SCENE VIII

SCENE.--_Garage "round the corner." Lizzie stands surrounded by darkness_, ARMENIAN, _and_ SELF. SELF _discovered explaining to_ ARMENIAN _how the wheels go round and why._

SELF. "Well, good-bye, Lizzie, old girl. I grieve to let you go into the hands of this being, but it is all for the best. We've had some jolly times together, but the time is come to part. Good-bye, once and for all; good-bye, GOOD-BYE----"

ARMENIAN. "Ah, Mistaire Sheffer, you 'av forgot ze adjustable spanner!"

Transcriber's Notes

Minor punctuation errors were silently corrected, and oe ligatures were spaced out.

Page 39: In the sentence: "and anyone found guilty of exceeding 60 miles per hour will be liable to a fine of 100 dollars, etc., etc." "60" may be a typo for "50" because the following sentence says the fine for exceeding 60 miles per hour is "250 dollars for the first offence...."

Page 48: "Pittsburg" may be typo for "Pittsburgh." (At Waynesburg I passed Pittsburg some miles to the right,)

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