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

champion�察�and heads�察�more or less dishevelled�察�are thrust from every berth。 

MRS。 ROBERTS remains invisible and silent�察�and the loud and somewhat 

complicated   respiration   of   her  AUNT   makes   itself   heard   in   the   general 

hush of expectancy。         A remark to the effect that ;The old lady seems to 

enjoy   her   rest;   achieves   a   facile   applause。   THE   CALIFORNIAN   again 

addresses the culprit。�А      �Come�察�now�察�what do you say�拭            �I'll give you just 

one´half a minute。 

     MRS。     ROBERTS         ��from   her   shelter��。   Oh�察   �please�察  �PLEASE       don't 

make him say anything。          It was very trying in me to keep him awake�察�and 

I know he didn't mean any offence。            Oh�察�DO let him be� �

     THE CALIFORNIAN。              You hear that�拭      �You stay quiet the rest of the 

time�察�and if that lady choses to keep us all awake the whole night�察�don't 

YOU say a word�察�or I'll settle with you in the morning。 

     ��Loud   and   continued   applause�察  �amidst   which   THE   CALIFORNIAN 



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turns from the man in the berth before him�察�and restores order by marching 

along the aisle of the car in his stocking feet。           The heads vanish behind 

the curtains。     As the laughter subsides�察�he returns to his berth�察�and after a 

stare up and down the tranquillized car�察�he is about to retire。�А�

     A VOICE。       Oh�察�don't just bow。       Speak� �

     ��A   fresh   burst   of   laughter   greets   this   sally。 THE   CALIFORNIAN 

erects himself again with an air of baited wrath�察�and then suddenly breaks 

into a helpless laugh。�А�

     THE CALIFORNIAN。              Gentlemen�察�you're too many for ME。 

     ��He    gets  into  his  berth�察  �and   after  cries  of  ;Good     for  California� ─�

;You're     all  right�察 �William    Nye� ─   �and   ;You're   several   ahead    yet� ─ �the 

occupants of the different berths gradually relapse into silence�察�and at last�察�

as   the   car   lunges   onward   through   the   darkness�察�nothing   is heard but   the 

rhythmical clank of the machinery�察�with now and then a burst of audible 

slumber from MRS。 ROBERTS'S aunt MARY。�А�



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                                           II。 



       At Worcester�察�where the train has made the usual stop�察�THE PORTER�察�

with    his  lantern   on   his  arm�察  �enters   the  car�察 �preceding    a  gentleman 

somewhat anxiously smiling�察�his nervous speech contrasts painfully with 

the  business´like   impassiveness   of THE   PORTER�察  �who   refuses�察  �with   an 

air of incredulity�察�to enter into the confidences which the gentleman seems 

reluctant to bestow。 

    MR。 EDWARD ROBERTS。                 This is the Governor Marcy�察�isn't it�拭�

     THE PORTER。         Yes�察�sah。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。           Came on from Albany�察�and not from New York�拭�

     THE PORTER。         Yes�察�sah�察�it did。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。           Ah� �it must be all right。     I ´ 

     THE     PORTER。      Was     your   wife  expecting    you   to  come    on  board 

here�拭�

    MR。   ROBERTS。          Well�察  �no�察  �not   exactly。 She   was   expecting   me   to 

meet her at Boston。        But I��struggling to give the situation dignity�察�but 

failing�察  �and   throwing    himself�察  �with   self´convicted   silliness�察  �upon   THE 

PORTER'S mercy。�А         �The fact is�察�I thought I would surprise her by joining 

her here。 

     THE   PORTER   ��refusing   to   have   any   mercy��。       Oh�    �How   did   you 

expect to find her�拭�

    MR。 ROBERTS。            WellwellI don't know。       I didn't consider。     ��He 

looks down the aisle in despair at the close´drawn curtains of the berths�察�

and up at the dangling hats and bags and bonnets�察�and down at the chaos 

of   boots   of   both   sexes   on the   floor。�А�I   don't   know  HOW  I   expected   to 

find her。 

     ��MR。  ROBERTS'S   countenance   falls�察  �and   he   visibly  sinks   so   low   in 

his   own   esteem   and    an  imaginary   public    opinion    that  THE    PORTER 

begins to have a little compassion。�А�

     THE PORTER。          Dey's so many ladies on board _I_ couldn't find her。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。           Oh�察�no�察�no�察�of course not。       I didn't expect that。 

     THE   PORTER。        Don't   like   to   go   routing   'em   all   up�察  �you   know。 I 

wouldn't be allowed to。 



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     MR。 ROBERTS。           I don't ask it�察�that would be preposterous。 

     THE PORTER。          What sort of looking lady was she�拭�

     MR。   ROBERTS。          Well�察  �I   don't   know�察  �really。 Not   very   tall�察  �rather 

slight�察�blue eyes。      II don't know what you'd call her nose。           And stop� �

Oh yes�察�she had a child with her�察�a little boy。         Yes� �

     THE PORTER ��thoughtfully looking down the aisle��。                  Dey was three 

ladies   had   children。    I   didn't   notice   whether   dey   was   boys   or   girls�察  �or 

WHAT dey was。          Didn't have anybody with her�拭�

     MR。 ROBERTS。           No�察�no。     Only the child。 

     THE  PORTER。          Well�察 �I   don't   know   what   you   are going   to   do�察  �sah。 

It won't be a   great while now till   morning�察�you   know。           Here comes   the 

conductor。      Maybe he'll know what to do。 

     ��MR。   ROBERTS   makes   some   futile�察  �inarticulate   attempts   to   prevent 

The PORTER from laying the case before THE CONDUCTOR�察�and then 

stands   guiltily   smiling�察  �overwhelmed   with   the   hopeless   absurdity   of   his 

position。�А�

     THE     CONDUCTOR           ��entering    the   car�察 �and   stopping    before   THE 

PORTER�察  �and   looking   at   MR。   ROBERTS��。            Gentleman   want   a   berth�拭�

THE PORTER ��grinning��。             Well�察�no�察�sah。     He's lookin' for his wife。 

     THE CONDUCTOR ��with suspicion��。                  Is she aboard this car�拭�

     MR。     ROBERTS        ��striving   to  propitiate   THE    CONDUCTOR            by   a 

dastardly amiability��。       Oh�察�yes�察�yes。      There's no mistake about the car 

the   Governor     Marcy。     She    telegraphed    the   name    just  before   you   left 

Albany�察�so that I could find her at Boston in the morning。             Ah� �

     THE   CONDUCTOR。             At   Boston。     ��Sternly。�А   �Then     what   are  you 

trying to find her at Worcester in the middle of the night for�拭�

     MR。 ROBERTS。           WhyIthat is ´ 

     THE   PORTER   ��taking   compassion   on   MR。   ROBERTS'S   inability   to 

continue��。     Says he wanted to surprise her。 

     MR。 ROBERTS。           Hayes�察�exactly。      A little caprice�察�you know。 

     THE   CONDUCTOR。              Well�察  �that   may   all   be   so。 ��MR。   ROBERTS 

continues to smile in agonized helplessness against THE CONDUCTOR'S 

injurious   tone�察  �which   becomes   more   and   more   offensively   patronizing。�А�

But   _I_   can't   do   anything   for   you。 Here   are   all   these   people   asleep   in 



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their   berths�察  �and   I   can't   go   round   waking   them   up   because   you   want   to 

surprise your wife。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。           No�察�no�察�of course not。     I never thought ´ 

    THE CONDUCTOR。              My advice to YOU is to have a berth made up�察�

and go to bed till we get to Boston�察�and surprise your wife by telling her 

what you tried to do。 

    MR。   ROBERTS   ��unable   to   resent   the   patronage   of   this   suggestion��。 

Well�察�I don't know but I will。 

    THE CONDUCTOR ��going out��。                The porter will make up the berth 

for you。 

    MR。   ROBERTS   ��to   THE   PORTER�察  �who   is   about   to   pull   down   the 

upper berth over a vacant seat��。       Ah�    �ErII don't think I'll trouble you 

to make it up�察�it's so near morning now。          Just bring me a pillow�察�and I'll 

try to get a nap without lying down。 

     ��He takes the vacant seat。�А�

    THE PORTER。          All right�察�sah。 

     ��He goes to the end of the car and returns with a pillow。�А�

    MR。 ROBERTS。          Ahporter� �

    THE PORTER。          Yes�察�sah。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。           Of course you didn't notice�察�but you don't think you 

DID notice who was in that berth yonder�拭�

     ��He indicates a certain berth。�А�

    THE PORTER。          Dat's a gen'leman in dat berth�察�I think�察�sah。 

    MR。 ROBERTS ��astutely��。            There's a bonnet hanging from the hook 

at the top。   I'm not sure�察�but it looks like my wife's bonnet。 

    THE PORTER ��evidently shaken by this reasoning�察�but recovering his 

firmness��。     Yes�察�sah。    But you can't depend upon de ladies to hang deir 

bonnets on de right hook。        Jes' likely as not dat lady's took de hook at de 

foot of her berth instead o' de head。      Sometimes dey takes both。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。          Ah�     。�After a pause。�А   �Porter� �

    THE PORTER。          Yes�察�sah。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。          You wouldn't feel justified in looking�拭�

    THE PORTER。          I couldn't�察�sah�察�I couldn't�察�indeed。 

    MR。 ROBERTS ��reaching his left hand toward THE PORTER'S�察�and 



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pressing   a   half   dollar   into   his   instantly   responsive   palm��。 But   there's 

nothing to prevent MY looking if I feel perfectly sure of the bonnet�拭�

    THE PORTER。          N´no�察�sah。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。          All right。 

     ��THE PORTER retires to t
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