The Tenth Man: A Tragic Comedy in Three Acts

I told the waiter on my way up. Here they are. [_A couple of waiters come in with glasses and bottles of champagne._] No teetotalism to-night, Mr. Swalecliffe. By Jove, I’m thir...

My dear fellow, you don’t suppose I stole it, do you? That’s where the born financier comes in. He makes money as a conjurer makes a white rabbit appear out of a silk handkerchief.

You’d always lived in a pokey way and I gave you magnificence. I’ve kept even the spirit of my part of the bargain. Your father wasn’t mentioned in the settlements. But every st...

I’ll do my best to entertain you while Mr. Perigal is gone. [MR. PERIGAL _leaves them, and_ COLBY _goes up to her gaily_.] I jumped for joy when he sent me a note asking me to c...

Do you think I find it any easier? Sometimes when I’ve been dreadfully lonely, dreadfully wretched, I’ve longed to be able to rest my head on your shoulder, and I’ve thought I m...

My dear fellow, our sex would be at an impossible disadvantage in its dealings with the other, if it were not for the most obstinate of all their passions.... Self-sacrifice.

GEORGE WINTER ARTHUR BOURCHIER LORD FRANCIS ETCHINGHAM EDMUND MAURICE MR. PERIGAL A. HOLMES GORE JAMES FORD A. E. GEORGE ROBERT COLBY, M.P. GODFREY TEARLE FREDERICK BENNETT MICH...

[_Taking a book from the table._] All right. I dare say we shall have a busy day to-morrow.... I really think this is the happiest day I’ve ever had. Life is jolly, isn’t it?