Plays, Pleasant and Unpleasant
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Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1898 Original Publisher: H.S. Stone and co. Subjects: Drama / General Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Drama / Shakespeare Fiction / Classics Literary Criticism / Drama Literary Criticism / Shakespeare Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there m...
MoreVolume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1898 Original Publisher: H.S. Stone and co. Subjects: Drama / General Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Drama / Shakespeare Fiction / Classics Literary Criticism / Drama Literary Criticism / Shakespeare Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: ACT III Tl- drawing-room in Sartorius's house in Bedford Square. Winter evening: fire burning, curtains drawn and lamps lighted. Sartorius and Blanche are sitting glumly near the fire. The Parlour Maid, who has just brought in coffee, is placing it on a small table between them. There is a large table in the middle of the room. The pianoforte, a grand, is on the left, with a photographic portrait of Blanche on a miniature easel on the top. Two doors, one on the right further forward than the fireplace, leading to the study ; the other at the back, on the left, leading to the lobby. Blanche has her work basket at hand, and is knitting. Sartorius, closer to the fire, has a newspaper. The Parlour Maid goes out. Sartorius. Blanche, my love. BLANCHE. Yes. Sartorius. I had a long talk to the doctor to-day about our going abroad. Blanche (impatiently). I am quite well; and I will not go abroad. I loathe the very thought of the Continent. Why will you bother me so about my health? Sartorius. It was not about your health, Blanche, but about my own. Blanche (rising). Yours ! (She goes anxiously to him.) Oh, papa, there is nothing the matter with you, I hope ? Sartorius. There will be -- there must be, Blanche, long before you begin to consider yourself an old woman. Blanche. But there is nothing the matter now ? Sartorius. Well, my dear, the doctor says I need change, travel, excitement ...
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