I was at
17 La mom. Yes, he'll of is this approved
of and she is Sent here to be far from the object of her

(01:39:07):
affections hi-ho just my case. Why Mom I thought the object of
your affections run away from you ahem it might be.
So but however Bridget it came to just the same thing in the
end. My fate teaches me.
Mercy, I am determined to show every kindness to this Harriet

(01:39:29):
though. My letter tells me that mr.
Cutaway is Dauntless in pursuingher.
My case on the contrary mom, your admirer seems to have been
done Plus in pursuing the opposite direction.
Well, I will just go and adjust my headdress.
You will show the young lady every attention if she should

(01:39:51):
arrive. Meanwhile, hi-ho I dare say her
delicate heart is in the fine state of poppy tation just my
case exit. Right.
I wish you would come. I should so like to see a young
lady involved in a new adventure.
Instead of hearing an old lady, recount a stale one, a violent

(01:40:13):
ring heard it Bell + me. That is exceedingly like a
Coachman's ring enter through Gothic window missile in Cloak
and Bonnet bolt, and Coachman. Yes.
Yes we shall sell out right now for Warrant missile.
We supposed to bolt. Here's a new Rao.
I didn't want to come here Bolt.Whispers sounds.

(01:40:37):
There's no avoiding. It Cochise where's he wouldn't
stare without the blunt. You would seams are booked here
for some confounded person. We can't pay.
He says walk in and they'll pay for you.
So here we are five songs that Ididn't spend six months.
The gentleman, the rather short.We okay.
Michael girl. Oh certainly eight and six pins

(01:40:59):
here. Coachman gives him money and
exit Coachman Center. A gentleman to it is a new
fashion for ladies to bring the gentleman with them exit left.
Well what do you think of this? Nothing at all.
It's of a piece with the rest. They'll take us to the Station

(01:41:19):
House. Soon, we're in limbo here.
Admire the Garden Wall from the window.
My I what a barricade. Oh we can't get out.
So we must consider our present situation.
You evidently were booked. I was only a chance.
Math. They set you down here some out.
Of course, I might have gone on devilish shot, by the way, you

(01:41:41):
crawling into the very coach upon which I jumped into mrs.
Trant lie, right? Oh my dear.
Excuse me for keeping you waiting but I know young ladies.
Love Moonlight. Yes ma'am.
Like second pair Lodgers just before quarter day.
Mrs. Tran truly a side. Are we going to remark But this

(01:42:03):
gentleman, ah, true crosses to Center, I dare say you did not
expect me. How do you do the fact is I am
this young gent him. Lady is brother.
Yes. Oh did you leave all quite well
at home? Quite my mother is particularly
well. Why am I dear?

(01:42:23):
Your father has been a widower. These bless you.
He's married again. Sims, 1 calls once mother-in-law
mother, you know, they both sendtheir compliments mrs.
Indeed my dear young, lady your name.
I believe is precisely. How do you do it?

(01:42:44):
You have hit it to a nicety, don't you think?
Ma'am. We might take a turn about the
country. Yes, there is the most
picturesque ruin of a pump tomorrow.
Tomorrow enter Bridget left. Oh Bridget, you must provide
accommodations for the only these but The rigid Whispers

(01:43:05):
Madam you have forgotten or something the letter called Miss
Harriet. An only child mrs.
Charlie a sign indeed. An imposter.
Oh I see through all the dairy Mystic cutaway has introduced
himself. So say you are the only ladies

(01:43:26):
brother. Exactly did we not tell you so
aside what makes her so damn particular.
Now say you know you are nothingof the kind crosses to Center.
Yes Harriet has no brother. Hey ma'am!
Oh brother aside, here's a go. You'll allow me to know my own

(01:43:47):
relations. Oh indeed, no I have discovered
all The devil you have, then we are bold out Madam.
We throw ourselves upon your mercy.
Yes. Don't say anything to old
Cotton, mrs. Charlie aside.
Old Cotton. What?

(01:44:07):
A respectful name to call her father.
I will not. I am inclined to be friendly.
I have some influence over him. Or Prevail on him to pardon, oh.
Will you though then give us your hand?
Takes her hand missile takes. Other hand.

(01:44:30):
Yes, you are a regular Gooden mrs.
Tragically aside a good one. Her language is not particularly
romantic. Nay more than that.
I think I can persuade him to consent to your union.
The lady means a partnership. A partnership to be sure for

(01:44:52):
Life marriage. I'll be blowed.
If you understand one another now.
Yes, we do. Find this cotton.
Do you think I do not recognize your clandestine lover, mr.
Cutaway missile, a side. Cut I old Masters daughter bolt.

(01:45:13):
Aside sounds. She knows nothing after all.
Yes. Ma'am.
You fidget my name is cut away. You confess you see.
I was too sharp for you. I found out you were mr.
Cut away to be. Sure.
You did. You are so sharp, man.
You found out mr. Cutaway interpreted lift.

(01:45:38):
Please ma'am, mr. Cotton's Foreman mr.
Bolt is here. He's not no, no, my name is cut
cut away, mr. Bolt is not here.
No nor missile either. This gentleman's name is cut
away. My name is Miss Harriet, but mr.
Bolt is at the street door bolt aside, who the devil can this be

(01:46:03):
missile? Whispers.
I say bald. Do it to you desire.
Mr. Bolt torque in. Don't be frightened.
My young friends though, I guess, the cause of your alarm
missile, aside hunt, first, if you do and to cut away, Away
left cutaway aside. All right.

(01:46:26):
So far the young lady here and you'll boy not here.
Come forward, mr. Bolt.
Come forward. Nobody here except mr.
Cut away. Mr. Cutter way here.
Madam you start I guess the cause of surprise.
Yes. And miss Harriet missile hide
his face by letting baleful cut away a side.

(01:46:49):
Hmm, she has got a new cloak by the way, but I have not
introduced you cross this left Center, mr.
Bolt mr. Cutter Way is to cut away mr.
Bolt. They both bow, cut away a side.
How queer it is to be introducedto oneself.
I'm beside myself missile, Whispers, I say bolt.

(01:47:11):
How do you like yourself? If it's at all cursed me, if
there isn't another incident, the second me will walk in next
how embarrassed they see? And I see through all this
Harriet, seems afraid of mr. Gold seeing her, how well I
understand her feelings and to bridge it left.

(01:47:33):
Mr. Cotton mom, mr. Cotton bolt and cut away
instantly runoff through Gothic window missile, right?
Two men, young lady wanted. This potion Y at any rate mr.
Boat should vanish into cotton Harriet.
Miss Brown and mrs. Stickley left exit, Bridget

(01:47:56):
left, mrs. Charge lie.
How do you do? I have brought some lady's with
me happy to see any of your friends, mr.
Cotton, but one little thing, I must say to, you promise him
apart, don't be too. Severe with your daughter.
No, no, no, Madam. I don't intend it.
I have promised to be her friend.

(01:48:18):
Promised Madam may. I ask to whom to herself to be
sure. What have you seen her before?
Harriet. My dear.
Yes, papa. This is not your daughter
Harriet. Yes, but it is though.
Don't you see the strong likeness?
Yes, Madam. I am Harriet cotton.

(01:48:39):
I am petrified thunderstroke. Why another daughter Harriet
came here just now and he is he is still Rich.
It interpret it right with fail.Please Mum.
Miss Harriet. Has bolted herself in one of the
bedrooms and won't open the door.
Her veil caught against the banister.
Ma'am. Here it is.

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Some, if you didn't Pastor mrs. Charge lie and I'll confess the
truth aside. How am I when Evelyn designs
frustrated? Mr. Kent away was with her
Goering. Scoundrel.
The faithless rich brought a chamois oppa.
Papa Paul sobs, I told you what he would turn out.

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Mrs. Brigid. I think I heard you called.
Allow me to look at the veil. Observe mrs.
Stitch lie. I do my dear the iron mold and
everything mrs. Charge Lea, this Veil is mine.
Fine. There are thieves in the house.
Had the lady, a silk cloak. Yes and a bonnet and feather.

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Yes it is all discovered, you know, we were wrong to mr.
Cotton cotton assigned. Yes and I know I had to pay for
it but we will be righted. This is George Lee.
Don't let your husband nest of Thieves, send for the officers.
I will Bridget. Bridget.

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It luxurious. Harriet's, door outside, send
for the police. What a horrid and romantic
adventure exit, right? You shall be righted.
I will indeed. I'll recover my cloak.
The villainy shall be uncloaked exeunt.
Miss Brown and mrs. Stickley lift come along.

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Harriet will see the end of this.
To a nice house. I seem to have brought you a
pleasant day. We have had a day beautifully
spent exeunt left scene. 7, thisis Charlie's Garden at the back
of stage, a high wall to the right part of the house with

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Door and practicable Window dark.
Enter bold from back right? Egad.
I've succeeded in concealing myself, among the statues in the
shrubs, Etc. I wish that was not so devilish
high that gate. Not quite so firmly.
Fastened, I wonder where Bobby is missile.

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Still in Cloak and Bonnet looking out of window, right?
Charlie is that you yes how snugyou look up there?
How do you like your days? Pleasure?
Amazingly It is a spicy sort of pleasure keeps one awake.
I told you we should have something to laugh at.
Yes the wrong side of our mouths.

(01:51:38):
If Ever, I do go out with you again and to cut away with
letter lift, bold steps back. Fortune favors the Bold.
This is an unexpected prize. Found it.
It's a nice room and the dear creature at yonder window.
She shall descend. Then we'll be over the wall by

(01:51:59):
the bye. I wonder what has become of the
inefficient representation of myself.
Harriet. Hello.
You there, there she is beautiful as ever bolt aside,
true, all cats are alike in the dark, come to the arms of your
ever-faithful, cut away. You make me blush.

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I have a letter dearest. Will you descend it?
I believe you. I will come.
Look alive, put it up her every word.
Inspires confidence V aside and unconscious auxiliary cutting.
Two-way puts leather against window, right?
Descend dearest to send and takecare of the water, but do not

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start. As you are.
Sit in the ocean missile descents.
Now, let's away. Stay my bundle.
Oh, my bundle. With bundles.
We just a bundle. I have left.
So, do you bundle up the ladder and get it?
Your desires are command. Lovely one.
She is horse quite cold, poor thing a sins letter and goes in

(01:53:07):
at window I say Bob what did yousend him in there for why the
curse it officers are breaking open the door?
I heard them so I gave him for ass up.
Ha ha, ha ha, ha Old Devil now away with the ladder to the
Garden Wall, me solar plants leather against wall left.
Now will Ascend and drop on the other side.

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Cut away at window right HarrietHarriet my love.
I can find no bundle can't you then?
Here is one for you takes off, cloak and Bonnet, wraps, Bonnet,
and cloak, and throws them in window.
A man, duped treated up the ladder.
Bobby my boy. Yes, we are off the devil, take

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the hindmost, goodbye my own true love, cut away feeling
about water. Where's the ladder?
A crash is heard in the house asover door breaking officers
appear at window. Exeunt over wall the ladies
scream scene closes. Scene, 8 outside of shop shop.

(01:54:13):
Shut up with cotton Hozier, Etc,written on it.
The shop door to Open Stage, dark enter, bolt and missile.
Ha ha ha. Yes, you may ha ha ha, but I
don't see anything to haha at. No nor do hoo hoo.

(01:54:34):
At neither. I have done with fun forever.
Oh, don't say so. We are all right you now have
not I got through beautifully steer through all the windings
and intricacies do you suppose askillful Coachman would give a
fig for a drive on a smooth Road?
No, it is turning to Sharp Corners that displays Ingenuity

(01:54:57):
but don't let me be on the box with the said ingenious Coachman
to be sure it was lucky we overtook young rattle with his
Gig. If he had not given us a lift to
we should not have been home to breakfast time.
No, in master would a pretty figure we should have cut.
If we'd arrived in time to find him opening the shutters.

(01:55:17):
Well, we'll go in fields in his pocket.
Here is the key. No, kissing there is not nor in
this pocket knowing that Bobby. Did I give you the key?
No feeling. No, I have not got it.
The deuce, then we have No, you are not going to say the key is

(01:55:43):
lost. Don't say so it is though
whether I say so we're not. And now I remember I heard
something chink on the ground when I jumped off the wall.
Oh what a devil of a chick that was its confoundedly.
Awkward it is. I like that you were

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confoundedly awkward. You mean, why did you not do?
As I do, when I carry money, putit in my breeches pocket and Ty
Pac thread. And don't be downhearted.
Bobby. Here is a third Adventure.
It will have an end but give me time I law and I'll get through
anything. Then if you could get through
that keyhole, It would be the best exercise for your Ingenuity

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rain heard. God it is coming on to rain,
like the very Deuce, here is a shelter will get in here.
Yes. And we shall soon have the
pleasure of seeing old Cotton, let himself in crikey, what a
well-spent day. Day retire.
Lift. Enter some new gate, right?

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Followed by Peter preak, the addressed in large.
Greatcoats Newgate has a lanternin his hand.
The heads of Two Pistols are just seen one from each pocket
freak has in his hand, a black mask.
Come along man. Don't crawl, I don't like it a
bit. Sure you're not offer.

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Filler your Amberg Peter, what to respectable?
Visuals you and I may look like them.
If we take many more holidays little streets are clear.
So you were all Cotton's Foreman.
Yes, sir. I was some time ago, ah,

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Cotton's for men are always pretty blossoms and you left
this same old Cotton, he made meleave on account of a little
exercise of my Ingenuity but yousee I was down upon him well, by
taking the impression of the street-door key in wax, but why
the devil Did you not go in before because I had not the

(01:57:55):
pluck? When I met with you?
I was inspired. I say, ain't you fly?
Oh, yes, I'm awake. Don't look so frightened, man.
I have a bulldog in each pocket.Showing pistols.
Sanguinary wretch. Don't let him see you.
Charlie, he'll blow out the few brains we have in no time new

(01:58:18):
gate opening door with key here.The door is open.
Follow quick. Good example should always be
followed exit through door. I'm blessed if I like it.
Oh, I must put on the mask does so old Cotton knows.

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My good-looking face, as well ashis own.
If he caught a glimpse of me, I should be caught to bulrushes on
him and throws him down. So you are my chicken.
Thank you self. Lucky, if you don't get your
neck Twisted bravo charlie, I'llStand and see Fair Play.
Take Care of number one, don't come and fire some Dartford

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superfine in your face. Ace.
Oh sir. I am very unwilling to be
hanged, then mixed with it character.
Take off that mask is I have amassed you take off that
greatcoat. As I have, dismantled your
villainy and your hat off because because I want it and
now take yourself off. Yes, yes.
I'll reform. I feel a moral change.

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Already Randolph right? Bolt dressing in prigs clothes.
Boy Charlie what the deuce are you doing now?
Disguising myself as a thief, I have not the slightest doubt of
your being able to support the character, but why to walk in
after that, respectable gentlemen, I shall not follow

(01:59:43):
better. Be sent home than shot.
There will be two of us. Yes, and he has two pistols can
blow out our brains and succession highly.
Advantageous bolt feeling Pockets.
There are no weapons in these Pockets.
You had better. Are you gate within where the
devil are? You know, I shan't New gate

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comes to door, come on, along thick-headed, snail snail, the
economy are you don't know what I am exit through door missile,
comes forward egad. There's one chance.
When Master goes home, that fellow May shoot him through the
head. He can't find me out.

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That would be lucky, but one linen-draper should never
desert. Another.
I'll go into the kitchen. Get the poker, and surprise, the
Rascal in the rear. Exit downstage.
Scene, 9 chamber launch covered in Center new gate and bolt
discovered at back taking plate and putting it in back.

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New gate has a lighted Lantern dark, clown bustle about man,
you'll see twice as well. If you take that mask off,
pulled aside my head would follow.
I'm thinking now I can say, that's right.
They go to the spoons. There's the silver, there's the

(02:01:14):
gold pepys mug. Yes, we are in for the plate.
Oh, you call that joke. Bolt aside more than I do.
Anything else. If I'm caught with his fellow, I
shall be hanged. And if I move I shall be shot.
Don't Mumble but Pak Pak, enter cutaway Harriet cotton Miss

(02:01:38):
Brown. And mrs.
Stickley lift my dear mr. Cutaway, you should have
explained to me, you were the son of the great Bob and maker
and my ideas on the subject would have been very different
Calm ladies. If you can find your way in the
dark, I have just discharged my servants and I'm forced to wait

(02:02:00):
on myself, goes to close it, right for Matchbox Etc.
There's someone in the room. We are in the wrong box.
Put up that cup off. Think we have taken a cup too
much. It's all up.
We are floored there. They are.

(02:02:20):
Damn it. Take his bulldog.
Friend yourself, gives bolt a pistol.
So, I will hold it at new gateshead and throws off mask.
Oh, Steve's house. Oh mizzle enters left with
candle stage light. What the devil?
Why Walt, how do you do sir? And this gentleman came to light

(02:02:45):
in you of your old movables to Fork out your knives and Dish,
your plates. Give me your hand balled.
You're a fine fellow bolt. They call him.
I wish that ball was short. They put new gate in cup Heart
Center. I think I have seen your face
before. Sir, you have, but pray didn't

(02:03:06):
mention don't bear malice that face to 0 or this is my foreman,
ladies mr. Bolt whom or his valuable
Services. I intend instantly to take into
partnership. Miss Brown took her cotton sir,
sir. There is one thing I have not

(02:03:29):
confessed and so my passion for this lady.
Wonderful. Oh, bolt runs to her and
Whispers, say nothing and you shall be my real wife, Sir.
You Will consent to our Union aside.
It's a horrid plunge, but I can't help it.

(02:03:50):
Missile aside egad. This is jumping from the frying
pan into the fire. I hope the old woman won't be
looking after me cotton takes mrs.
Stitch Lee's hand. This Harriet will be your
mother-in-law missile aside, lucky Escape.

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Then Papa, there will be three weddings.
Yes, we can give away one another.
Well, mr. Edison is content with merely
being a spectator. Calm this Troublesome day's work
is well over. You have some time had my
forgiveness Harriet. I wish not to say anything
unpleasant but when I contrast your conduct with that of these

(02:04:35):
two excellent young men who sir we have done but our duty Come
forward. Bobby I repeat it.
How Duty our duty is to amuse these ladies and gentlemen and
if anything we have done has contributed to that desirable
end. We certainly think our day has
been well spent The end. End of a day world spent by John

(02:05:04):
oxen for it.

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