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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: ACT III. SCENE I. Apartment richly furnished in St. James's Street. Drouk and Clara discovered. Drouk. And so he walked home with you from the bazaar ? Clara. Yes, sir. Drouk. Well?come, ?what did he say to you ? C LARA. Oh a thousand things. DROUK. To be sure he did. He saw you were fresh from the country. There's nothing your liquorish young rascals follow with such perseverance as a pretty face that looks as if it never were in town before. Well, and when he asked leave to visit you this morning ? CLARA. I said I should inform you. DROUK. Capital (Aside) Eugh she wants no instructions from me. She has it all by nature. How marvellous handsome she looks Now, if I weren't a man of honour, I'd balk Sir Harry myself. But I'm above temptations. (To her) And what hour do you expect him ? CLARA. Immediately, sir; he said two o'clock. Drouk (taking out his watch). Never fear, he'll keep his word. It's one of the few appointments a gentleman always keeps.?(Knocking at the street-door.) To the second. There he is?now run to the piano? CLARA. What shall I play? DROUK. Any thing?Rule Britannia Enter a Servant, who hands a card to Clara. CLARA. He is below, sir. Drouk. Show the gentleman tip. (Exit Servant.)?Now you must put your best foot foremost. Dress up a bit, and look bashful. Well, what a natural-looking thing you can, be, Miss Clary, when you like (Takes up a newspaper, which he reads through an eye-glass.) Enter Sir Harry Vivid. Clara rises timidly from the piano?Sir Harry Vivid bows?Drouk awkwardly and ceremoniously returns his salute. SIR HARRY VIVID. I have done myself the honour? CLARA. Mr. Irwin?Sir Harry Vivid. Dhouk. Sir Harry, I'm very happy to make your acquaintance...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217230995 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217230997 |
| Weight | 0.38 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 108 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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