The Elevator by William Dean Howells
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general practitioner."
ROBERTS: "If Willis were only here, he'd find some way out of it. Well, I'll have to go for help somewhere" - MRS. ROBERTS and MRS. MILLER, bursting upon the scene: "Oh, what is it?" LAWTON: "Ah, you needn't go for help, my dear fellow. It's come!" MRS. ROBERTS: "What are you all doing here, Edward?" MRS. MILLER: "Oh, have you had any bad news of Mr. Miller?" MRS. ROBERTS: "Or Aunt Mary?" MILLER, calling up: "Well, are you going to keep us here all night? Why don't you do something?" MRS. MILLER: "Oh, what's that? Oh, it's Mr. Miller! Oh, where are you, Ellery?" MILLER: "In the elevator." MRS. MILLER: "Oh! and where is the elevator? Why don't you get out? Oh" - MILLER: "It's caught, and we can't." MRS. MILLER: "Caught? Oh, then you will be killed--killed--killed! |
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