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TOMMY.— r i l paste ’em all up against the wall, if y o u say so, Miss
Miss H .— Leave them to me. Tom m y, and p ro ceed with your work
Exit T o m m y , singing, “ O, I'wish I was in Dixie T

B qjjkiks (aside}{— I do n 't quite like the i o o k i o f things.
Miss H. (approaching B o d k in s) .— Well, sir, have you any objection
to my bill ? Have you any objection to me, sir?
BoDK-ixS.— My dear lady—
Miss H r— DonJt dear me, sir; and don't lady me, sir. Call me
plain woman.

B o d k i n s , T i n c t u r e and M o p e r watch the roll in her hands} and
manifest alarm when she points it at the in.
B o d k i n s .“ W ell, tlicn, plain w om an, I— I — I— that is, - m y
friends here— M oper, T in ctu re and th e rest— not being q u ite a b le to
See this matter o f w o m a n 's rights in the ligh t that y o u — y o u r la d y ­
ship— I m ean y o u plain w om an— see it in—
Miss H. (explosively).— And why not, sir? W hy not T_ should like
to know ?
B o d k i n s gets behind T i n c t u r e . M iss M a v e r w a y paces the stage in
an excited manner.
T i n c t u r e .- — -We o n ly th o u g h t, madaine, there w o u ld be r a h arm in
ventilating— that is, discussing— the points at issue, an d so—
Miss H. {stoppingsuddenly before him).— Points? Points? (Point­
ing the roll at him.) Tell m e the truth. What have you bcvju plot­
ting ? No evasion!
B o d k i n s and T i n c t u r e get behind M o f e k .

T i n c t u r e {thrusting M o p e r forward).— T h is gentlem an, madarne,
will explain.
M o f e r .'— I f y o u 'll h a v e th e goodness, m adam e, ju s t to lower th e
point o f y o u r air-gun—
She thrusts the roll at M o p e r , and he retreats behind B o d k i n s and
T i n c t u r e .
M is s H , (to D i t t o ) , — W e ll, sir— and y o u ?