Belinda by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
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BETTY. Yes, ma'am; the one who's _always_ coming here.
BELINDA (_with a pleased smile_). Yes. Well, if he calls you'll say, "Not at home." BETTY. Yes, ma'am. BELINDA. He'll immediately (_extending her arms descriptively_) throw down his bunch of flowers and dive despairingly into the moat. You'll stop him, just as he is going in, and say, "I beg your pardon, sir, was it Mr_. DEVENISH_?" And he will say, "Yes!" and you will say, "Oh, I beg your pardon, sir; _this_ way, please." BETTY. Yes, ma'am. And suppose they both call together? BELINDA (_non-plussed for a moment_). We won't suppose anything so exciting, Betty. BETTY. No, ma'am. And suppose any other gentleman calls? BELINDA (_with a sigh_). There aren't any other gentlemen. BETTY. It might be a clergyman, come to ask for a subscription like. BELINDA. If it's a clergyman, Betty, I shall--I shall want your assistance out of the hammock first. BETTY. Yes, ma'am. BELINDA. That's all. |
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