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The flying doctor. Bye Maria.
Translated by Charles Heron wall.
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Heron wall persons represented, gorji booths father too loose.
He'll read by Erin white. Well, they're in love with
Lucille. Read by Todd.
It's gonna rain servants to Volare.
Read by Thomas. Peter, grow, Renee valet to

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cause the bus read by Alan. Mapstone the lawyer rather by
Leon. Yeah, Lucille read.
By devorah Alan, Sabine cousin to Lucille.
Read by foam stage directions, read by Sonia.

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The flying doctor seen one role are czaban.
Well, Satan, what do you advise me to do?
I have really much to tell you, my uncle is bent upon marrying,
my cousin to feel balcon and things have gone so far that I
believe the wedding would have taken place today.

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If you were not loved by her, however, as my cousin told me,
the secret of all the love, she feels for you.
And as we were almost driven to Aspiration through the averies
of our niggardly. Uncle, we thought of a capital
device to prevent the marriage at the present moment.
My cousin effects to be ill and to foolish old man, who is

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easily. Deceived has just sent me to
fetch a doctor. Could you not find one some
friend of yours, who would be onour side and ordered the invalid
to go into the country for a change of air?
The old man, will be sure to send my cousin to live in The
Pavilion, which is The bottom ofher garden and that way you will

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be able to see her unknown to our uncle and marry her.
Then let him and vulva can curseas much as they please.
What, what means have? I are finding so suddenly the
doctor I want and who would riskso much to serve me.
I tell you frankly, I know of none.
Now I think of it. Why don't you have your servant

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dressed up as a doctor? There was no one more easy to do
but and the old Fellow. But can a real was a blockhead
who will spoil everything. However, as we have nobody else
we must make use of him. But where shall we find him?
Ah, here he is in the very nick of time.
Exit, Sabine seen to villere sganarelle.

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Ah, my poor scanner Bell. How glad I am to see you?
I want your help in a most important business, but as I do
not know what You can do what I can do.
Sir only make use of mean, you're more important business
and things of consequence. For instance, send me to see
what time it is by the clock, Sydney to the market, to ask the

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price of butter, send me to water a horse is then that you
will be able to judge a, my talents.
I ask for none of these things. I want you to play.
The part of a doctor is a doctorsir.
I am ready to do all you please.But as for being a doctor, I say
no. I am your servant.
I will be nothing of the kind. I asked you how I should set

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about it. Goodness me so you were only
laughing at me. If you will try, I will give you
10. Best always, AA 10 pistols.
Well, I won't say I have no doctor for you see sir, I am not
so scrupulous as to tell you thewhole truth but supposing, I am
a doctor. Where shall I go to the old man.
Georgia bus to see his daughter who was Ill but you are a

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blockhead who instead of doing what we want.
Eight us, don't be anxious, I'llanswer for that.
I can kill anybody as well as any doctor in the town.
The problem usually is after death comes a doctor, but you
will see that if I have anythingto do with it, it will be after
the doctor comes death. But now what I think of it, it

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must be difficult to play the doctor.
And if I do nothing right there will be nothing difficult to do.
In this case, Georgia boss is a simpleton, a boar who will
readily, believe everything you say, Say provided you speak to
him of Hippocrates of Galen and that you have brass enough.
You mean that I should have to speak a philosophy in

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mathematics? They that to me if he is a man
as easily deceived as he say, I answer for everything you have
only to find me a doctor's gown.Tell me what you expect from me
and give me my diploma. That is my attend pistols.
Excellent Volare. And sganarelle seen three cozy.
Booths guarani go quickly And fetch.

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The doctor for my daughter who is very ill, make haste.
Why is the douche? Do you think of giving your door
in marriage to an old man? Don't you see?
That is the longing. She has for a young one that
makes her real. See the attraction?

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There is go quickly. I am afraid that the wedding
will have to be put off on account of this illness.
That is why. What makes is me for?
I was looking forward to a good round, bellyful.
And now I have to do without it.Yes, yes.
Oh, go on fetch. The doctor but it is much for my

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own sake. As for your daughter's, I am
dreadfully disappointed, exit corny.
Scene. 4, Sabine go zebus. Scanner are as Doctor I am glad
to meet you Uncle to tell you ofa good piece of news.
I bring the cleverest doctor in the world.

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A man who comes from foreign lands, who knows the most
important secrets and who will no doubt, cure my cousin.
He was, fortunately shown to me and I bring him to you.
He is so clever that I heartily wish I were ill so that he might
cure me. Where is he plus it happened?
Here we is Doctor. I am your very humble servant I

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sent for you to come and see my daughter.
Who is ill. I put all my hopes in.
You Hippocrates says, and Galen,to, with strong reasoning
argues, there's a person does not feel well when he is ill,
you are right to put all your hopes to me for.
I am the greatest, the cleverest, the wisest doctor in

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the vegetable, and Animal and mineral faculty.
I am delighted to hear it. Do not imagine that.
I am an ordinary doctor. A common doctor, all other
doctors compared to me are abortions.
I possess. Wonderful talents are.
I am Master many secrets. So, malloc solomonic has a

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carriage Rodrigo senor SI senor.Nang pair Omni are circular,
circular arm still. Let us see.
A little feed scores your booty.Pulse he is not the patient.
It is this daughter who is ill does not matter, the blood of
the father and that of the doctor had the same Barber

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deterioration of the blood of the father.
I can every illness of the doctor doctor.
I'm greatly afraid that my daughter will die sad death.
She must not. She must not indeed.
Have the pleasure of dying before she has a doctor's
prescription, but Mr. Gold, I was, can I see your daughter?
He is up, Ivor. Bring her if you like scene. 5,

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Sabine go zebus sganarelle as dr.
Lucille. Well young lady.
So you are real. Yes, sir.
So much the worse. It is a proof that you are not
quite wet. You feel great, pains in your
head and back. Yes.
So I thought so yes, the great doctor spoke of in the chapter

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who made on the nature. Animals, said, 105 things.
And how the humans would have connection have much relation to
each other. For instance, is melancholy is
the enemy to Joy and is the bileand going through our body makes
us become yellow. And is nothing is more contrary
to good health and illness. So we can say that great man,
the child daughter is very ill. I must give her a prescription

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quick, a table paper and ink. Is there anybody here?
Who can write? What do you not know how to
write? Ah, I was thinking, I so many
things to think of that I forgetthe have I think it's quite
necessary for your daughter, to have a change of air and that
she should go and enjoy yourselfsomewhere in the country.

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We have a very fine garden and some rooms attached to it.
If you think it will do, I will send her there.
Let us go and see the place exeunt scene. 6.
The lawyer, I have heard that the daughter of mr.
Gorgeous is ill. I must go and inquire after her
health and offer my services as the friend of the whole family

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knocks as mr. Gorgeous, our home enter Golgi
Bruce having heard of your daughter's illness, I come to
tell you of my entire sympathy and to put myself at your
disposal for all that maybe wanted of me, I have just left
the cleverest man in the world would it not be possible to
speak with him for a few momentscause you boost fetches
sganarelle. Scene 7 goes abuse lawyer.

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Sganarelle s. Doctor sir, here is a friend of
mine, a very clever man, who would be glad to speak with you?
I have no leisure mr. Cordobas, I must go and see my
patients. I will not presume to take your
place of honor, sir, sir. From what mr.
Gorgeous has told me of your Merit and talents, I had the

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greatest longing in the world tobe introduced to you.
And I've taken the liberty of addressing you on that account.
I hope you will not think it too.
Bold one must acknowledge that. Those who excel in any great
science are worthy of High, Praise.
Particularly those whose callingis that of dr.
As much on account of its utility as because it is the
source of several other Sciences.

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Hence, it is a difficult one to know perfectly and Hippocrates.
Therefore says truly, and his first treat eyes, vita brevis as
Vera longer. Ocasio out Empire, caps
experimental. Perry callosum judicium defeat,
really skeletor's you? Bruce Bochy latynina, potable,
combo Steve's. You are not one of those

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doctors, only study, the medicine called irrational or
dogmatic and I believe that you practice it every day with great
success, experience your Magister Aram.
The first man who practice medicine were held in such
consideration because of that towonderful science, but they were
numbered among the gods on account of the marvellous cures.
They performed every day, not that anyone should despise

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Doctor Who has not given back Health to his patient.
Since health does not altogetherdepend on his remedies or his
knowledge inter doing dr. Plus Violet art a Marlin Sir,
I'm afraid I'm importunate. I must leave you with the hope.
That next time we meet, I shall have the honor of conversing
with you at greater length. Your time is precious.

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Exid lawyer. What do you think of that, man?
He has some chocolate knowledge of things had he stopped a
moment longer. I would have made him Converse
Upon A lofty and Sublime subject.
But now I must leave you cause you abuse offered him money.
What are you about? I know that I am indebted to
you. You are laughing mr.

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Cordes of us are never take any money.
Hi, I'm not a mystery man takes the money.
You're very humble servant X is gonna real cozy booths goes into
his own house. Scene 8, Valero alone.
I wonder what scanner rail has done.
I have no news from him. I wish I knew where to meet him

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sganarelle returns in his usual dress.
Ah, here he is well scanner. L and what have you done since I
saw you? Scene 9 Valeska Novell what one
discipline wonders, I've done sowell that go to this really
believes me to be a clever doctor.

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I went to his house, I ordered him to send his daughter to
breathe fresh air and she's now in an apartment at the bottom of
their gun. So far from the old man.
It's, you can go and see her without fear of being disturbed.
Ah, how happy you make me? I shall Go at once to see her
without losing any more time, exit.
It, they'll sell a gorgeous. Must be a downright, fool to

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allow himself to be deceived in that affection seeing God's you
push. Goodness, All Is Lost.
Well, here's a pretty upset for my dog, his ship.
But I must try and take it in once more.
Scene. 10 sganarelle Cohibas. Good morning sir.
Sir your servant you seeing me apoor fellow driven to despair.

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Do you know a doctor who is onlylately come to this town and who
performs wonderful cures? Yes, I know him, he is just left
my house. I am his brother said, we are
twins and we resemble each otherlike two piece and I often taken
the one for the other Dev Deuce.Take me.
If I did not make the mistake myself, and what is your name?

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Gnosis is Sir At Your Service. You must know that.
While in this study, I upset to bottles full of essence.
Which were on the edge of this table.
Will you believe that he was so furious with me?
He actually drove me out of the house and said he would never
see me again. So, that here I am a poor
destitute fellow without friends, without help, without

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anything at all. Don't distress yourself, I will.
Make your peace with your brother.
I am his friend, and I promise you that he shall forgive you, I
will speak with him. The first time I meet him, I
should be much, obliged to you, mr.
Gorgeous exit. Sganarelle scene, 11 scanner are
dressed as a doctor, cause you Bruce, one must say that when

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patients will not follow the advice of the doctor, forgive
themselves up to excesses, sir, you're very humble servant.
I have a favor to ask of you. What is it saying?
Can I be of service to you? So I have just met your brother.
Who is extremely sorry too? He is a scoundrel mr.
Gorgeous. I assure you that he is so

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distressed to have put you in a passion that he is a drunkard
mr. Gorgeous sir.
Do you wish to drive the poor fellow to despair?
Do not speak to me of him just fancy that Scoundrels impudence.
Go and ask you to make his peacefor him.
I beg of you not to speak of himto me in Heaven's name, sir.

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Do it for my sake. If it is in my power to do
anything to oblige, you and return, I will do it with all my
heart. I gave him my word and you
intrigue me so much that, although, I swore I would never
forgive him. Yeah, shake hands.
I forgive him. I assure you that.
I am pose a great restraint uponmyself, and that I must have

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great regard for you. Farewell, mr.
Gorgeous clothes your boots. Goes into his house.
Exits can Adele Scene 12 while their Scannell.
I am forced to acknowledge that.I should never have thought that
scanner L could have done so well Scannell returns in his
servant stress. Ah, my dear fellow under what

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obligation, I am to you, how happy I am and how yes, this is.
All very well, but gorgeous met me.
And if it had not been for it, tricker thought of on the spur
of a moment, all would have beendiscovered seeing or jebus I'm
awake here. He is exit value.
Seen 13, cause abuse sganarelle.I was looking for you everywhere

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to tell you that I've spoken to your brother.
He has promised me that he will forgive you, but in order that I
may be more, sure of it. I want him to embrace you in my
presence. Step into my house.
I will go and fetch him. But mr.
Glossop is, I don't think you would find him now, besides I

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should not like to stop in your house.
I'd read his Anger too much indeed, you will stay there for,
I shall lock you in. I am going now to fetch your
brother fear, nothing, I assure you that he is no longer angry
exit cause he boosts sganarelle at the window.
Well, I'm caught this time, I see no way of escape the clouds

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of hair a dark and I greatly fear that.
If they break, they will rain hard blows on my back of that by
a prescription stronger. Even And that of all the
doctors, they will apply a RoyalCourt or a, to my shoulders.
But why should I despair since I've done so much I must go on
to the end. Yes.

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Yes. I must get clear of all this and
show that strong. A rail is a king of Rogues.
It's gonna do jumps out of the window and runs away scene. 14,
go, Annie gaus, abuse sganarelleupon my word.
This is funny. How people jump out of the

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windows in this place? I must just stop here and see
what comes of it. Hey, it's huh, I cannot find the
doctor. I wonder where he went to hide
himself seeing Scannell returning with his doctor's
gown, huh. Here he is.

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It is not sufficient sir to haveforgiven, your brother.
I beg you to give me the satisfaction of seeing you
Embrace him. He is in my house.
I was Getting everywhere for youto ask you to make your peace
with him in my presence. You are joking.
Mr. Gorgeous is it not sufficient that I should have

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forgiven him? I will never see him again.
Do it for my sake sir. I pray.
I can refuse. You.
Nothing tell him to come down while go cerebus goes into the
house by the door. Scott, a bear goes in by the
window. Go see boots at the window.
Here is your brother waiting foryou young.

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Under, he has promised me that he will do.
All you, like scanner at the window.
Mr. Gorgeous. I beg of you to make him.
Come here. Let me see him and ask him in
private to forgive me. For no doubt.
He would treat me roughly, and would shame me before everybody
goes, UPS comes out of his houseby the door scan.
Hello by the window, very well, I will tell him.

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So he says that he is Thoroughlyashamed and he begs you to come
in so that he may ask you in private tour.
Give him. Here's the key.
You may come in. I beg of you, not to refuse me,
but give me the satisfaction. There is nothing.
I can refuse you. You will hear how I will speak
to him within the house. Ah, so you are here scoundrel.

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My brother. I'd beg your pong.
I assure you. It was not my fault.
Profligate rich. I will teach you to DARE import
to mr. Gorgeous, and plaguing with your
absurdities. Ha ha.
My brother ER, hold your tongue.I tell you, oh, not disoblige.
Be silent. Rascal Lauren are coming

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forward. Who do you think is in your
house at prison? Why it is the doctor with his
brother narcissus? They have had a quarrel but they
are making it up, Deuce, take it.
If they are more than one. It's gonna do with in the house,
drunkard that you are. I will teach you how to behave

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Hey, may well look down, he feels, he has done wrong.
The good-for-nothing Scandal. Are they a hypocrite how he
pretends to be good? Cora need to go zebus sir to ask
him just for fun, to make his brother show himself at the
window, very well. So, I pray, make your brother

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show himself with the window. It's gonna blow from the window.
He is, Unworthy of being seen byhonorable people.
And besides I could not bear to have him by the side of me, sir,
do not refuse me this favor. After all those you have granted
me scanner there from the window, truly mr.
Gordon Percy, who have so much power over me that I can refuse

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him. Nothing.
Show Yourself scoundrel after having disappeared, one moment,
he reappears as a valeted mr. Go-to is.
I'm so much indebted to you disappears and reappears again
as dr. Well Did you see that picture of
drunkenness? Call the need to go jebus?
I know they are but one and to prove it tell him that you want

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to see them both together. But grant me the favor of
showing yourself with him and ofembracing him at the window.
Before me scanner, are from the window.
It is a thing. I will refuse to anyone, but
you, but to show you that I would do anything for your sake.
I can send though. With difficulty and I wish that

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he should first ask you to forgive him for the trouble.
He is giving you yes mr. Gorgeous.
I beg your pardon for having troubled.
You so much and I promise you, my brother in the presence of
mr. Gorgeous to be so careful in
future that you will never have reason to complain.
I beg of you not to think anymore of what his past, he
kisses his head and his rough which he has put at the end of

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his elbow. Well did you not see them both
up? Oh my Word.
He is a sorcerer, it's kind of coming out of the house as
Doctor. I'll give you back the key of
your house, sir. I do not wish this counter to
come down with me for. He makes me ashamed of him.
I would not for anything, that he should be seen with me in

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this town where I have some reputation, you can send him
away when you please. I wish you good morning and I'm
your humble servant Saints to gobut after having thrown down his
gown and thus the house, by the way, Window, I must go and set
this. Poor fellow free to say the
truth. If his brother has forgiven him,

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it is not before ill-treating him very much, goes into his
house and comes out with sganarelle as a servant.
Thank you very much. Sir, for the trouble, you have
taken in the kindness you have shown me.
I shall be obliged to you for itall my life corny to go.
Jebus. Where do you think the doctor is

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now? He's gone.

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e, who has picked up Scanner has gone only old him
under my arm. There is the Navy who played the
doctor and deceived you. And while he is deceiving you,
and playing you off villere, andyour daughter are together doing

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this. They like huh?
How unfortunate I am but you shall be hanged, you knave, you
scoundrel. Why say what good will it?
Do you to hang me here? Where the two I beg of you, it
is true that things to my strategy and my Master's with

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your daughter, but while servinghim I have done you no wrong.
It is a good match for her both esta bath, and money.
Believe me do not make a scandal, which would turn to
your shame, but send this name Of here to the devil along with
lubricant, but here, our whole of us seen 15 while there
Lucille cause abuse Scandal, we come to ask you to forgive us.

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I forgive you and I'll sing sucha good son-in-law think, myself,
happily deceived by scaring. Now, now let us all go to the
wedding and drink the health of the company.
The end End of the flying doctor.
Bye Maria. Translated by Charles Heron

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wall. Edson Judas by Henry, Blake
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And okay, devorah Lucci. Pharaoh.
Kangju de Inferno 31. In the abyss, which swallows up
Judas with Lucifer, longfellow'stranslation.
Persons the bridegroom read by Nima.

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The best man read by Thomas Peter.
Of the sacristan read by Todd. A procession of priests and
acolytes. Eight painted windows stage
directions. Read by Sonia.
The Sacristy of the Church of San Judas time. 10 minutes

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before noon, appealing of bells is heard, the Sacristy is a
great octagonal room of sculptured Stone.
It's growing, vaulting is upheldby one.
Central column, which is wreath from base, to Capital, with a
band of pay recover and flowers.And it's eight Windows Broad and
high. Tree foiled and quatrefoil

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flood, both floor and roof with an endless step away.
Triple of variegated light and the one of these windows and
open door leads into the church through this doorway one sees
the chancel banked with flowers and above the decors murmur of a
thousand tongues when he is the tones of the organ and the
voices of the choirboys, presentin the Sacristy, the bride groom

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and his best man, both are in full uniform.
Each wears white gloves and carries a sword.
In 10 minutes, 10 minutes more. in 10 minutes, as you say, The
bridegroom fastening his glove is that a long time or a short

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time? A long time?
I think a short time, but much may happen within a short time,
much may happen in 10 minutes. How soberly said are you as Joe
veils ones, closest friend should be?
And perhaps not this day? It means so much for me.

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The bridegroom unfastening his glove as much as it means for me
as much. Yes, quite as much.
Perhaps more, not more for. It means everything in the world
for me. It means everything in the world

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for me now that force fibrates with such a degree of Interest.
As I have felt this day demanded.
Now I begin to recognize you thefirst time for a month.
I am the same. I am an altered, the bridegroom

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refastening his glove. No, no, you've never been quite
the same since I told. Old you, since you heard of the
great change in store for me, how did you tell me in your
sleep? You don't pillow close to mine.
I felt myself in East Java. I felt that I had betrayed your

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confidence, not betrayed only anticipated.
You would have known within a day You have known everything
else, you've shared my thoughts,my ideas, my secrets, my
ambitions, we've eaten together,we have slept together.
We have fought side by side. We have the same age, the same

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height. My eyes have always been able to
look level into yours. We are the same bulk as well,
who shall say that, even at the present moment, I am not wearing
your coat and you mine. That has happened more than
once. You saved my life.
I have saved yours. Have we not pledged an

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Unbreaking friendship. We have.
The first of the eight Windows comes to life, there is a flux
of color and of outline, among its Molly and lights gradually
to figures among its ranks of churchly Warriors become
strangely secularized. They raise their Crossed Swords

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on high while their left hands meet in a clasp of friendship.
The colors upon the pavement shift in correspondence.
And from the church, or from space is far above and beyond
it. There, come the tones of the
Ecce Chrome bonum, but for you my bones hacked by African.

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Sabres might now be bleaching upon the Desert Sands but for
you my own nod by nameless. Vicious might now be lying at
the bottom of the sea, your arm sweeping through that burning
are saved me for today. Yours cleaving through those

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angry Waters, save me for for tohimself for what?
Yes, you have saved me for todaymoment more.
And I shall stand where I have long hoped to stand and shall
take the vow that. So long has been ready on my

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lips. Last all obstacles are brushed
aside at last the way. Stands clear?
Those obstacles, you know, my combat with them as well as I
myself at every step on every hand, this mysterious
opposition, this determined and unceasing and midi, from what

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source could have come from, what motive, what enemy have.
I the worst should stay his handat such a time as this True
true. I pass over the attempt to
embarrass my fortune and I will say nothing of the efforts made

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to transfer me to another regiment and have me sent back
to the wars, nor will I dwell upon the conspiracy disclosed by
the repeated advice from so manyfriends to forego this marriage
for a few of these advisers wereclose enough to me to have the
right to speak. Fewer still had any definite

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reason to Tender and all were but to plainly moved.
Some of them unconsciously perhaps by one hidden yet
Dexter's hand let all that pass.How did the real Attack begin?
What was the first thing to be insinuated?
Yes, I remember. This second of the eight Windows

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is endowed with a moving Consciousness, 10.
Honorable Knights rise in a semi-circle and looked down with
an opener prehension in their pure, young eyes upon the pair
beneath an indignant diapason, rolls in from the organ and
distant voices are heard to chant the in Cory.

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Get a shameful whisper creeping hither and thither named me a
cheat, a trickster a game. I've played.
Yes it is the privilege of my order of my profession but I
have never played otherwise thenhonorably never otherwise than
honorably a hundred tongues cameto my defense, only one was

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silent yours. I can never thank you enough for
that. You're perfect confidence would
not deign. Your certainty of my innocence
made it seem necessary to defend.
The knights look into one another's, eyes and shake their
heads and turn away their faces.I strangled the Slender's report

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their she indeed had never doubted me and I struck down the
only man who dared repeated openly but what came next after
defending, my honor as an officer, I was compelled to
defend my honor as a Suitor. The third window sets itself in
motion, a band of chased, young damsels brush, forward through

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ranks of tall and rigid lilies. And curved are lustrous Palms
before. They ears to hear.
The coming words of lll report, voices, not theirs in tone.
The words of the know, Liam, O'Leary a score of lying words,
placed, in an honest Han Of villainous bit of paper brought

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to the Gaze of a pair of trusting eyes who could have
done it. I asked and why we never
learned. I have indeed live freely, but
who shall say that, I have seriously over past the bounds
The damsels flush and stoop to hide their faces among the
lilies, but their blushes are repeated upon the pavement.

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No one I went to her brother. What I told him satisfied him
but who could have written that letter and why you never learned
but his bad followed, or Worse, what was next attacked?
My courage as a soldier. Mine.

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The fourth window, an army with banners, the leaders of the host
rest on their sword Hills and gaze downward with satirical and
contemptuous miles above the ranks.
Rice flags of scarlet and purplethat flan.
Denarii, derision and dappled a sculptured pillar.
I demanded hearing I combated the Unworthy charges sent back

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across those waste of sand and of see I summoned my Witnesses
use. You spoke for me, briefly
quietly. One might almost have said,
reluctantly you were above such accusations, your words added to
those of others sufficed and that evening.

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Angela kiss me for the untarnished soldier that I was
then I said enough. To himself too much perhaps.
The leader of the army lifts, a foreshortened sword and makes
the movement as if of warning. But neither of the pair

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interprets, his movement for neither sees it.
I came at last then, to stand forth whole sound unscathed.
I but the others, my bride, her parents.
The fifth window, arising of thesheeted bed, the Sun have hidden

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by a passing Cloud, but partly penetrates the dull, and
spectral, pains a rumor ran thatmy orphan.
Bride had been born out of wedlock.
That no priest had ever bless the union of it was foul.
I beat it. The doors of town halls.

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I rain blows upon the portals ofof Parish churches.
My Angela should not be thus doubly and disgracefully,
orphaned. I searched the records dim and
Dusty as they were. And I brought the truth,
triumphantly Delight. The sun reappears, the dead,

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throw back, their cows, their eyes sparkle.
Their cheeks are flushed with life.
They raise their full fleshed hands in benediction but who
could have started that rumor and why who indeed you have
never learned. But even that was not enough.

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Worse. Followed you know what?
Word past that Angela herself. No no, I cannot say it.
I, I heard that she was false. The six window, the trio of
female figures, love truth, and Purity and twined in one

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another's arms, their eyes are startled.
Their garments quiver and scintillate in Reds and Embers,
and pale greens, their mouth open, but whether in
condemnation or in defense it istoo soon to say from that
quarter or from another there comes the chance.

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Iniquitous, audio ha Bui Why? But she was untrue in pure.
Yes, but the last great lie was faced in routed here.
I await her one moment more and she will have come heavy.
T is course every decent lie down the cheeks of the three

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virgins. hark hark, I hear even now their Carriage Wheels
without the sacristan enters. Noon and past noon, and the
bride does not come the Chimes have long since ceased peeling.

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The whole church questions and Whispers, do you not hear
nothing can prevent that. Let the bells be heard too.
The sacristan, closes the door leading into the church and
retires by means of a second. One opposite through walls or
doors or Windows. I heard the words query femoral

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on dentists, the bells may ring but they will bring you nothing.
What do you mean? My friend, she will not come.
The 7th window, the seven cardinal virtues, they change
with a slow. But Relentless movement of color

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of outline of feature into the seven deadly sins, this
transformation, like all the others passes unheeded, she will
not come. Have you not heard?
Heard what, what everyone else has heard, what fills the church

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with smiles and Whispers. Even now, what have you to tell
me? It is always that us, the most
concerned is ever the last to learn.
What have I to learn this? That she has sinned.
That should have been said before her better and more,

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truly not at all. They say that she is sinned and
sinned with me. Oh, my enemy, unseen, but
unrelenting. And what is your response?
With the other reports. True?
Not one of them. Perhaps the Chimes will Begin

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Again. Perhaps the bride will yet
appear. Perhaps those whisperings will
cease. Do you hear them?
Yes. Even through that door.
Do you hear the bells? No.
Do you hear the bride arriving? Not yet.

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At Porsche, is it true? What you say is it true?
Is it true? I need that matter.
It is nothing. Let it pass nothing.
Let it pass. Yes, I am here and she will

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never be. You may wait but you shall wait
in vain. He places his hands upon the
others shoulder. If she were to come, I should
not let her have you. She shall not have you.
Nobody shall have you? What is your meaning, Oliver?

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The deadliest of the seven sins hides her face.
It is too hideous for contemplation.
He should not let you go. Our friendship has been too
long. Too close too, intimate.
It shall not be destroyed. It shall not be broken.
No one shall come between us, peace.

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All of her in Heaven's name. Why have we lived so long
together? Why shared each other's every
thought to be completely thundered.
Now, why did I save your life? Tap taken from you.
The house? Why did you save mine?
That you might cast this blight upon it in the end?

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She shall not have you. I will do everything to prevent
it. I have done everything to
prayer. It is you who attacked my honor?
Your honor is secure. It is you who have questioned?
My courage, you are brave. I believe that it is you who

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have insulted my love, no one loves you more than I The
sculptured, wreath and twined round the Grade Center column
rise in descending spirals like a vast serpent.
You are a liar. A traitor, a perjurer.
And you shall die. One of us shall die.

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One of us, too shall die. It shall be you one of us
Hyundai one of us three, she shall die.
It is she who has come between us?
The bridegroom drawing his sword, you shall die.
I shall kill you with my own hands.

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The Chimes, begin to ring, a sound of rambling, wheels and
trampling. Hoofs is heard outside A
procession of priests. And a collides crosses, the
Sacristy on the way into the church.
They pause at the signs of combat.
She comes, She Believes In Me, and so shall all the others they

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do already. I will not believe the throng
makes sport of Our Fair. Fame to the priest, move on move
on. I will follow you with in a
moment. The procession traverses the
Sacristy and moves on toward thehigh altar, the bridegroom
shuts, the door behind it, the best men.

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Springing forward thrust him from it and then stand staunchly
with his own back against its panels, you shall not pass.
You shall never pass to her stand.
Aside let me through, I do not mean to fail at the last moment

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I shall Not allow so many good Endeavors to go for.
Not stand aside, I hate you, I detest you.
I despise you. I love you.
You hate me. That cannot be.
I hate you with my whole heart. I love you.

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With my whole soul, you love me.I who have done so much.
You are not fit to live. You are not fit to die but die.
You shall. I shall not kill you.
You shall kill yourself. You shall do it now and I shall

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see you do it. You have no other Road to
Redemption. We have been friends.
All he's I have loved you all mylife.
The thought of her made me mad made me desperate time presses
use your blade. Laid the eighth window, the

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Angelic host, trumpeting from the clouds, where Lucifer
plunges headlong toward the pit.The Wonder is that he can fall
so long, so fast so far. When the bridegroom opens the
door into the church, the bride is seen coming up the aisle,
while the choirboys and the organ unite in a resounding

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Gloria. Upon the floor of the Sacristy
lies, the body of a man in a pool of blood as the bride and
the bridegroom. Meet, before the altar rail, the
eight Windows, depleting the floor of the Sacristy with 1000
varied splotches of color. But there is one broader and

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brighter than them all shut up Beck convulsively to their
pristine. Selves End of at st.
Judas by Henry, Blake Fuller. The grandmother by lajos Bureau,
this is a LibriVox recording allLibriVox recordings are in the

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public domain for more information or to volunteer,
please visit librivox.org. Characters the grandmother read
by Sonia. The blond young lady read by
phone, the brunette young lady read by TJ Burns.

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The bride read by L C Selwyn. The vivacious girl read by Jen
Broda. So Melancholy girl read by Pavia
the sentimental high school girlread by devorah Alan.
Jovial young man, read by Josh Kibby, the polite young man,

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read by Chuck Williamson. The disagreeable young man read
by Thomas Peter stage directions, read by Campbell,
shelp. There is only this notable thing
to be said about grandmother herhair is Snow White, her cheeks
Rosy and her eyes, violet blue. She is the most youthful and

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enthusiastic best and most cordial grandmother ever beloved
by her grandchildren. The scene opens on a broad Sunny
terrorists, furnished with garden, furniture chairs, small
tables in chaise lounges, Back of the Terrace is the beautiful
summer. Residence of Grandpa behind it
is a large English garden and it's lunch and Blossoms.

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The disagreeable young man enters Young's stretches,
discontentedly slouches here, and there, picks up a volume
from the table. Then falls into a couch at,
right? And lighting, a cigarette begins
to read the other grandchildren enter in groups of two and
three, and seat themselves. My word children.

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I am too full for utterance. What a spread?
Hmm. Now for a good cigar and a soft
chair. And I am as rich as a king we
are having such Charming. Whether it's not this park like
a paradise. How did you like the

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after-dinner? Speeches?
Uncle Heinrich was splendid. There is great, laughter Uncle
Heinrich was never strong and speechmaking, but in the
beginning, even demosthenes stuttered, the trouble is that
Uncle Heinrich. Stop were demosthenes began

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besides a manufacturer has no time to parade on the seashore
with pebbles under his tongue, there is more laughter children
who wants a cigarette. I The polite young man, handing
them, cigarettes and lighting a match for them.
He speaks to the bride. Aren't you going to smoke?

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No, I thank you. Lord no she must not the noble.
Bribe us not permit. Tobacco smoke to contaminate her
Rosy lips they all laugh. May I have a cigarette too.
You be careful or the same Misfortune may happen to you.
At any minute, that happened to Lucy the Jovi all young man

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pointing to the bride. He hands the vivacious girl, a
cigarette. If my bridegroom shall object to
tobacco smoke, he can pack his things and off.
Well, young people, what are we going to do next?
Let's remain here. The park looks so beautiful.

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Object will remain here until the sun goes down a little, and
then we'll play tennis. They agree, can't even mean here
but is enjoy the spring in the garden.
Let's play. Tennis a little exercise is the
best cure for romance and you can enjoy your spring up there

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as well. You dreamer, they laugh.
You are as loud as the besiegersof Jericho in your planning.
Behold he speaker, You are so overbearing in your
jollification that it is positively.

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Disgusting for the past hour. You have been giggling away
without the slightest reason youhave so much Ledger.
You do not know what to do with yourselves.
Courage, must you always be the killjoy in the party if you
would at least take yourselves off from here, but admit, that's
a day. There's reason enough for every

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kind of jollity is there indeed.You have finished a costly
banquet and now are enjoying a good digestion.
You are young and have a healthyanimal appetite, but why deck
sentimentalism on your horns? Your pardon do you suppose that
all the person gets out of this remarkable occasion is a good

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dinner. Have you?
No appreciation. Do you realize what this day
means to all of us very well. My boy, now tell me why you are
so overfilled with joy. Yes, I will.
I am glad that I can celebrate the golden wedding of my
grandfather. I am glad that just 30 years ago

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today. Grandfather, founded his
Factory. I am glad because of our large
and happy family and that so many, lovely, and good.
And happy people have come here to celebrate this remarkable
event. All of them.
Good, and prosperous hosparus. Yes, I Rejoice at their

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prosperity. The labor is down there in The
Foundry. However are not is Overjoyed at
this Prosperity is, you are for this prosperity of yours have
been starving. These 30 years, grandfather was
always good to his employees. Indeed, our grandfather has
managed by hook or by crook to amass an enormous fortune.

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And you are glad that his fortune is now made.
And you do not have to resort toquestionable means that polite.
Young man hurt questionable means you do not intend to
assert that are Grandpapa, ascertain nothing.
But Mark you this There is only one honest way to gain a large

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Fortune inheriting it he cannot learn it.
Without resorting to questionable means shame to say
a thing like that shame to say that of Grandfather, all of them
are upset and Disturbed grandmother appears on the
balcony. Why children what is it?

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What's wrong, why? Grandma just think of it.
Kurt said that Grandpa made His fortune by questionable means do
not say exactly that. Yes, you did.
Yes. Grandmother as energetically as
possible for her. I think you are in error

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occurred in the entire Fortune of your grandpa.
There is not a single copper that was not earned by him in
the most honest way. But look grandma.
What I said was generally in those cases, no one grandmother
hurt. When I tell you this boy, it is.

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So when I tell you anything, In my child, you should never doubt
it. Yes, Grandma.
You are quite right. But I maintain that human
learning and experience. Have proved why don't you stop?
Do you, perhaps want to insult Grandma?
You are taking too great, an advantage of our good nature.

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I'll tell you that If you folks had any sense don't you know
enough to shut up attacks. Him indeed.
He's right? The disagreeable young man in
spite of the scene wants to continue but the protests of the

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others drown his voice, he castsa contemptuous look at them.
Shrugs his shoulders throws himself on the sofa and begins
to read. Now, don't trouble yourself
about him and he longer, Grandma, dear Here.
Rest yourself nicely in this chair Among Us.
Their Grandma, the old folks arethere at the table.

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We young people are here in the fresh air.
We lacked only the youngest one of us all.
And here you are. There is a Gladys sent as the
grandmother sits down. Are you quite comfortable
Grandma? Dear, would you like something
to rest? Your feet on.
Thanks my child. I am quite.
All right? And I am very happy.

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Yes. Grandma.
You ought to feel happy how young you look and how lovely?
And Rosie. Grandma, what is it?
My angel tell me. How does a woman managed?
So that she is admired by her husband for 450 years as you are
by grandfather. Yes.

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How did you manage that? You will all be loved and
admired. After 50 years, as I have been a
person must be good. We must love each other.
But grandmother is it not wonderful at 70 and 75?
To love so beautifully, and purely, as you and grandfather

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have loved. You must always be good and
patient with each other and brave never lose courage.
But look Grandma not even I could be as Brave as you have
been and no one can ever say that.
I lose courage, they all laugh, I still shudder when I think how

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in those days in March of 48, you had to run away or in the
STS, when the city was bombarded, you with my mama and
Aunt Olga escaped from the burning house.
How interesting that was tell usanother story.
Grandma there is loud Ascent? Yes.
Yes Grandma. She'll tell us another story but

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I have already told you so much.You heard all our history.
Not I Grandma. I've not heard the story of when
you got lost in the fridge X Road Forest.
That story I have told you so often children ask your mother
about it. She'll tell you.
But Grandma I haven't heard it either.

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Just tell us that one and we'll go to play tennis if you'll
pardon me grandma, I believe youought to tell us a different
incident today. I've heard that history so often
tell us something contemporaneous.
Tell us about the first sewing machine or the first railroad or
about Feelings are contemporary theater, art.

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No, tell us about the words. Yes.
The disagreeable young man, Shrugged.
His shoulders and buries his head in his book.
Grandmother begins to narrate and the circle of her admiring,
an attentive audience, grows nearer, Well my children, it

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happened in the year 1840. A year after grandfather was
almost shot by error. In those days, the happenings
took us quite far away from hereto free dries.
Hold in my ideas where you have never been your grandfather, had
a small estate there and that's how we made our livelihood.

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We always wished and prayed to get the management of the
largest state of the count of Chuan Heusen.
But we lived there. Humbly, in the little house.
Was my mama home didn't know shewas not in this world yet but a
year later she was born. So, your grandfather and I lived

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then in this little red, roofed house.
Your grandfather used to be busywith the land the entire day.
Those days, I was taking on weight and to reduce, I would
take long walks through the country.
One day in, October, in the afternoon, it was beautiful
sunny autumn As usual, I went again on my long walk, the

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country, there is very beautiful, all Hills covered
with dense forests. This afternoon my way, LED into
the famous Forest of free leaseholder when they're, I kept
on walking here and there I would stop to pick a flower.
Don't forget, grandma that it was quite late.

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When you left your house. You are correct my dear.
After our dinner, I had something Has to attend to in
the house and that is why I started that day later than
usual. I was walking through the
forest, going in deeper and deeper and suddenly I began to
realize that it was getting dark.

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It was in the Autumn and the days were getting short.
When I saw how dark, it was I turned Homeward, but in the
meanwhile evening came sooner than I counted.
And suddenly, it got dark all together.
Now, So die. I must hustle, I hurried as well
as I could, but as much as I hurried, I did not get home.

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Had I gone home the right way. I would have reached it then and
so it dawned on me that I had lost my way, great Heavens.
Indeed. My child, I was really lost in
the woods and in the free dries hood of forest.
Besides what that meant? You cannot now realize Since

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that time these Woods have been considerably cleared.
Then also we live in a differentworld today but in those days
free do is hold a forest was a very very dismal place.
It spread away into the outskirts of the hearts
mountains and was a wild. Primeval god-forsaken Forest

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where Highway robbers were hiding.
And in the winter it was full ofthe wolves from the mountains.
There is a short path. And what did you do?
Grandmother really my child, a great anxiety Came Upon me.
I Stood Still and try to fix my direction.

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Then I turned to a path which I figured ought to lead me home
after I walked a half hour. However, I found that the forest
instead of getting lighter who is getting thicker and thicker,
three or four times, I change the direction but no matter what
I did I was walking deeper And deeper into the dark woods.

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Although the moon was shining then the branches of the trees
were so thick that I could see but little and that which I saw
only frighten me all the more, every tree stump every
overhanging bow, excited, my fear.
My feet will continuously caughtin the roots of big trees and
the undergrowth tore, my bleeding face and feet, and it

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was getting cold. I felt Frozen and dismally
quiet. It terribly dark was the night
in the forest. There is a pause and suspense.
Good Heavens, how perfectly terrible.
Then I collected all my wits. I said to myself, if I keep on

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walking, I will lose my way. All the, more I ought to remain
where I am and wait, when grandfather arrives at home and
misses me, he will start a search with all the help and
people they will go into the woods with torch lights.
And then I will see the lights from the distance and hear them
call. And in that way, I can get home.

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How clever of our grandma and How brave after I figured it out
that way, I looked about for a sheltered Nook in between two,
great. Big tree trunks, there was a
cave like a little house, a place.
All filled with soft Moss, a pleasant camping place.

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I fell into this and prepared myself for a long.
Wait, I waited and waited the night people, the woods with a
Every kind of sound there was whistling Whispering humming
blowing screeching. And once from a distance, a
long-drawn deep howling. This undoubtedly was the Wolves

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most of all God. Then even, I lost my courage.
I wanted to run run as long as my legs would carry me.
But I realized that the wiser thing was to be brave and to
remain. So I set my teeth and Kept on
waiting and then gradually the holding seized.
So as I said, they're on this mossbank gazing before me and

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thought of many things, suddenlyI heard a noise I straightened
up and listened. It was a breaking sound and the
Russell as though someone were brushing aside the underbrush,
the noise was getting nearer andnearer.
Oh, I was all ears. I could clearly distinguish.

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Now that the sound was the footstep of a human being
frightened, I started through the darkness and in the dowel
Moonlight I saw that actually a man who was waiting through the
thick underbrush. What was I to do?
I pressed against a tree trunk and my Fast and Loud Beating
Heart seemed to be in my throat.The man was coming directly

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toward me when he was about three Paces of Away from me and
I could distinguish his features.
I felt like fainting. It was red Mike, a very
dangerous fellow from our neighborhood.
Everyone knew that he was a robber later on.
He was imprisoned for murder buthe escaped from the prison.

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Now, he was there. What should I do?
What did you do? Grandma, great Heavens frenzied.
I pressed against a tree trunk. I wanted to hide The robber came
directly toward me, it was a still, he could see me even in
this darkness and behind the tree trunk later on, when he was

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caught, I found out that he had prepared.
This very place for his nights resting place.
He had brought all this soft Moss there.
Of course, I did not know that he just came there to rest
himself. All I saw was that he was making
directly for me, then such a great fear seized me that.

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Instead of pressing against a tree and letting him go past me,
I shrieked. Just as he came within reaching
distance and began to run away, there is a pause and feverish
suspense and what did the robot do?
My sudden outcry and quick Dash and flight scared him for the
moment. But as soon as I appeared in the

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Moonlight, he saw that. It was only a woman who had
frightened him. He hesitated about half a minute
and then started to pursue me. I flew I was young then and I
could run fast but it was dark and I did not know my way as I
pressed forward, I ran into a low branch and tore my cheeks so

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that it bled. My skirt was torn into shreds.
Suddenly I stumbled and fell to the ground.
I heard myself quite painfully but in spite of that, I arose
quickly again and commenced to run and the Rabe after me all
the time, I could always hear his footsteps in my week.
My legs were about to give up under me when I got an idea to

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hide behind a stout tree trunk, but to rob a began to look
through the underbrush in the spot where he last saw me and he
finally found me. He came Near me how terrible
with one single leap. I jumped aside and started to
run again. Once more I fell down and again

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I Rose aimlessly. I ran wildly over roots and
stones and a robber kept right on after me and the distance
between me and my pursuer was getting smaller and smaller.
Then all of a sudden, I heard the sound of his footsteps,
close to me. To escape him.
I try to dash away to the side of him, but with a sudden leap,

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he was by my side, grabbing me by my shoulder.
He threw me on the ground and I fell upon my back.
He had to run so fast that he dashed a couple of Paces past
me. He turned about and then I saw
that he had a long knife in his hand, merciful Heaven.

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I could not budge an unspeakable, Fierce East me.
It then I uttered a piercing shriek.
The rubber approached me. I cried out.
There is a pause then then. Well, what then what I cried
out, like an insane person. Now the robot was near me.

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He bent over me. Suddenly, a voice sounded, who's
crying hear? The voice seemed to be near the
footsteps were Audible. Who's crying here?
It has the second time. The branch is parted and the men
in a hunting habit. With a gun in his hand appeared.
The robber took to his heels andflew into the woods.

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The hunter now came near me and call to a second man who
followed they help me to rise and take carried me over to a
small clearing. There are so light buggy into
which they lifted me soon. They fetch the horses.
And in a half hour, I was in theChuan house and castle Sipping
hot Brandy, which they had prepared for me.

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The men in a hunting habit, was the count of Chuan Heusen, who
had been hunting in the woods? How interesting in the castle, I
quite recovered. Then the count ordered another
Carriage to drive me home, and at 6:00 in the morning, I landed
safely in our house. Your grandpa was sick with

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worry. He and his people at searched
for me, in the woods for hours. And that's how I was almost lost
a few days later. Grandpa went to thank the count
for my rescue. The count took a liking to him.
Don't was the old coat. Yes, it was the old count.
The benefactor of all of us grandfather thanked him

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courteously for my rescue, the county took a liking to him.
And soon after that grandfather got the management of the entire
Chuan house in a state, which proved a Cornerstone of his good
fortune and that my dears is thestory of my night wander in the
forest of free disorder. I made a general approval.

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Grandma is surrounded. Everybody is indebted to her,
they all speak at once, except the disagreeable, young man.
We thank you cordially. It was wonderful Grandma.
Dear interesting. Beautiful grandma is a
storytelling genius. I most wonderful one.

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Very well, my ideas, but no run along to your tennis game.
I'll come over later to watch on.
They all agree. Three, cheers for our very dear
beloved Charming Grandma. They all cheer three times, then
they surround her kiss, her cheeks and Ted and stroked her
hair. A Jew old sweetheart, I'll feed

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his in Precious Grandma. The sentimental, High School,
Girl inspired. Grandma.
She rushes over to her and covers her with kisses.
Grandma Bears all these a me abilities with pleasurable
tolerance. She Strokes in packs the
grandchildren and that's they retire.
She fondly gazes after them nodding to them with laughter.

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Good, I'm not you going with theothers know why not Kurt.
Why don't you follow the others?They think that I am bad and I
know that they are stupid. Grandmother seats herself in
Silence. The disagreeable young man
continues to read, he lights a new cigarette while lighting the

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cigarette grandma. What is it my child?
Whatever you say might, of course, never be questioned.
No my child but do tell me grandma, did that story really
happen in that way. What Story The Night, wander
through the Friedrich, throw theforest.

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Certainly it happened. Exactly.
As you told it, are you quite sure that you remember all those
details? Yes.
Why. Oh, just so I merely wanted to
inquire Grandma, but why did youwant to?

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I was just interested. Thank you very much.
Do not, let me disturb you Further.
Grammar, he takes up his book and continues to read.
The grandmother remain seated, but his greatly embarrassed.
She would like to keep on gazinginto the park and enjoying her
quiet, but she is unable to concentrate her thoughts.
She is getting more and more Disturbed.

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There is a pause good. Yes, Grandma.
Dear good. Why have you asked me if the
forest incident happened that way, I merely wanted to find out
Grandma, you just wanted to findout, but one does not ask such

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things without. Some good reason I was
interested interested, but why are you interested just in
general? But do not get Disturbed on
account of that. Grandma.
The grandmother are silent. The disagreeable, young man,
picks up his book, The grandmother wants to drop the

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subject at this. It she does not succeed but
continues to look over toward the young man.
He reads on could. Yes.
Grandma. Dear could you shall tell me
this instant, the reason you asked if the incident really
happened that way but Grandma, Ihave already told you that don't

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you tell me again that you ask because the matter interested
you he would never have asked such a question.
If you did not have some specialreason for it, but Grammar
could, if you do not this moment, tell me why you said
that. Then, I will never her voice
becomes unusually, strong and Shakes.

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I never in my life will speak toyou again.
But grammar, I do not want to insult.
You you will not insult me. If you will be sincere and open
be sincere always and you will not insult me.
But when you're trying to hide something from me, that's when

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you insult me. This cannot remain in this way.
I must know what you are thinking of.
I must know that Grandma. I was afraid.
You would be angry with me. If you keep on concealing
things. I shall be angry.
No matter what you have to say. I will not hold it against you.

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Are you not angry now? No, I promise you, I will not be
angry. Say whatever you please, the
disagreeable young man hesitates.
Well, then out with it, speak upmy child.
Be it what it may as long as it is.

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Frank and sincere speak up. Now, come very well then grandma
It is impossible that the store I could happen in that manner.
Grandmother offended. You mean that I told an untruth?
Oh no, I did not say that. The incident did not happen.

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I just maintain that. It could not have happened in
that fashion but why not? On account of the details.
Let us take it for granted. Grandmother, as you state, you
commenced your exercise. Walk in the afternoon.
Yes. Let's say that you had household
duties and started out quite late about 4:00 grandmother

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Disturbed. But following the
cross-examination intently yes very well you started at 4:00
the walk was a good one and consumed.
Hmm let us say 1 hour and a half.
Yes, yes, this brings us to halfpast 5:00 in October and in a

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dense forest besides, at 5:30 itgets fairly dark at that hour.
It was then that she lost your way.
The grandmother nods, her head in assent, another hour and a
half spent in wandering. That brings us to 7:00.
You now reach the night lodging of the robber here you were

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resting Exactly. Quite right here you are waiting
and resting. Now we want to allow a long time
for it 3. Let us say three and a half
hours, um, not that long. Oh yes, let us will then have

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reached half past 10:00. It could not have been later
when this Force Band it came. These Pirates.
Never go to their bed earlier. They shot a light and must get
their sleep or the world is a darkest.
He could not sleep during the day even in the darkest forests
and show it. Then it was 10:30. 10:30 now

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began the flight in the pursuit.You ran that it's a full 20
minutes. That is a great deal.
I was a track runner in college and I know what a 20 minute
stretch means, shall we say 20 minutes, 20 minutes in any
circumstances was not even 11:00when you were safely out of

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danger. Yes.
And and a half hour later. You were sipping, hot Brandy and
the Schwann house and Castle. Yes.
The disagreeable young man is silent grandmother shaking with
excitement and what else? The disagreeable young man is

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silent grandmother. She shakes with fear as to watch
will follow but forces herself to face it.
Well, say, um, what else? Six on the following morning,
you reached your home and Keep Oz's, grandmother, if her loud
speaking could be called an outcry, then she cries out.

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Yes, what the hell else? What happened?
Then go on, say it. What else?
The disagreeable young man. He makes a new attempt to tell
everything bravely at once, but hesitates In the morning at
6:00, you arrived at home, the others had no idea as to the
distance between Siobhan house and friedrichs Rod, but I wanted

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to see it myself. So, last year, with a friend, I
made a walking trip through thatcountry.
I tried this distance in a half hour of slow-walking, I reached
from one place to the other and the horses in the count stables
and the state roads were then inas good condition as today,
Well, then you started from the castle at 5:30 in the morning

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but you reach there at 11:30, the preceding night.
You spend six entire hours in the castle.
Then another point they all speak of the count, the
benefactor of a soul as the old count.
When he died five years ago, he was, of course, an old count, an

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old man of 70. But 35 years ago.
He was the young count of 30 years of age.
The grandmother stairs blindly at the disagreeable young man
alarmed over grandma's fright. He rises, he would very much
like to make up to her, but she lacks words the grandmother
Rises, she is trembling with theshaking hand, she is nervously,

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studying her dress to rights twice.
She turns to the young man to speak to him, but is unable to
utter a word. Then she turns she is about to
return into the house, but remains near the doorstep,
again. She turns then she is about to
go in but terms. Again and remain standing.
The disagreeable young man. Frightened Grandma, you you gave

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me your word that you would not be angry.
Grandmother, she stumbles forward a few steps.
She is Disturbed, shivering beside herself, complaining,
almost sobbing, you are an evil child, you are a bad bad and
evil child, for 50 years. I have told The same story,

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always the same same way and that it happened.
Differently. Never never even came into my
mind. Curtain and of the grandmother.

(01:22:30):
Everybody's Husband by Richard Ryan, this is a LibriVox
recording all LibriVox. Recordings are in the public
domain for more information or to volunteer.
Please visit librivox.org, everybody's husband cast of
characters, mr. Alexis to the Hilton read by

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Erin white, mr. Theophilus Bunbury, read by
Thomas Peter, figgins read by law.
Lori Wilson. Spriggans, read by Todd dick.
A waiter read by. Mark Somerville mrs.
Pimpernel Mistress of a boardinghouse.
Read by pulling Latona. Re Fanny her daughter.

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Read by Sonia. Miss Thompson spriggans, Ward
read by TJ. Burns, mrs.
Tomkins, figgins, Ward read by Jen Broder.
Mrs. Twistleton. Read by devorah Al Maidservant
read by phone, narrator. Read by Kevin S.

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Seen a boarding house in Tunbridge Wells, her room,
handsomely furnished doors, right?
And left, and folding door and the flat enter mrs.
Pimpernel and Fanny mrs. Pimpernel Center.
Well now my dear daughter. Everything is prepared.

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You must lose no time in gettingready for church for as the play
has it. The Bridle found now plays a
Suspiciously how my dear Mama. I can't help thinking that my
visit to Dear delightful. London.
Who's the luckiest thing in the world.
For if I had never gone there, Ishould never have known that

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most Charming of his sex. Mr. Theophilus Bunbury.
Yes. My dear Fanny separated, as your
mother has been for the last seven years from her cruel and
good-for-nothing husband She hasbeen so laced Alone by her
maternal, feelings, and solicitude for your certainment.

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And to render your hymeneal, Fetters as rosy as hers.
We're in your father's time. Her first wedded Lord.
Oh, you are a dear good Mama andI am sure.
Banbury. And myself, shall often come
down to Tunbridge in the season to drink the waters with our

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dear good. Mama You will not forget my
advice funny but dear me. You ought to have got dressed
before. Now do go yet.
Stay a moment here. Love here are the conjugal
instructions. Pulling a paper out of her
reticule. This contains precepts for your

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rule and guidance. For every hour of the day, I
recommend to your particular attention article, the ninth
respecting the Mint of obedience, granny takes the
paper and reads King Pepin or the guilty mother.
Mrs. Pimpernel surprised. What do you say?

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Oh, that's not it. This is the one intended for
you. Takes it back and give us
another. But what can detain Bunbury?
Oh, he said he should only just step around the town to the
different shops to see if he could do it.
Little business in the order way.
For my dear Theophilus says thateven a pin a day is a growth a

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year. And as he happens to be on the
spot, he thinks I suppose he mayas well.
Pick up a little to pay coach hire back.
Well, funny as business is the life of our country.
I am quite delighted to think what a patriotic husband, you'll
have bells ring some of the borders.

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But can dig be about instead of attending to the bells in The
Parlor. He's attending to the bells in
the kitchen. I'll warrant him now daughter, I
must look after the guests, go you and get ready for the
ceremony and read over the conjugal instructions.
I have placed in your hands. Oh, I'll get them Everyone by

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heart. Mama Excellent mrs.
Pimpernel left Fanny. Right enter, mr.
Theophilus Bunbury here, I am again.
Dad. We London has a cute fellas,
always. And I to business, I've got a
few orders in the pin line that I have come down to Tunbridge on

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a-pleasuring expedition to get married laughs.
I'm afraid it's getting late. Where's Fanny?
Where's mrs. Pimpernel.
No. And where's my wedding favors?
I must look after them going, but the rooms in this building.
Has a so much within one. Another like a parcel of pill

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boxes that I scarcely know whichway to go exit enter mr.
Alexis twistleton. I wonder what can detain you
dorable? Mrs. Alexis twistleton, should
have arrived by last night stage.
Edge. Well, now really I have enjoyed

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myself pretty considerably for the last three days, doing a bit
of Bachelor enjoyed myself. If the adorable mrs.
Alexis to his intestine where tohear me make such an exclamation
enjoyment Solace after all, there is no state to compare to

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the state marital. She is a nice little woman.
But to be sure she won't better comparison to The Splendid
boarders who are now. Staying here, rather mysterious
though that to real ladies or should be staying at a boarding
house at Watering Place without any male protector.

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The tallest has decidedly cast diverse not to be mistaken
amatory bleek's at my figure andthe little one last night
remarked that she never saw. So striking a likeness to a
young Captain whom she'd been dying for.
But who unluckily one day died himself looking at his watch

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12:10. Oh, I'm getting quite uneasy
about the normed arrival of The Delectable Mrs. T, I'll ring and
inquired. What our the next stage comes in
rings. If that does not bring her, I'm
determined not to delay any longer.
But to take a post Shades and meet her.

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Why the devil don't they answer the Bell Rings again.
Enter dick left dick. What time is the next stage
expected? Not till tomorrow at 12:00 is a
stage has just come in sir. No lady make any inquiry after

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mr. Alexis twistleton.
No, sir. That's strange.
Dick, if there should be a return of shares to flim.
Well, let me know aside. I'm a single man.
Then until tomorrow, I say dick,I understand you're going to

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have a wedding in the family. Yes sir a London gentleman in
the pin line. Very well-to-do is hey, so fell
in love with our Miss Fanny. While she was on a visit with
his mother in threadneedle Street.
He'll come in for all the old ladies property.
So What would be sticks? Young mrs.
Will get when the old lady pops off.

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You'll be tolerably snug as the saying is keep a che perhaps,
goering's. Well, I'm coming.
I'll be back again. Present thing here.
I say. So I'll let you in to some queer
things. No?
Will you though? Yes, I will honor bright for

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I've taken a liking to you but Mom, you know?
Putting his hand on his mouth and looking knowing bells, ring
coming. I say snug sir coming coming
exit dick, right twistleton. Looking after him communicative,

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genius dick. Can't be called a dumbwaiter
enter Miss Thompson and Miss. Tompkins good morning ladies.
Been Promenade Ting I suppose I was a balmy air of the wells has
added a richer Bloom to cheeks already radiant.

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With a Rosy. Tint of high G has influence.
Miss Thompson aside. A very pretty.
Smokin gentlemen, Miss Tompkins to twistleton.
We regret to learn from our Hostess that you are about to
deprive us of your agreeable Society crosses to Center.
Yes, ladies. As the absence of a particular

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person, I may say a very particular person inside.
I think I've made an impression allowed.
The only regret I shall experience will be the
separating from two ladies who have so pre-eminently
contributed to the Delight of the visitors of England's.

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Most salubrious, watering-place Tunbridge, Wells, beautifully,
complimentary The side to miss Tompkins should our Guardians
overtake us. I almost feel disposed to
solicit his friendship, and trust him with our secret
twistleton, aside, extempore Congress.

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They whisper, I've hit them both.
Oh, unhappy, Alexis twistleton. Why were you made such a
heartbreaker? The ladies still Whispering
that's a clear case. They're both dying for me and
are quarreling, which I have me.Miss Thompson aside to miss

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Tompkins. Then you agree to my trust in
him, Miss Tompkins decide to Miss Thompson, most certainly,
then you had better go and watchfor the enemy.
So as to give me a signal of hisapproach, exit, Miss Tompkins,
To Sultan looking at Miss Thompson.

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Oh, then this is to be the happywoman.
Now for it. Miss Thompson.
Hesitating sir. Madam aside, what a pretty bit
of timidity, sir. Your generous agreeable are
induces me to solicit your friendship, my dear Madam,

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you've got it under. Great deal.
More you come but for friendshipand take away, love, well, sir.
I pardon your volatility and youin return must, excuse my
briefness, you must know sir. I and my companion.

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Who is my cousin? Have you loped from our
Guardians to avoid two matches contrary to our inclinations.
Enter Miss Tompkins hastily, oh my dear girl.
Girl, there's a post Shay's coming at full speed down the
hill. That's them.
I daresay. Go look at again, exit, Miss.

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Tompkins now sir, if I am overtaken, I shall be conveyed
back again. Unless you sir are kind enough
to what to marry? You, I can't do that because I
was married about a month ago. So I did not mean that but you

(01:35:03):
know, sir you could pass yourself off as my husband.
Oh, to be sure I could. But perhaps you're in a hurry
twistleton, pulling off his gloves and putting them in his
pocket. Oh no, no there's no hurry,

(01:35:24):
spriggans without well. Brother Guardian.
Your jolted to death said down while I explore interest
brigands and sees Miss Thompson.Aha there you are.
My pretty fugitive staring at twizzle tone and coming down
left. But who's this twistleton,

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knotting familiarly at spriggans?
How do you do? How do you do sit down and make
yourself Pleasant spriggans angrily.
No, sir. I shan't sit down, nor I shot
make myself Pleasant. Well, don't sit down if you

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don't like it and don't make yourself Pleasant.
This is a land of liberty and you have a right to please
yourself. Spriggans enraged.
Madam, I have a right to demand an explanation of you as to who
this impertinent companion of yours is Miss Thompson.
Puts up her fan and assumes bashfulness twistleton.

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Looking at her speak for you. You pretty trembler crosses the
spriggans, pretty trembler. Be damned Hush Hush old judgment
doomed conduct yourself. Oh so obstreperous lie or I
shall be obliged to exercise. My Prerogative and turn you out
of the room. Your prerogative puppy?

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Yes, sir. Sir, that of a doting devilish
agreeable. High-spirited husband husband,
yes. Sir, husband where I was married
and when I was married to that young lady, she can, perhaps
inform, you aside for hang me ifI can very fine.

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Very fine indeed. But hark, ye my sagacious,
bridegroom not a shearling of that, lady's property.
Do you touch? Well, so who wants it?
I've a million of acres and every County besides three
wealth, ambassadorships all in my gift.

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If you'd like to go plenipotentiary to pour you a or
ambassador to pair up, a poopoo,slapping him on the shoulder.
I'll start you off my old boy, you're very good sir, but I'll
inquire further into this going.That's right.
I spared of inquiry is very characteristic of the
present-day to Miss Thompson, goand satisfy your amiable,

(01:37:59):
Guardian my dear puts her towards brigands.
Go and answer all his questions and return to your adored on the
wings of cupid. I say calling her back as they
are going out together. Tell him all the lies.
You can think about on Excellentspriggans and Miss Thompson.

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So they are got rid of heard what my little wife would say to
this. I'd better be off before they
discover who I am. So, here goes draws on his
gloves and Crosses to left Miss,Tompkins peeps.
In and Whispers sir sir who the deuce is?

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That looks round. Oh it's you.
Yes, it's me, sir. May I pick the favor of a word
with you? Oh word.
Oh certainly. But let it be a short one
because I am in a hurry approaches her pray.
Don't say that sir. Surely you are not going to
separate from us so soon it was looted aside separate so soon.

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Oh she's in love with me to Nature cruel but done to for
goddess. Why, why did you make me?
Me so captivating to her, well, my dear, I'm resigned to my fate
pulling off his gloves and putting them into his pocket.
I'll not be in a hurry since youseem to wish it.

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Otherwise Miss Tompkins aside, kind-hearted being to him.
This then is the fact the same post Shay's that brought hither
the guardian of Miss Thompson also conveyed here, my guardian
indeed. Then it brought to Europe.
Her of Guardians, true, sir and strange to say both on the same

(01:39:54):
errand. Very remarkable indeed.
Then you, that is, I mean to saythat you ran away from your
guardian also, miss Tompkins assuming timidity.
Yes sir. And you expect him to overtake
you he has overtaken me that's aPity.

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Why sir I knew you'd say? So Therefore relying upon the
kindness of your disposition andfeeling assured how powerfully
you must sympathize. With my situation, I have
persuaded myself that to preventmy Falling Again into the
clutches of my guardian. You will grant me one request
that is in plain English. Marry you myself?

(01:40:39):
I can't upon my soul. You are a very pretty girl but
the laws are too severe against bigger me to risk.
Such a thing. That is not But what I mean?
No, no. If you are not in too great, a
hurry and would oblige Me by acting the part of my husband
for half an hour or so, I shouldnever forget it twistleton.

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Surprised I dare say not, can you refuse me?
Figgins speaks without hark. I hear my guardian on the
stairs. You will grant me this small
favor. Will you not loveliest of your
sex? I will.
A thousand. Thanks, though, positively, I'm
quite ashamed to delay you for. I think you said you were in a

(01:41:25):
hurry, hurry. Oh no, no, there's no hurry.
Pulls off his gloves and puts them in his pocket.
Enter figgins see Miss Tompkins.Oh, there you are coming down.
Left twistleton to miss. Tompkins, holding up his glass
and staring at figgins, then speaks to miss Tompkins.

(01:41:49):
Is this the dragon who comes to look after his Hesperian fruit,
she signifies, it is to figgins,how are you my old one?
What a guy have a coat that is you've got on as you are the
guardian. My little lady here.
I suppose, I must treat you withsome civilities.

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So figgins is advancing towards him.
Keep your distance stand there. They're pointing.
Just there. And I'll talk to you and why not
talk to me anywhere else becauseyou are, as unfashionable as an
older man and his ugly, as a griffin, much obliged.

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You are absolutely a pimple on the beautiful faces of nature,
but I can't spare you any more of my valuable time.
So listen to me old change a lie.
I've connubial, I've used with this lady, you hold her Fortune.
If you handed over to be quickly, Allah you are discount
for the You so goodbye. If you presume to follow us

(01:42:53):
pistol in each pocket and I'll blow your brains out searches
his pocket. And while searching clings out a
card unconsciously and struts off with Miss Tompkins to the
other side left figgins, aside, Crossing to write this fellow's
mad, if I could maneuver that card, I might find out who my

(01:43:15):
young gentleman is forces a laugh.
Very well, my sprightly spark ifyou are married, I can't help
myself. So I shall leave you as soon as
I have tied to my shoe Stoops and picks up the card.
Have cut it, a do young people exit Point here at them and

(01:43:40):
singing none. But the brave deserves the fair
twistleton looking after him. That's a hearty old cock, and I
like him a thousand. Thanks for your kindness.
Now, sir, proceed on your journey.
Well, I communicate to Miss Thompson.
The success of our stratagem runs off left.

(01:44:03):
Door twistleton, right? Looking after her.
There she goes, and I suppose, Imay go to drawing on his gloves.
So now I'll be off in right Earnest, go.
In left-center mrs. Pepper, no left dressed for the

(01:44:24):
wedding, mrs. Pimpernel, curtsying formally.
How do you do sir twistleton? Baon quite well ma'am.
I thank you side. I must let her into the secret
or she may destroy the plans of my two allies to her, my dear

(01:44:44):
mrs. Pimpernel, I've been all anxiety
to see you. Ma'am, there's something about
your physiognomy Madam, which tells me at a glimpse that you
are a lady of great discretion, but to make use of a strong
expression, you are a person to be trusted.
Mrs. Pimpernel aside. How awfully mysterious you must

(01:45:08):
know. Mrs. Pimpernel.
I have a profound and important secret which I wish to confide
to and to you alone a secret that's delicious.
Is I love the secret and bosm yourself, sir.
Learn then my dear mrs. P that reasons or powerful and
incomprehensible to you obliged me for a time to conceal from

(01:45:33):
the world, the holy tie, which binds me to one of the ladies
who now occupy part and parcel of your respectable.
And fashionable boarding house, those reasons, still exist but
to you and you alone my dear Dear Madam.
I devote the secret that the seed of all Miss Thompson is the

(01:45:55):
real and legitimate spouse of mr.
Alexis twistleton. Miss Thompson.
Yes. Miss Thompson.
I'm side. I think I'm right.
It's either Thompson or Tompkinswith.
Hang me. If I know which my dear.
Mr. Twistleton. Allow me to offer you.
My congratulations. She's a Charming woman.

(01:46:18):
Side. I'm almost tempted hesitates.
I really sort of feel quite overpowered at your selecting me
as your confidence, that I'll return the obligation by
requesting. Your assistance in an affair of
great delicacy and interest to aselton aside.

(01:46:39):
Oh, what the deuce is coming nowproceed, mrs.
P do. The ladies intend making a long
stay? A at Tunbridge upon my life.
I can't say hesitating I believe.
So you believe. So why surely you can't be
ignorant of the intentions of your own wife?

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But my reason for asking is thisbut let us be seated sir.
Pourcel turn brings forward to chairs, they sit with great
formality. You must know, sir, we have a
small private theater here. And we are going to play a play
now. Sir I presume that.

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You know what a play is why I believe I do Madam.
No sir, your wife is a most Charming figure.
And the lady, that's with her has a very refined face for an
opera. Now, sir, if you could, but
Prevail upon them to take characters, it would be as

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delicious as I scream in the dark days.
It was will turn aside, that's apretty similarly hesitating.
Well, I don't know, I can't say but however I'll mention it to
them attempts to rise. She prevents him.
That's not all sir. Would you believe it sir I am

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myself devoted to and distractedly in love with the
beautiful high Strano, Mike art.I once so with the Great Just
siddons play the hand washing scene of Lady Macbeth and
dreamed of the Damned spot for nine nights.
Afterwards looks at her watch. It's earlier than I thought it

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was. I have got the part I am to act
in my reticule. I am quite perfected, my great
scene in the fourth act if you would but have the extreme
kindness to hear me go over it. What I me and pray my dear mrs.

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P what may be the name of the play.
You are going to act why it's a made an effort but full of
Genius. I assure you written for the
occasion by Miss Arabella patches of blue.
A deep blue you can taste the prussic acid even in her
conversation. She his head teacher at the

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great finishing Seminary. IE in Paradise, croissant.
It is entitled King Pepin or theguilty mother to such a prodigy
of a production. I play the principal part sir.
Shakespeare has done nothing like it in the female line.
Wasn't him aside? No, I dare say, not know if you

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would put have the kindness. Drawing out the manuscript.
Well, for the Rarity of the thing.
I think I will. I wouldn't trouble.
You only there really are such as set of Gothic vandals in this
house, for instance, there is myfuture, son-in-law mr.
Theophilus Bunbury doesn't even know that melpomene presides

(01:50:05):
over comedy total, turn aside ignorant wretch, But here is my
part. I am as perfect as an angel
Place yourself. There I'll stand here.
You are King Pepin. Hi King Pepin.
I am the guilty. Mother be careful to give me.

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What are called The Q's? Join them in the manuscript.
It begins here very well. I see, give me hold of King
Pepin. Snatching the manuscript out of
her. And now for it are you ready?
Ma'am. Wait till I get out my white

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handkerchief and dishevel my hair a little.
Now sir I am. All right.
Ah here goes reading, great princess they declare your Royal
presence is wanted in the rush to be really I beg your pardon
sir. But miss Arabella punches, the

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author has of the tragedy always.
Calls it vestibule and be good enough to speak it.
Louder than that recollect, thatI have twice broken, my swarm
truth and that you are a Majestyvery well ma'am.
I'll pitch it higher the side. What a rum old pump, she is

(01:51:33):
allowed. No ma'am.
Hurrah for King Pepin and to Bunbury dressed with wedding
favors and white gloves. He stops in the doorway
astonished and listens twistleton holds the manuscript
so that it is unseen by Bunbury.Mrs. Pimpernel.

(01:51:54):
Right declaiming. I believe vast button.
Tate of the Isle of Man that we are here, more Freer from
Intruders than in your own room twistleton left.
Reading I guess we are speaking.Eek be seated.

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I conjure you and lend me your ears.
No I never in Council or enclose.
Devon are sit but always stand erect in conscious honor.
Bold mrs. Pimpernel, fling herself into a
chair Center and groaning it concerns my son.

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Bunbury in the doorway aside. Hello what does she say?
Your son. Madam Bunbury aside.
Hello. She's got a son, she's a nice
person and what other interest could Vanquish my repugnance to
seek this meeting which you havenever sought.

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But I saw him in a state which would curdle all your blood
Bunbury a so Good. Oh yeah, I seen him.
I wonder where his heart. His dender.
Youthful. Heart is broken.
At your order for him to leave his native land.

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What could have incurred his father's anger Bunbury aside.
His father, well, that gentlemanshould turn out to be his
father. Since that fatal duel ravished
from our arms. Our Other God Like Son Bunbury
aside. What another I wonder how many

(01:53:47):
the old lady's got. Remember, perfidious woman, what
you've done in taking an adulterer to your arms?
You have introduced a stranger child into our house, Bunbury
beside a strange child. What a horrible of woman mrs.

(01:54:09):
Pimpernel Rising. Let me fly Bunbury, aside.
Oh, she wants to boat and nice wedding.
I should have twistleton pushingher into her seat.
No, you shall not fly. You shall not escape the guilt,
which clogs your footsteps Bunbury the side.

(01:54:33):
Oh I see how it is. This chaps her husband.
I've heard enough, I'm off exit mrs.
Pimpernel Rising well sir. What do you think of it?
You don't think I am too superannuated to create an
effect upon a London audience ineffect, prodigious?

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Why you are the guilty mother herself.
Mrs. Pimpernel, holding up her fan before her face.
Oh sir, you are a flatterer you quite confused me.
Annoys without mrs. Pimpernel hides the manuscript
hastily twistleton looking out, right?

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But what's all this bustle about?
Oh the other wedding guests. Oh wedding here, yes sir.
Oh wedding, a gentleman from London is to be married to my
daughter and if you would condescend to honor us with your
presence, you might render youngand amiable.
Girl, an extraordinary. This what in the connubial line?

(01:55:42):
Oh, I understand I'm to pass forher husband.
I suppose the side I'm getting used to it.
No, sir, that's not it. It's merely to walk the bride to
church. My daughter.
Funny is going to be married today.
If you would just hand her along, it would give such an
eclair to the thing, very amusing about my life.

(01:56:05):
I knew you think it's so music. Without here comes the blooming,
bride. Here is your favor sir.
I have a needle and thread quitehandy, so it to his coat and
here is the gloves music and your fanny and attendance.
My dear child, how handsome you look, but where is Pennsbury?

(01:56:29):
I saw him a few minutes sins andhe seemed quite flustered.
I can't help saying that if thisis London manners.
Tunbridge, we shall call it veryill-breeding enter Bunbury.
Well, Bunbury you haven't showedmuch anxiety for the happy
moment. Everybody is ready, we've been

(01:56:51):
only waiting for you. Why you see mrs.
Pimpernel circumstances alter cases if the goods don't come up
to the sample. The bargain is off.
What does he mean? Bunbury taking twistleton and
mrs. Pimpernel aside.
The other son who had to fly hiscountry if he should return

(01:57:12):
Fanny will be chased out of a property.
What other son are you mad Bunbury?
Get twistleton and you missed it.
What do you call him? May have a right to the old
woman's movables and then a pretty figure I should cut in.
Threadneedle, Street, the old woman's movables.

(01:57:35):
Now I say come to the point. Will you give me your consent to
the match and makeover to me under your hand?
All the right and claim to any control over the property of
Fannie his mother Of course I will, but I say you're Stark
staring mad, interdict the Parsons working at the church.

(01:58:00):
Well let's um, Wade, drives off dick.
I'm not to be victimized one word for all mrs.
P. I've been to my lawyers and told
him all about it and he says, ifyou sign a paper and fans say
that, I can marry without any fear, so, Will you or not?
Certainly, I will. Well then, if this gentleman

(01:58:23):
would take my place till I run over domestic abuse, the
lawyers, I'll meet you, all of the church at all.
Oh, certainly Bunbury going honey, how pretty you do look
good by for the present. I'll be there nearly as soon as
you are. Excellent twistleton looking at

(01:58:43):
himself and the group Well, I cut a pretty figure here.
I wonder what mr. Zou lectures twistleton would
say to all this, they all form into procession, enter figgins,
and spriggans, and exchanged. Looks mrs.
Twistleton. Enters at the same time, left,

(01:59:05):
unseen by the wedding party. Mrs. Twistleton aside, with
surprise, my husband leading a bride and with a wedding favor
on his breast Good Heavens. What can this mean that stupid
Bunbury? Has quite turned me topsy-turvy
to towards Alton and I have to say something pretty and

(01:59:26):
complimentary too funny for it'sa very trying occasion.
I will to Fanny you'll not be surprised when I acknowledge
this. To be the happiest moment of my
life. My dear Fanny begins to
spriggans. He is Dear Fanny, mrs.

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Twistleton aside, his dear Fanny.
I was sick, excuse to blushes ofa bride.
I do excuse them and let me. Are you boast that?
Honoring name imprint upon your rosy.
Lips one chest, salute. Kisses her and struts about.

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I like it. No, then to church, ah, to
church, come along, loveliest ofyour sex.
Give me that hand soon to be joined in hymens Rosie bombs.
Now for it, here we go. Aside to mrs.
Pimpernel I say don't I do it handsomely and fashionably.

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There is nothing like the fashionable touch.
After all. He takes Fanny's hand.
Mrs. Pimpernel takes his arm andthe music plays haste to the
wedding. Excellent, the wedding
procession right. Mrs. Twistleton left, figgins
and spriggans advanced to the front.

(02:00:55):
Very pretty indeed. Here's bigamy imperfection, why
he's everybody's has been. He's married to my ward and my
ward. By this time, he must be happy
to our Hostess daughter but let us look at the card and let us
learn his name. Reads mr.

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Alexis twistleton. Hi Malik, Irvine horror-struck,
hand Wonderstruck. I'll tell you what I'll do, I'll
fetch his wife wife, which wife,why is real life?
And that she met credit this horrible story.
Do you go with me to confirm it?Lele.

(02:01:39):
No mr. Alexis twistleton.
Your wives will make the temperature of this room too,
hot to hold you. Or I know nothing of the heat of
atmosphere produced by the presence of a half.
A dozen of enraged. Ladies, excellent.
Enter mrs. Twistleton and a maidservant.
Can I be mistaken? I could not my lawful husband is

(02:02:03):
gone to be married to someone else to the maid.
Would you be kind enough to showme Miss?
Alexis twistleton is room made pointing to the door.
Right? That's it.
Exit left. Mrs. Twistleton aside.
I must find out the Enigma retires up.
Right? Enter Bunbury.

(02:02:25):
Hit me. Oh, how I am blown.
I thought I should have been in time.
I would cap. His says it's all right.
So this is Portal 2 coming. Forward.
Do you belong to the house sir, why?
Yes ma'am. I think I may say I do ma'am.
Could you inform me whose wedding that is?

(02:02:47):
That is about to take place Bunbury aside?
Here's a question whose wedding him, why?
I think I ought to be able why it's mine man.
Mine, how is that gentleman concerned in it?
Who just left this apartment with the bride in my place?
We had my wife's arm, That's my Deputy.

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Oh he's married already. Yes, I know that sir.
Hello you know him then no his wife perhaps huh.
No one better Bunbury aside. This is a lucky meeting.
I shall now have the full true and particular account where a
man was it a love match? I thought.

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So at the time, they say I suppose that he's no great
shakes mrs. Twistleton, sir.
Surprised so Bunbury aside. There's some mystery about this
chap. I suppose you are acquainted
with mrs. Pimpernel who keeps his house
and I daresay, you think it's strange but this strange

(02:03:52):
gentleman is my own, father-in-law.
Your father-in-law what mr. Alexis twistleton Bunbury,
knowingly. Oh what?
You know, him by that name, do you you must be dreaming sir.
Side. If this man is not mad, I know
not what to think. What about distractedly Bunbury

(02:04:15):
beside a sled? He's got the faux be I'll be off
runs off. Right?
Mrs. Twistleton walking about distractedly.
I'm so horrified that I hardly know whether I'm asleep or awake
enter figgins. Oh my dear Madam.
I was just about going to you. I am glad you have arrived.

(02:04:38):
And I hope it may not be too late, but your husband.
Well sir, what of my husband? Why are you mad at me?
He had not only our wife living before he married you but I'm
afraid. By this time, he is married to a
second. The name of the first is
Tompkins my own Ward, gracious Heavens.

(02:05:02):
It cannot be the person who justleft the room.
And for me, that my husband was also the husband of mrs.
Pimpernel the One who keeps thisboarding house.
Here comes mrs. Pimpernel, enter, mrs.
Pimpernel an alarm. Right.
Every place has been searched and Bunbury is nowhere to be
found. It will be quite the town talk.

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What has happened. Mrs. Pepper.
Now it's the most horrible thingthat could happen to a found
maternal parent. The bridegroom is not to be
found, that's rather awkward. But here is a lady who wishes to
be accommodated for a short timein your boarding house.

(02:05:43):
Introducing mrs. Twistleton.
I have not the pleasure of knowing the lady but mr.
Figgins introduction but though you are not acquainted with me
Madam you at least know the gentleman who accompanied the
young lady to church. Oh yes, ma'am, yes I certainly
know him but only since he has lodged with me and thus much I

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can say that I never Met with a more amiable, good-tempered
complacent person and as for that matter.
So is his wife who passed here under the name of mr.
Thompson, you mean Tompkins indeed?
I do not I mean what I say Sir Thompson, what another I declare

(02:06:27):
they'll quarrel, who is really my husband's wife.
This is not to be borne. What do you say Madam?
You with a wife of mr. Alexis twistleton.
I'll answer for that. Well, this, I'll say instant to
that. He told me with his own mouth
that he was married to mr. Thompson, misses twistleton

(02:06:50):
affected, this is too much to mrs.
Pepper. Now, my dear lady have me shown
to my apartment. Will you walk for the present
into this chamber? Conductor your to the room left
aside. Unit, two, mrs.
Twistleton, Barbara Sinister, twist Alton?

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Excellent left. Figgins looking after her poor,
heartbroken mrs. Twistleton.
But I'll go and head up. Spriggans, and we'll have this
Universal husband laid by the heels with as little delay as
possible exit, and I will searchevery hole and corner for that

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little wretch Bunbury exit, right?
Enter twistleton, almost breathless.
Thank heaven all over. I never thought I could have
undergone all this, but I supposed to young man and a
steam engine, nothing is impossible.

(02:07:54):
I understand from dick that Mrs.T has arrived.
I hope she has not heard of any of my little winning ways here
about if she has. I shall be lectured for a A week
on moral conduct conjugal Duty, and all that sort of thing into
spriggans. Uh-huh.

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Wow, here you are, aren't you are pretty villain sir to have
been committing a Triple Alliance.
Aye sir. But not a holy Alliance
insensible party. What must your heart resemble
who my heart? Like the Greenwich stage and
carry six inside. Very fine sir noise without

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right but what the devil's? The matter now Bunbury without
send for a doctor send for a doctor, enter Bunbury.
Hastily send for a doctor, my mother-in-law is inconsolable
for not singing at church and supposing.
I was off with the match has been suddenly taken in a fit in

(02:09:01):
the street scene twistleton. I'm glad I found you.
Uh sir, if you haven't the heartof a cannibal or if it isn't a
piece of Britannia metal, you fly to the assistance of your
lawful wife his wife. Yes, his wife mrs.
Pimpernel, what another, that makes four wives or I'm a

(02:09:24):
Dutchman. Yes sir, his wife is secret.
Marriage to grown-up boys. One of them fell in a fight.
Is he fit? And the other had to fly the
country and is now perhaps in Then diemen's, land Nova Scotia,
or thereabouts do you dare to deny hit?

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Who did deny it. To the contrary, nothing is more
true. Do you know King Pepin sir?
No sir. Then I do and the guilty mother
into the bargain and a devilish could just it is you may Laughs
sir, but let me tell you polygamy is hanging matter.

(02:10:11):
But in this case Old Gentleman, the hempen nose will not
succeed. The Noose of wedlock, if you'll
be good enough to walk with me to my real wife, I will explain
everything he's real wife. Where is she spriggans pointing
to the doors? Right and left here there

(02:10:33):
everywhere, he hasn't been all quarters but A comes poor mrs.
Pimpernel Bunbury drawing out his handkerchief poor
mother-in-law when she knows allit was Wilton, I shan't lose
sight of you laying hold of him.I can tell you mr.

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Anonymous winter, mrs. Pimpernel supported by two women
and Fanny right mrs. Twistleton from her room left
and figgins at the same time Center place.
As a chair for poor mother-in-law.
Once more, I behold the trader. What can be the meaning of all
this? Ronnie looking at mrs.

(02:11:14):
Pimpernel, she's coming to a self.
Where am I in your own house mother-in-law.
In the bosom of your family. Where is Banbury?
Hurry. Are they married here?
I am. Only server.
Fanny is mrs. Bumbry and showing twistleton

(02:11:36):
here. Is your husband mind here.
Where is he Bunbury pointing to twistleton cities?
Before your eyes? Mrs. Pepper now pushing away
Bunbury stupid fellow. You really frighten me.
I know you want to keep it a secret but it won't do.

(02:11:57):
I see It won't do. Be quiet, poopy, ladies and
gentlemen, I am no booby wanted to twistleton.
He is the husband of mrs. Pimpernel, and of my ward and of
mine. And we saw him go to church to
be married to another lady. Mrs. Twistleton, coming forward

(02:12:21):
pointy to Fanny, and I heard himdeclare himself.
This lady's husband. It whistle 10 months.
Stir villain giant of bigamy. No, only hear me with my dear
adorable. Mrs. Trist shortened.
I am still your own faithful constant, little twins.

(02:12:43):
It's all the wicked falsehood sir.
You Faithful and constant. You wholesale breaker of the
font connubial Vow where have you hidden your other wives?
S aside. I haven't I'm in the secret,
I'll have Other wives in court, in a twinkling to mrs.
Twistleton, would you like to beintroduced to the

(02:13:04):
acquaintanceship of this gentleman's other wives?
Here's a question for a heartbroken wife.
If you would knock it, either ofthose doors, it any door in the
house and now we'll pop a wife. Horrible Dreadful damn Noble old
ladies, come into court. He knocks at the different doors

(02:13:25):
and outruns Miss Thompson. And Miss Tompkins, they rushed
toward twistleton. I'm horror-struck and
Wonderstruck. Let's just surprised.
Madam give way to gentler feelings, your husband was kind
enough to pass himself off as mine to Shield me from my
Guardians. Anger.

(02:13:45):
He generously for a few moments,played the part of my husband
for the same laudable purpose. He led me to church.
I confess but this 22 Bunbury. Is the gentleman.
I was married to who's Wilton tomrs.
Pimpernel, I believe Madam. I contracted also a mimic

(02:14:07):
marriage. Was you purposely and throwing
himself into an attitude? Do you remember the guilty
mother mrs. Pimpernel in mock.
Heroics, in drawing out her handkerchief.
I do king Pepin 2010. Looking round is Is there any

(02:14:28):
other lady wishes to claim me for her husband?
There is silence in the court who then among you all is to
have me. Aye, sir, your lawfully, wedded
wife and pointing to Miss Thompson and Miss Tompkins, I
hope the Guardians of these ladies will forgive them.

(02:14:50):
As heartily as I do. Madam, I see by the smile
playing on the two, good-lookingcountenances of these elderly,
young gentleman that you have prevailed and I Too Late Show.
I hope all our now satisfied. Oh twistleton.

(02:15:12):
Pulling out his gloves, slappinghis hat on and Crossing to
Center. And I'm a now pursue my journey.
May I detain you for a few minutes, certainly why?
Then it seems to me. That is all present are
satisfied. You had better stay where you
are and appear again tomorrow aseverybody.

(02:15:33):
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