MissTAside。Niceman！HeknowsthatquotationHeisn’taPhilistinewithamoustacheAloud。Good-bye，CaptainGamsby。
Aside。Whatahugehandandwhatasqueeze！Idon’tsupposehemeantit，buthehasdriventheringsintomyfingers。
POORDEARMAMMAHasVermillioncomeroundyet？Oh，yes！CaptainGadsby，don’tyouthinkthatthesaddleistoofarforward？Theypassintothefrontveranda。
CAPTGAside。HowthedickensshouldIknowwhatsheprefers？ShetoldmethatshedotedonhorsesAloud。Ithinkitis。
MissTComingoutintofrontveranda。Oh！BadBuldoo！I
mustspeaktohimforthisHehastakenupthecurbtwolinks，andVermillionbatesthatPassesoutandtohorse’shead。
CAPTGLetmedoit！
MissTNo，VermillionunderstandsmeDon’tyou，oldman？
Loosescurb-chainskilfully，andpatshorseonnoseandthrottle。
PoorVermillion！Didtheywanttocuthischinoff？There！
CaptainGadsbywatchestheinterludewithundisguisedadmiration。
POORDEARMAMMATartlytoMissT。You’veforgottenyourguest，Ithink，dear。
MissTGoodgracious！SoIhave！Good-byeRetreatsindoorshastily。
POORDEARMAMMABunchingreinsinfingershamperedbytootightgauntlets。CAPTAINGamsby！
CAPTAINGADSBYstoopsandmakesthefoot-restPOOR
DEARMAMMAblunders，haltstoolong，andbreaksthroughit。
CAPTGAside。Can’tholdup~evenstoneforeverIt’sallyourrheumatismAloud。Can’timaginewhyIwassoclumsy。
Aside。NowLittleFeatherweightwouldhavegoneuplikeabird。
TheyrideoatofthegardenTheCaptainfallsback。
CAPTGAside。Howthathabitcatchesherunderthearms！
Ugh！
POORDEARMAMMAWiththewornsmileofsixteenseasons，theworseforexchange。You’redullthisafternoon，CAPTAINGamsby。
CAPTGSpurringupwearily。Whydidyoukeepmewaitingsolong？
Etcetera，etcetera，etcetera。
ANINTERVALOFTHREEWEEKS。
GILDEDYOUTHSittingonrailingsoppositeTownHall。
Hullo，Gandy！’BeentrottingouttheGorgonzola！WeallthoughtitwastheGorganyou’remashing。
CAPTGWithwitheringemphasis。Youyoungcub！Whatthe-
doesitmattertoyou？
ProceedstoreadGILDEDYOUTHalectureondiscretionanddeportment，whichcrumbleslatterlikeaChineseLanternDepartsfuming。
FURTHERINTERVALOFFIVEWEEKS。SCENE-ExteriorofNewSimlaLibraryonafoggyeveningMissTHREECANandMissDEERCOURT
meetamongthe’rickshawsMissTiscarryingabundleofbooksunderherleftarm~
MissDLevelintonation。Well？
Miss’I’Ascendingintonation。Well？
MissDCapturingherfriend’sleftarm，takingawayallthebooks，placingbooksin’rickshaw，returningtoarm，securinghandbythirdfingerandinvestigating。Well！Youbadgirl！Andyounevertoldme。
MissTDemurely。He-he-heonlyspokeyesterdayafternoon。
MissDBlessyou，dear！AndI’mtobebridesmaid，aren’tI？Youknowyoupromisedeversolongago。
MissTOfcourseI’lltellyouallaboutitto-morrowGetsinto’rickshaw。OEmma！
MissDWithintenseinterest。Yes，dear？
MissTPiano。It’squitetrue——about-the-egg。
MissDWhategg？
MissTPianissimoprestissimo。Theeggwithoutthesalt。
Porte。Chalogharkojaldi，jhampani！Gohome，jhampani。
THEWORLDWITHOUT
Certainpeopleofimportance。
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