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    THE PORTER。          N´no�察�sah。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。          All right。 

     ��THE PORTER retires to the end of the car�察�and resumes the work of 

polishing     the  passengers'    boots。    After    an   interval   of  quiet�察  �MR。 

ROBERTS        rises�察 �and�察  �looking   about   him   with   what    he  feels  to  be 

melodramatic   stealth�察  �approaches   the   suspected   berth。    He   unloops   the 

curtain with a trembling hand�察�and peers ineffectually in�察�he advances his 

head    further  and   further  into  the  darkened    recess�察 �and   then  suddenly 

dodges back again�察�with THE CALIFORNIAN hanging to his neckcloth 

with one hand。�А�

    THE CALIFORNIAN ��savagely��。               What do you want�拭�

    MR。 ROBERTS ��struggling and breathless��。              III want my wife。 

    THE CALIFORNIAN。              Want your wife�      �Have _I_ got your wife�拭�

    MR。     ROBERTS。        Noahthat     isah�察 �excuse    meI   thought    you 

WERE my wife。 

    THE CALIFORNIAN ��getting out of the berth�察�but at the same time 

keeping   hold   of   MR。   ROBERTS��。       Thought   I   was   your   WIFE�    �Do   I 

look    like  your  wife�拭   �You    can't  play  that  on  me�察  �old  man。    Porter� �

conductor� �

    MR。 ROBERTS ��agonized��。             Oh�察�I beseech you�察�my dear sir�察�don't 

don't�    �I can explain itI can indeed。      I know it has an ugly look�察�but if 

you will allow me two wordsonly two words ´ 

    MRS。      ROBERTS       ��suddenly    parting   the  curtain  of  her  berth�察  �and 

springing out into the aisle�察�with her hair wildly dishevelled��。 Edward� �

    MR。      ROBERTS。           Oh�察    �Agnes�察    �explain    to   this   gentleman� �

��Imploringly。�А�Don't you know me�拭�

    A VOICE。       Make him show you the strawberry mark on his left arm。 

    MRS。      ROBERTS。        Edward�       �Edward�       。�THE     CALIFORNIAN 

mechanically   looses   his   grip�察  �and   they   fly   into   each   other's   embrace。�А�

Where   did   you   come   from�拭    �A   VOICE。      Centre   door�察  �left   hand�察  �one 

back。 

    THE CONDUCTOR ��returning with his lantern��。                 Hallo�    �What's the 



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matter here�拭�

    A VOICE。        Train robbers�     �Throw up your hands�         �Tell the express´ 

messenger to bring his safe。 

     ��The   passengers   emerge   from   their   berths   in   various   deshabille   and 

bewilderment。�А�

     THE   CONDUCTOR   ��to   MR。   ROBERTS��。               Have   you   been   making 

all this row�察�waking up my passengers�拭�

     THE   CALIFORNIAN。            No�察  �sir�察  �he  hasn't。  I've  been   making     this 

row。    This    gentleman     was    peaceably     looking    for   his  wife�察  �and    I 

misunderstood him。        You want to say anything to me�拭�

     THE CONDUCTOR ��silently taking THE CALIFORNIAN'S measure 

with his eye�察�as he stands six fret in his stockings��。           If I did�察�I'd get the 

biggest brakeman I could find to do it for me。             I'VE got nothing to say 

except that I think you'd better all go back to bed again。 

     ��He   goes   out�察  �and   the   passengers   disappear   one   by   one�察  �leaving   the 

ROBERTSES and THE CALIFORNIAN alone。�А�

     THE CALIFORNIAN ��to MR。 ROBERTS��。                      Stranger�察�I'm sorry I got 

you into this scrape。 

    MR。   ROBERTS。          Oh�察  �don't   speak   of   it�察  �my   dear   sir。 I'm   sure   we 

owe you all sorts of apologies�察�which I shall be most happy to offer you at 

my house in Boston�察�with every needful explanation。                ��He takes out his 

card�察�and gives it to THE CALIFORNIAN�察�who looks at it�察�and then looks 

at MR。 ROBERTS curiously。�А           �There's my address�察�and I'm sure we shall 

both be glad to have you call。 

    MRS。      ROBERTS。        Oh�察   �yes  indeed。   ��THE      CALIFORNIAN          parts 

the curtains of his berth to re´enter it。�А      �Good´night�察�sir�察�and I assure you 

WE shall do nothing more to disturb youshall we�察�Edward�拭�

    MR。 ROBERTS。           No。     And now�察�dear�察�I think you'd better go back 

to your berth。 

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            I couldn't sleep�察�and I shall not go back。         Is this 

your place�拭     �I will just rest my head on your shoulder�察�and we must both 

be perfectly quiet。     You've no idea what a nuisance I have been making of 

myself。     The   whole   car   was   perfectly   furious   at   me   one   time�察  �I   kept 

talking so loud。      I don't know how I came to do it�察�but I suppose it was 



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thinking about you and Willis meeting without knowing each other made 

me nervous�察�and I couldn't be still。         I woke everybody up with my talking�察�

and   some   of   them   were   quite   outrageous   in   their   remarks�察  �but   I   didn't 

blame     them    the  least  bit�察 �for  I  should    have   been   just  as   bad。   That 

California gentleman was perfectly splendid�察�though。                  I can tell you HE 

made them  stop。        We   struck up quite   a   friendship。       I   told him I   had   a 

brother coming on from California�察�and he's going to try to think whether 

he knows Willis。 ��Groans and inarticulate protests make themselves heard 

from different berths。�А      �I declare�察�I've got to talking again�        �There�察�now�察�I 

SHALL stop�察�and they won't hear another squeak from me the rest of the 

night。    ��She lifts her head from her husband's shoulder。�А�I wonder if baby 

will   roll   out。 He   DOES   kick   so�      �And   I   just   sprang   up   and   left   him 

when   I   heard   your   voice�察  �without   putting   anything   to   keep   him   in。    I 

MUST go and have a look at him�察�or I never can settle down。                       No�察�no�察�

don't you go�察�Edward�察�you'll be prying into all the wrong berths in the car�察�

you   poor   thing�     �You   stay   here�察  �and   I'll   be   back   in   half   a   second。 I 

wonder   which   is   my   berth。     Ah�   �that's   it�察  �I   know   the   one   now。 ��She 

makes a sudden dash at a berth�察�and pulling open the curtains is confronted 

by    the   bearded    visage    of   THE    CALIFORNIAN。�А            �Ah�      �Ow�     �ow� �

Edward�       �Ah�    �II beg your pardon�察�sir�察�excuse me�察�I didn't know it was 

you。    I came for my baby。 

     THE CALIFORNIAN ��solemnly��。                  I haven't got any baby�察�ma'am。 

     MRS。 ROBERTS。            NonoI thought you were my baby。 

     THE CALIFORNIAN。               Perhaps I am�察�ma'am�察�I've lost so much sleep 

I could cry�察�anyway。        Do I LOOK like your baby�拭�

     MRS。   ROBERTS。           No�察  �no�察  �you   don't。  ��In   distress   that   overcomes 

her mortification。�А     �Oh�察�where is my baby�拭          �I left him all uncovered�察�and 

he'll   take   his   death   of   cold�察  �even   if   he   doesn't   roll   out。 Oh�察  �Edward�察�

Edward�察�help me to find baby� �

     MR。   ROBERTS   ��bustling   aimlessly   about��。           Yes�察  �yes�察  �certainly�察  �my 

dear。    But don't be alarmed�察�we shall find him。 

     THE   CALIFORNIAN   ��getting   out   in   his   stocking   feet��。           We   shall 

find him�察�ma'am�察�if we have to search every berth in this car。                  Don't you 

take on。     That baby's going to be found if he's aboard the train�察�now�察�you 



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bet�    。�He   looks   about   and   then  tears   open  the  curtains   of  a  berth  at 

random。�А     �That your baby�察�ma'am�拭�

     MRS。 ROBERTS ��flying upon the infant thus exposed��。                 Oh�察�BABY�察�

baby�察�baby�。     �I thought I had lost you。      Um� �um� �um� �

     ��She clasps him in her arms�察�and covers his face and neck with kisses。�А�

     THE CALIFORNIAN ��as he gets back into his berth�察�sotto voce��。                    I 

wish I HAD been her baby。 

     MRS。 ROBERTS ��returning with her husband to his seat�察�and bringing 

the baby with her��。       There�     �Did you ever see such a sleeper�察�Edward�拭�

��In    her  ecstasy   she   abandons    all  control   of  her  voice�察  �and   joyfully 

exclaims。�А    �He has slept all through this excitement�察�without a wink。 

     A solemn Voice from one of the berths。          I envy him。 

     ��A laugh follows�察�in which all the passengers join。�А�

     MRS。 ROBERTS ��in a hoarse whisper�察�breaking a little with laughter��。 

Oh�察  �my   goodness�   �there   I   went   again。 But   how   funny�    �I   assure   you�察�

Edward�察�that if their remarks had not been about me�察�I could have really 

quite   enjoyed   some   of   them。   I   wish   there   had   been   somebody   here   to 

take   them   down。     And   I   hope   I   shall   see   some   of   the   speakers   in   the 

morning beforeEdward�察�I've got an idea� �

     MR。 ROBERTS ��endeavoring to teach his wife by example to lower 

her voice�察�which has risen again��。        Whatwhat is it�察�my dear�拭�

     MRS。 ROBERTS。           Why�察�don't you see�拭      �How perfectly ridiculous it 

was   of   me   not   to   think   of   it   before�   �though   I   did   think   of   it   once�察  �and 

hadn't the courage to insist upon it。        But of course it is�察�and it accounts 

for his being so polite and kind to me through all�察�and it's the only thing 

that can。    Yes�察�yes�察�it must be。 

     MR。 ROBERTS ��mystified��。            What�拭�

     MRS。 ROBERTS。           Willis。 

     MR。 ROBERTS。          Who�拭�

     MRS。 ROBERTS。           This Californian。 

     MR。 ROBERTS。          Oh� �

     MRS。 ROBERTS。           No STRANGER could have been so patient and 

and attentive�察�and I know that he recognized me from the first�察�and he's 

just kept it up for a joke�察�so as to surprise us and have a good laugh at us 


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