His Excellency the Governor a Farcical Romance
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ISBN13: 9780217221955
Paperback|9780217221955
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE SECOND ACT Scene: ?As in Act I., except that it is evening. Brilliant tropical moonlight without. The room is lighted by shaded lamps. Mrs. Bolingbroke and Ethel have just left the dining-room after dinner. Ethel. What a heavenly night MRS. BOLINGBROKE. Quite beautiful. Enter Native Servants, carrying tray with coffee.] Ah and here is coffee. Where is the Comtesse ? Ethel. She's playing the piano. I'll call her, shall I ? Comtesse Stella. Entering.] Yes Ah, here's coffee Shall I give you a cup, Mrs. Bolingbroke ? Mrs. Bolingbroke. Coldly.] Thanks, no. I must have air. She retires to the verandah. Stella. Seating herself on sofa and drinking coffee.] It's so necessary, isn't it ? Well, Miss Carlton, it seems you've made a conquest of the entire household. Ethel. I ? A conquest ? Stella. You were sitting opposite Mr. Baverstock at dinner, and his eyes never left you. And when you spoke to Captain Carew, his mind became a blank. I know it, for, as a test, I handed him mustard when he was eating mutton. He took quite a large spoonful. You must have noticed such very marked attention. Ethel. It's quite true that wherever I go they seem to spring up from somewhere. Mr. Baversfcock scarcely left me all day until he trod on a prickly pear, and then Captain Carew appeared. Stella. So I saw. Ethel. You saw him ? Stella. I was sitting in the tower with your father, discussing politics. I'm so fond of politics Ethel. In the tower with father ? Stella. Not in my room, you know; on the roof. And I saw Captain Carew take your hand. The view from the roof is delightful. Ethel. I?I remember. I had plucked a rose, and Stella. Yes, I know. A thorn had stuck in your handThat's a favourite beginnin...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217221955 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217221955 |
| Weight | 0.29 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.19 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 80 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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