The Brass Bottle: A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts

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lbion," at Brussels. It is just after table d'h?te; Podbury

lot for it, though. Rather fun, seeing the waiters all troop in with a fre

not in a position to say. I don't affe

it? Madame Tussaud's? I say, why on earth didn't you talk to that old

ather understood we came out with

o know people. He had no end of a pretty daug

a most distressing American accent?-I can only say that she made her presence sufficiently evident.

ens to glance round, and lowers his voice.) Jove! she's in the Reading-room, just be

adn't been in such a hurry to come straight on. I part

o keep out of people's way! They'd have wanted

). Hardly, my dear fellow-th

, you've fetched up your average here. W

call the collection here exactly represe

ere long enough over it. (Culchard shudders slightly, and presently pa

ly feeling for my note-book. I had a

ssels they gave us with the sole. Have a nip

Trotter, and his daughter, Maud S. Trotter, come out by the glass doo

loon is just about as lively as a burying lot with all the tombs unlet.

cars to jedge yet. Do you feel like putting on your

y will have to curb its impatience to

dden attention.) That fellow Podbury has better taste than I gave him credit for. She is

e a parrot tongue," and runs over a

Gas cut off again? Come for a toddle. You d

rn later on, and see the effect

ou say to dropping in quietly at the Eden for an h

re not much in my line; but d

leaving Culchard free

n Germany going round. I guess he isn't feeling so

he had for Belgium-likely we'll fetch up

a bright man, and real cultivated. I'm always telling him that

ime. I like Charley Van

matter? Somehow, I rather wish now that I'd-but perhaps we shall get into conversation presently. Hang it, h

's a big fair over by the Station du Midi, and it's wor

d for Miss T.'s benefit). No, I think not

mes his

s poor fun havi

en Mr. Trotter rises

I overhear you remark that there was

he new part. I could tell you how to

een we're bound to see it, so me and my darter-allow me to introduce my darter to you-Maud, this gentleman is M

ant to leave the gentleman some say i

t you come? Do. I shall b

ough what you could say different, after Poppa had put it up so stee

much as we can of Germany and Switzerland and It'ly, and get some idea of France before we start home this fall. I guess we're both of us gettin' pretty considerable homesick already. My darter was sayin' to me on'y this evening at table d'h?te, "Father," she sez, "the vurry f

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.) Now you're going to be Mary, and father and I ha

h himself and everybody else, and utterly

CORRIDOR TWO

y). So you've got rid of y

he's a ripping little girl-tremendous fun.

I wasn't aware she had honoured

aster look, and wanted to know if yo

e you-ah-und

d I was looking after you. Said you were suffering

our idea of a joke

kes wit

dear chap, I thought you wan

oor with temper, leaving Podb