The Brass Bottle: A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts

ists on an

ernoon. A small boat, containing three persons, is just visible far out on the glassy grey-green

tell you what, Bob, I vote we row out to them and tell them

be late for it ourselves if we do

d if it is-going out in a boat with a duffer l

e a man with them, too. The less I see of that chap Culchard the better. I did ho

cally.) I've tried rotting him, but somehow he always manages to g

u ask him to come on here, a

ttled it all with your si

n't you tell him right out he a

aking terms these three days. And, after all (feebly) we're supposed to

well-not on my own hook. Might l

, you-you don't think

t to your friend Culchard. What the dickens she can see in him, I don't k

stop his little game. I'll try, at any rate. It's a long worm that has no tur

they're coming in now. We'd better go in

y go

iodicals, a mild Curate, the Wife of the English Chaplain, and two Old Maids are seated, reading and conversing. Culchard is on a centra

d'h?te) with choice of eggs or fish and coffee-really admirable coffee-from eight to nine; midday dinner at one. Supper at nine. Then, if you want to write a

interesting correspondence on "Our Children's Mouths-and are they widening?" One letter attributes it t

s hotel that her little boy would be much happier with a rubber ring. You get them at a shop in

ating soup with table-spoons tended to enlarge the mouth

st prospects at home; they say there will be little or no fodder for the cattle this ye

ng for them too, Sir. Know a man who

y? And does he find t

e'd tried it a month, all the cows turned yellow and went a

ar me-I should

g trifled with, and after a few moments of uncomforta

) You don't happen to know if there's a good doctor here, I suppose? A lady was saying in the Musik-saal-the lady with the three daugh

UITS THE ROOM

a few drops of aconite or pulsatilla,--I have my hom?opathic case

out ener

e Cloisters to-night? I'm told there's to be some fun there-Hide-and-s

quaint old Cloisters too-It sounds delightful! What do you say, Tabitha

w in a pleased flutter. Po

, Culchard, I'd just like to know wha

re both agreed that di

ng enough. And I'll thank you to inform me what you're after here, going about alone with Miss Prendergast l

ciety to yours and her brother's, I p

about that. How a

u yourself were not insensible t

not engaged to her-you are.

ween us-nothing of the sort or kind. In fact, it was merely a passing caprice

mean to propo

y my intention; have yo

ose too. I dare say my chances

ar fellow; however, don'

ed doors, and move slowly across the Musik-saal; both rush to the door, and look

she may have gone there with the-er-expectation of bei

e you a rendezvous the

prepared to deny that I have been wa

door). If you go, I

d. You will only be d

I mean going-she sha

to my-er-little flirtation (before I knew her) with Miss Trotter

in my line. But you don't go on t

ropose is ridiculous. I-I don't mind conceding this: we'l

You're Eagle-I'm the other Johnny. (Tosses.) Eagle! Co

come-when I've had mine. I'

osition from which he can command a view of the Musik-saal