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ISBN10: 1517248183
ISBN13: 9781517248185
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Sep 7 2015
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.17 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781517248185
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Sep 7 2015
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.17 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Excerpt from The Foundations: An Extravagant Play
Lord William Dromondy's mansion in Park Lane. Eight o'clock of the evening. Little Anne Dromondy and the large footman, James, gaunt and grim, discovered in the wine cellar, by light of gas. James, in plush breeches, is selecting wine.
L. Anne. James, are you really James?
Lord William Dromondy's mansion in Park Lane. Eight o'clock of the evening. Little Anne Dromondy and the large footman, James, gaunt and grim, discovered in the wine cellar, by light of gas. James, in plush breeches, is selecting wine.
L. Anne. James, are you really James?
James. No, my proper name's John.
L. Anne. Oh! [A pause] And is Charles's an improper name too?
James. His proper name's Mark.
L. Anne. Then is Thomas Matthew?
James. Miss Anne, stand clear o' that bin. You'll put your foot through one o' those 'ock bottles.
L. Anne. No, but James - Henry might be Luke, really?
James. Now shut it, Miss Anne!
L. Anne. Who gave you those names? Not your godfathers and godmothers?
James. Poulder. Butlers think they're the Almighty. [Gloomily] But his name's Bartholomew.
L. Anne. Bartholomew Poulder? It's rather jolly.
James. It's hidjeous.
L. Anne. Which do you like to be called - John or James?
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L. Anne. Oh! [A pause] And is Charles's an improper name too?
James. His proper name's Mark.
L. Anne. Then is Thomas Matthew?
James. Miss Anne, stand clear o' that bin. You'll put your foot through one o' those 'ock bottles.
L. Anne. No, but James - Henry might be Luke, really?
James. Now shut it, Miss Anne!
L. Anne. Who gave you those names? Not your godfathers and godmothers?
James. Poulder. Butlers think they're the Almighty. [Gloomily] But his name's Bartholomew.
L. Anne. Bartholomew Poulder? It's rather jolly.
James. It's hidjeous.
L. Anne. Which do you like to be called - John or James?
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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