The Gay Lord Quex: A Comedy in Four Acts

THE MARQUESS OF QUEX SIR CHICHESTER FRAYNE (Governor of Uumbos, West Coast of Africa) CAPTAIN BASTLING "VALMA," otherwise FRANK POLLITT (a Professional Palmist) THE DUCHESS OF S...

Glad of it. At the same time, old friend, you will forgive me for remarking that a man's virtuous resolutions must be--ha, ha!--somewhat feeble, hey?--when he flinches at the me...

[_As she, with the aid of her girls, pins on her hat and scrambles into her coat._] You know, girls, many a silly person's head would be turned at being asked to a place like Fa...

[_Replacing his newspaper upon the table._] And if some day you should find yourselves in the police-court, alongside a poor old woman whose hand has been crossed with a threepe...

Tsch, tsch! help me. [_The_ DUCHESS _is standing before the cheval-glass, which conceals her from the audience. With_ SOPHY'S _aid, she slips out of her dress and puts herself i...

[_Dictating._] "The Duchess of Strood has been seized with a dreadful fit of nerves and has gone to Mrs. Eden's room. Come to her there at eight." Lay that upon the bed. [_Indic...

Yes, yes. [_Weeping and shaking and gasping, she goes to the door and unlocks it. He tip-toes into the bedroom and turns out the light there. She opens the door an inch or two._...

Your young ladies assured me just now that Miss Eden was in this room with you. [FRAYNE, _possessed of an idea, has gone to the door in the partition. He now raps at the door ge...