Iris a Drama in Five Acts

THE SAME THE FOURTH ACT LONDOK. A FLAT IIS PARK STREET THE FIFZEI ACT THE SAME I12 1, otIi tltc First , let r c t l lt c Thirrl the action is tlic. irltd into thrcc fi, pisorles. tc1tir. h rirc niarkcd 11y thc falling of thc vrcrtrtin. II t lcot t l i T Itird Act rinrl tlic Poc rtlt t zco curs arc . Y L o Y t C o I lr tl sc. I R I S THE FIRST ACT TJle scene e p e s e n t stz vo cl. azoi zg- oonozf s epctl size he y o c tcZf loor of n house in hrensinyton. the u tll sepctru tin. j the rooms ccre ttoo arched s ztm ces-the 071s on the 9-iyht-hancl side, the other on the left-ucc a. d in the centre, betweeu these ent a zcesi, s a Jreplnce. Over the Jirepluce is all. ope i zgs, h aped c ndfr amed like a mirror s o that, suit16 the view yai zed throut h the nrchzouys, the further room is nlmost elltirely disclosed. 112 this fzwthe roonz, OM the left, is a siyzgle door dnzitting to c6 s. nzcc. l u a.. tnze nt i n the celztre, at the bud, is n co servu, toryse eu thv oz gJy lc ze dZo ors n ttE on the s. ight is a oi7z u u fordi c y c vieto of c6 yartlen. On the left-hmztZ side of the oon 1 e. c we3 t he spectc top w e doz6ble-cloors openi tgfr om the inner hull of the home a d, 032 the right, fucing these dows, there i s cc spucious circular bozo i t ohicha re thlaee f,. e zch wi zdozos nlso lookilty on to the gardelt. The saoonzs are richly fz6r ishecIa nd cleco7 atecl. I, IL th e flu-they s. oonz c6 yac6 1d piano-adorned with paintdnys i n the st e of TVchtteaz ccnd La1zcret-ctnd a nusic-stool stuncl b3 the zoi zclo2u. 119 the side of the pinno is a chair c61zd on the other side of the A 2 IRIS roont are two chtirs, pluced together, ufzder the brccnches of cc high pdm. Against tlte uaZZs are cabinets contuinifzg articles de vertu. Int1t. e vzearer roov z there is an cc wzchnir cnt eac side of the repluce, and, facing tlte fi. eplace, cc luxu. ious Chester6eld settee with a piece of rich silk drccped over the back. Behind tt5. e settee stands cc Trench ottoman. Opt the left of the room are a settee of cc nzore formal kind, a table, and a window-stool and on the right a zwiting-table and two chairsthe one in front of the table, the other bg the side of it. Also on the right, between the bow awl the en trance to the further room, anotl erh igh palm shelters a smaller settee. Therc arefiowers in proftision some aye arranged in vases and jardini2res, while 1 bank of blossont partially conceals the replccce. The light is tlat of a Jine ecening in summer. The warm glow of aimet is seen in the garclen and in the conservatory... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.