Her Own Way

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Genres: Nonfiction

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: Coast. Good ! And you, Chris, do you want a ring? Christopher. I want a gun ! Coast. All right. [Writing.] And Toots? Toots. Nanny goat ! [They all laugh. Moles and Footman enter, answering the bell which Georgiana has rung. Georgiana. The table, Moles. Moles. Yes, ma'am. [Takes away small plates, etc.; he then goes

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out Right, followed by Footman, who takes everything else from the table, leaving only the cover and a false nose left from the mottoes. Philip. [Crosses to Georgiana at table.] Grandma's been up and said we were all to go and see Georgiana. Go in your mottoes; that will be great fun! All The Children. Oh, yes! Hurrah! [Running off Left. Georgiana. Ssh! Don't shout so; remember poor mamma's headache! [Allrepeat, "Remember poor mamma's headache" and take hands as they tip-toe out, Philip first, Elaine second, Chris third, Toots fourth, repeating "Poor mamma's headache" in a whisper till they are all out. Coast. I can't get this damned thing on. Too bad Cousin Loo's ill. Georgiana. Oh, she isn't really. Louise is never perfectly well and happy unless she has something the matter with her, especially if she has nothing else to do; she's bored to-day, so she's got a headache! To-night, when there's a big ball to which she is not invited, she'll be fright- fully alarmed about herself for fear of appendicitis,but to-morrow, when we have smart company at luncheon, she'll recover like a shot! It's all right for Louise, but it's hard on my brother, who really adores her. [She sits beside the table. Coast. Adores! Say! That's the word I want to use about you! [Follows Georgiana to table, moves chair to front, and sits. Georgiana. Nonsense, Sam! Do you know anything about some stocks called United Copper ? Coast. Rotten...

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