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    MRS。 ROBERTS。           No�察�no�察�aunty。 

    AUNT MARY。          Now�察�porter�察�are you strong�拭�

    PORTER。        I used to be porter at a Saratoga hotel�察�and carried up de 

ladies' trunks dere。 

    AUNT MARY。          Then you'll do�察�I think。      Now�察�then�察�your knee�察�now 

your back。     There�    �And very handsomely done。          Thanks。 

    MRS。 ROBERTS。           Are you really in�察�Aunt Mary�拭�

    AUNT MARY ��dryly��。           Yes。    Good´night。 

    MRS。      ROBERTS。       Good´night�察     �aunty。   ��After    a  pause   of  some 

minutes。�А�Aunty� �



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    AUNT MARY。           Well�察�what�拭�

     MRS。   ROBERTS。         Do   you   think   it's   perfectly   safe�拭。�She   rises   in 

her berth�察�and looks up over the edge of the upper。�А�

    AUNT  MARY。           I   suppose   so。  It's   a   well´managed   road。   They've 

got the air´brake�察�I've heard�察�and the Miller platform�察�and all those horrid 

things。    What makes you introduce such unpleasant subjects�拭�

     MRS。     ROBERTS。        Oh�察   �I  don't  mean    accidents。   But�察   �you   know�察�

when you turn�察�it does creak so awfully。          I shouldn't mind myself�察�but the 

baby ´ 

    AUNT MARY。           Why�察�child�察�do you think I'm going to break through�拭�

I couldn't。    I'm one of the LIGHTEST sleepers in the world。 

     MRS。   ROBERTS。          Yes�察  �I   know  you're   a   light   sleeper�察  �butbut  it 

doesn't seem quite the same thing�察�somehow。 

    AUNT  MARY。           But   it   is�察  �it's   quite   the   same   thing�察  �and   you   can   be 

perfectly easy in your mind�察�my dear。           I should be quite as loth to break 

through as you would to have me。           Good´night。 

     MRS。 ROBERTS。           Yes�察�good´night�察�Aunty� �

    AUNT MARY。           Well�拭�

     MRS。 ROBERTS。           You ought to just see him�察�how he's lying。          He's a 

perfect   log。   COULDN'T   you   just   bend   over�察  �and   peep   down   at   him   a 

moment�拭�

    AUNT  MARY。           Bend   over�    �It   would   be   the   death   of   me。 Good´ 

night。 

     MRS。 ROBERTS。           Good´night。      Did you put the glass into my bag 

or yours�拭    �I feel so very thirsty�察�and I want to go and get some water。 I'm 

sure I don't know why I should be thirsty。          Are you�察�Aunt Mary�拭�Ah� �here 

it is。  Don't disturb yourself�察�aunty�察�I've found it。         It was in my bag�察�just 

where I'd put it myself。       But all this trouble about Willis has made me so 

fidgety that I don't know where anything is。           And now I don't know how 

to   manage    about   the   baby   while   I  go  after  the  water。   He's   sleeping 

soundly enough now�察�but if he should happen to get into one of his rolling 

moods�察  �he   might   tumble   out   on   to   the   floor。 Never   mind�察  �aunty�察  �I've 

thought of something。        I'll just barricade him with these bags and shawls。 

Now�察�old fellow�察�roll as much as you like。           If you should happen to hear 



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him   stir�察  �aunty�察  �won't   youaunty�    �Oh�察  �dear�   �she's   asleep   already�察  �and 

what   shall   I   do�拭 。�While   MRS。   ROBERTS   continues   talking�察  �various 

notes    of  protest�察 �profane    and   otherwise�察   �make    themselves     heard    from 

different berths。�А�I know。       I'll make a bold dash for the water�察�and be back 

in an instant�察�baby。      Now�察�don't you move�察�you little rogue。            ��She runs to 

the water´tank at the end of the car�察�and then back to her berth。�А�Now�察�baby�察�

here's mamma again。         Are you all right�察�mamma's own�拭�

     ��A  shaggy  head   and   bearded   face   are   thrust   from  the   curtains   of   the 

next berth。�А�

     THE      STRANGER。           Look     here�察   �ma'am。      I   don't   want    to   be 

disagreeable about this thing�察�and I hope you won't take any offence�察�but 

the fact is�察�I'm half dead for want of sleep�察�and if you'll only keep quiet 

now a little while�察�I'll promise not to speak above my breath if ever I find 

you    on   a  sleeping´car     after  you've    come    straight   through    from    San 

Francisco�察  �day   and   night�察  �and   not   been   able   to   get   more   than   about   a 

quarter of your usual allowance of restI will indeed。 

     MRS。 ROBERTS。            I'm very sorry that I've disturbed you�察�and I'll try 

to be more quiet。       I didn't suppose I was speaking so loud�察�but the cars 

keep up such a rattling that you never can tell how loud you ARE speaking。 

Did I understand you to say that you were from California�拭�

     THE CALIFORNIAN。              Yes�察�ma'am。 

     MRS。 ROBERTS。            San Francisco�拭�

     THE CALIFORNIAN。              Yes�察�ma'am。 

     MRS。 ROBERTS。            Thanks。      It's a terribly long journey�察�isn't it�拭      �I 

know   quite   how  to   feel   for   you。  I've   a   brother   myself   coming   on。  In 

fact we expected him before this。            ��She scans his face as sharply as the 

lamp´light will   allow�察�and   continues�察�after   a brief   hesitation。�А�It's   always 

such   a   silly   question   to   ask   a   person�察  �and   I   suppose   San   Francisco   is   a 

large place�察�with a great many people always coming and going�察�so that it 

would be only one chance in a thousand if you did。 

     THE CALIFORNIAN ��patiently��。                Did what�察�ma'am�拭�

     MRS。 ROBERTS。            Oh�察�I was just wondering if it was possiblebut of 

course it isn't�察�and it's very flat to askthat you'd ever happened to meet 

my brother there。       His name is Willis Campbell。 



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     THE CALIFORNIAN ��with more interest��。                  Campbell�拭     �Campbell�拭�

Yes�察  �I   know   a   man   of   that   name。 But   I   disremember   his   first   name。 

Little low fellowpretty chunky�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            I don't know。     Do you mean short and stout�拭�

     THE CALIFORNIAN。             Yes�察�ma'am。 

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            I'm sure I can't tell。    It's a great many years since 

he went out there�察�and I've never seen him in all that time。              I thought if 

you DID happen to know himHe's a lawyer。 

     THE     CALIFORNIAN。           It's  quite  likely   I  know   him�察  �and   in  the 

morning�察�ma'am ´ 

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            Oh�察�excuse me。       I'm very sorry to have kept you 

so long awake with my silly questions。 

     THE MAN IN THE UPPER BERTH。                    Don't apologize�察�madam。         I'm 

not a Californian myself�察�but I'm an orphan�察�and away from home�察�and I 

thank    you�察   �on  behalf    of  all  our   fellow´passengers�察     �for  the   mental 

refreshment   that   your   conversation   has   afforded   us。   _I_   could   lie   here 

and listen to it all night�察�but there are invalids in some of these berths�察�and 

perhaps   on   their   account   it   will   be   as   well   to   defer   everything   till   the 

morning�察�as our friend suggests。         Allow me to wish you pleasant dreams�察�

madam。 

     ��THE   CALIFORNIAN�察  �while   MRS。   ROBERTS   shrinks   back   under 

the curtain of her berth in dismay�察�and stammers some inaudible excuse�察�

slowly emerges full length from his berth。�А�

     THE     CALIFORNIAN。            Don't     you   mind     me�察  �ma'am�察    �I've  got 

everything   but   my   boots   and   coat   on。  Now�察  �then   ��standing   beside   the 

berth�察�and looking in upon the man in the upper tier�В察�you�察�do you know 

that this is a lady you're talking to�拭�

     THE     UPPER     BERTH。       By    your   voice  and   your   shaggy    personal 

appearance I shouldn't have taken you for a ladyno�察�sir。            But the light is 

very imperfect�察�you may be a bearded lady。 

     THE     CALIFORNIAN。           You     never   mind    about   my    looks。   The 

question is�察�Do you want your head rapped up against the side of this car�拭�

     THE   UPPER   BERTH。          With   all   the   frankness   of   your   own   Pacific 

slope�察�no。 



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     MRS。  ROBERTS  ��hastily  reappearing��。              Oh�察 �no�察 �no�察 �don't   hurt   him。 

He's   not   to   blame。  I   was   wrong   to   keep   on   talking。 Oh�察  �please   don't 

hurt him� �

     THE CALIFORNIAN ��to THE UPPER BERTH��。                           You hear�拭     �Well�察�

now�察  �don't   you   speak   another   word   to   that   lady   tonight。   Just   go   on�察�

ma'am�察�and free your mind on any little matter you like。               I don't want any 

sleep。    How long has your brother been in California�拭�

     MRS。 ROBERTS。            Oh�察 �don't let's   talk about it now�察  �I don't   want   to 

talk   about   it。  I   thoughtI    thoughtGood´night。        Oh�察   �dear�   �I   didn't 

suppose I was making so much trouble。              I didn't mean to disturb anybody。 

I ´ 

     ��MRS。      ROBERTS        gives   way   to  the   excess   of  her   confusion    and 

mortification in a little sob�察�and then hides her grief behind the curtains of 

her berth。     THE CALIFORNIAN slowly emerges again from his couch�察�

and stands beside it�察�looking in upon the man in the berth above。�А�

     THE CALIFORNIAN。               For half a cent I WOULD rap your head up 

against   that   wall。   Making   the   lady   cry�察  �and   getting   me   so   mad   I   can't 

sleep� �Now see here�察�you just apologize。             You beg that lady's pardon�察�or 

I'll have you out of there before you know yourself。                ��Cries of ;Good� ─�

;That's   right� ─  �and   ;Make   him   show   himself� ─  �hail   MRS。   ROBERTS'S 
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