Category: Humour
The Title: A Comedy in Three Acts
The scene throughout is a sitting-room in the well-furnished West End abode of the Culvers. There is a door, back. There is also another door (L) leading to Mrs. Culver's boudoir and elsewhere.
Chapters
2. Chapter 2
TRANTO. Great heavens! (_imitates sketchily the motions of cutting up a piece of steak. Shaking hands with_ John, _who has risen_). Well, John. How are things? Don't let me dist...
4. Chapter 4HILDEGARDE (_imitating her mothers manner_). Well, mamma darling, we hate bothering you. We know you've got quite enough worries, without having any more. But it's about this ba...
3. Chapter 3CULVER. Darling, once in the old, happy days--I think it was last week--you and I were walking down Bond Street, almost hand in hand, but not quite, and you saw a brooch in a sh...
1. Chapter 1The scene throughout is a sitting-room in the well-furnished West End abode of the Culvers. There is a door, back. There is also another door (L) leading to Mrs. Culver's boudoi...