. Dialogues of the day. Dont take its name in vain. Herecomes Sally! Now be kind enough to go away. Spring Green: The second lamp-post round the cor-ner, eh? (Exit.) Spring Green (putting his head in at the door andan hour later). Has Miss King gone? French Gray (gloomily): Yes; coming again to-morrow. Spring Green: Thats all right! My dear Gray,believe me, I was only chaffing— French Gray : You chaffed me into something prettyserious, I can tell you. Spring Green: I didnt mean it. I wouldnt reallydo such a low down thing for the world. I didntwait for her. I just went in to Scrubbe next doora
. Dialogues of the day. Dont take its name in vain. Herecomes Sally! Now be kind enough to go away. Spring Green: The second lamp-post round the cor-ner, eh? (Exit.) Spring Green (putting his head in at the door andan hour later). Has Miss King gone? French Gray (gloomily): Yes; coming again to-morrow. Spring Green: Thats all right! My dear Gray,believe me, I was only chaffing— French Gray : You chaffed me into something prettyserious, I can tell you. Spring Green: I didnt mean it. I wouldnt reallydo such a low down thing for the world. I didntwait for her. I just went in to Scrubbe next doorand told him the whole story. How he did laugh! French Gray: Its no laughing matter. This pictureis my life and Miss King is my picture. The Way to keep Her. 143 Spring Green : My dear boy, I tell you its all right;I abandon my claim. I shant do anything. Shakehands! French Gray {shaking hands): My dear fellow, nothingyou can do, will make any difference now. {With thecalmness of despair): Ive promised to marry her! -. MRS. FANSHAWE:—Mr. Culverton ! This is luck. We were just talking about you. IO GIVING HIM AWAY. By Mrs. Hugh Bell. MRS. SEYMOUR. CULVERTON. mrs. seymour. mrs. fanshawe. owen culverton (Dramatic author?)Scene : Mrs. Seymour s Drawing-room. Culverton {reading from MS.): U{ No, Sylvia, 710, no,the moment has passed for that—it is gone for ever!Sylvia: Gone, Arthur! Nay, this moment will neverpass. Here time and space are one! Curtain. {Heshuts the MS.) Mrs. Seymour: That is how the act ends? Culverton: Yes, it comes down on that speech ofSylvias. Mrs Seymour {rapturously): Oh, I think it is won-derful! It cannot fail to be tremendously effective. Culverton (pleased): You really think so? You arenot saying it only to please me ? Mrs. Seymour: No, no indeed! How could you think 148 Dialogues of the Day. so? It will be most telling. That last speech is sofine, Here time and space are one. Culverton {pleased): Ah, I thought that yon at anyrate would grasp its full
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