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His Excellency the Governor. A Farcical Romance
His Excellency the Governor A Farcical Romance Author:Robert Marshall Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE SECOND ACT Scene :—As in Act I., except that it is evening. Brilliant tropical moonlight without. The room is lighted by shaded lamps. Mrs. Bolingbroke... more » and Ethel have just left the dining-room after dinner. Ethel. What a heavenly night! MRS. BOLINGBROKE. Quite beautiful. [Enter Native Servants, carrying tray with coffee.] Ah ! and here is coffee. Where is the Comtesse ? Ethel. She's playing the piano. I'll call her, shall I ? Comtesse! Stella. [Entering.] Yes ! Ah, here's coffee ! Shall I give you a cup, Mrs. Bolingbroke ? Mrs. Bolingbroke. [Coldly.] Thanks, no. I must have air. [She retires to the verandah. Stella. [Seating herself on sofa and drinking coffee.] It's so necessary, isn't it ? Well, Miss Carlton, it seems you've made a conquest of the entire household. Ethel. I ? A conquest ? Stella. You were sitting opposite Mr. Baverstock at dinner, and his eyes never left you. And when you spoke to Captain Carew, his mind became a blank. I know it, for, as a test, I handed him mustard when he was eating mutton. He took quite a large spoonful. You must have noticed such very marked attention. Ethel. It's quite true that wherever I go they seem to spring up from somewhere. Mr. Baversfcock scarcely left me all day until he trod on a prickly pear, and then Captain Carew appeared. Stella. So I saw. Ethel. You saw him ? Stella. I was sitting in the tower with your father, discussing politics. I'm so fond of politics ! Ethel. In the tower with father ? Stella. Not in my room, you know ; on the roof. And I saw Captain Carew take your hand. The view from the roof is delightful. Ethel. I—I remember. I had plucked a rose, and Stella. Yes, I know. A thorn had stuck in your handThat's a favourite beginnin...« less