MissTAside。Niceman！HeknowsthatquotationHeisn’taPhilistinewithamoustacheAloud。Good-bye，CaptainGamsby。
　　Aside。Whatahugehandandwhatasqueeze！Idon’tsupposehemeantit，buthehasdriventheringsintomyfingers。
　　POORDEARMAMMAHasVermillioncomeroundyet？Oh，yes！CaptainGadsby，don’tyouthinkthatthesaddleistoofarforward？Theypassintothefrontveranda。
　　CAPTGAside。HowthedickensshouldIknowwhatsheprefers？ShetoldmethatshedotedonhorsesAloud。Ithinkitis。
　　MissTComingoutintofrontveranda。Oh！BadBuldoo！I
　　mustspeaktohimforthisHehastakenupthecurbtwolinks，andVermillionbatesthatPassesoutandtohorse’shead。
　　CAPTGLetmedoit！
　　MissTNo，VermillionunderstandsmeDon’tyou，oldman？
　　Loosescurb-chainskilfully，andpatshorseonnoseandthrottle。
　　PoorVermillion！Didtheywanttocuthischinoff？There！
　　CaptainGadsbywatchestheinterludewithundisguisedadmiration。
　　POORDEARMAMMATartlytoMissT。You’veforgottenyourguest，Ithink，dear。
　　MissTGoodgracious！SoIhave！Good-byeRetreatsindoorshastily。
　　POORDEARMAMMABunchingreinsinfingershamperedbytootightgauntlets。CAPTAINGamsby！
　　CAPTAINGADSBYstoopsandmakesthefoot-restPOOR
　　DEARMAMMAblunders，haltstoolong，andbreaksthroughit。
　　CAPTGAside。Can’tholdup~evenstoneforeverIt’sallyourrheumatismAloud。Can’timaginewhyIwassoclumsy。
　　Aside。NowLittleFeatherweightwouldhavegoneuplikeabird。
　　TheyrideoatofthegardenTheCaptainfallsback。
　　CAPTGAside。Howthathabitcatchesherunderthearms！
　　Ugh！
　　POORDEARMAMMAWiththewornsmileofsixteenseasons，theworseforexchange。You’redullthisafternoon，CAPTAINGamsby。
　　CAPTGSpurringupwearily。Whydidyoukeepmewaitingsolong？
　　Etcetera，etcetera，etcetera。
　　ANINTERVALOFTHREEWEEKS。
　　GILDEDYOUTHSittingonrailingsoppositeTownHall。
　　Hullo，Gandy！’BeentrottingouttheGorgonzola！WeallthoughtitwastheGorganyou’remashing。
　　CAPTGWithwitheringemphasis。Youyoungcub！Whatthe-
　　doesitmattertoyou？
　　ProceedstoreadGILDEDYOUTHalectureondiscretionanddeportment，whichcrumbleslatterlikeaChineseLanternDepartsfuming。
　　FURTHERINTERVALOFFIVEWEEKS。SCENE-ExteriorofNewSimlaLibraryonafoggyeveningMissTHREECANandMissDEERCOURT
　　meetamongthe’rickshawsMissTiscarryingabundleofbooksunderherleftarm~
　　MissDLevelintonation。Well？
　　Miss’I’Ascendingintonation。Well？
　　MissDCapturingherfriend’sleftarm，takingawayallthebooks，placingbooksin’rickshaw，returningtoarm，securinghandbythirdfingerandinvestigating。Well！Youbadgirl！Andyounevertoldme。
　　MissTDemurely。He-he-heonlyspokeyesterdayafternoon。
　　MissDBlessyou，dear！AndI’mtobebridesmaid，aren’tI？Youknowyoupromisedeversolongago。
　　MissTOfcourseI’lltellyouallaboutitto-morrowGetsinto’rickshaw。OEmma！
　　MissDWithintenseinterest。Yes，dear？
　　MissTPiano。It’squitetrue——about-the-egg。
　　MissDWhategg？
　　MissTPianissimoprestissimo。Theeggwithoutthesalt。
　　Porte。Chalogharkojaldi，jhampani！Gohome，jhampani。
　　THEWORLDWITHOUT
　　Certainpeopleofimportance。
　　SCENE-Smoking-roomoftheDegchiClubTime，10。30PMofastuffynightintheRainsFourmendispersedinpicturesqueattitudesandeasy-chairsTotheseenterBLAYNEoftheIrregularMoguls，ineveningdress。
　　BLAYNEPhew！TheJudgeoughttobehangedinhisownstore-godownHi，khitmatgarlPoorawhiskey-peg，totakethetasteoutofmymouth。
　　CURTISSRoyalArtillery。That’sit，isit？WhatthedeucemadeyoudineattheJudge’s？Youknowhisbandobust。
　　BLAYNE’Thoughtitcouldn’tbeworsethantheClub，butI’llswearhebuysullagedliquoranddoctorsitwithginandinklookingroundtheroom。Isthisallofyouto-night？
　　DOONEP。W。D。AnthonywascalledoutatdinnerMinglehadapaininhistummy。
　　CURTISSMiggydiesofcholeraonceaweekintheRains，andgetsdrunkonchlorodyneinbetween’Goodlittlechap，though。
　　AnyoneattheJudge’s，Blayne？
　　BLAYNECockleyandhismemsahiblookingawfullywhiteandfagged’F’。malegirl-couldn’tcatchthename-onherwaytotheHills，undertheCockleys’charge-theJudge，andMarkynfreshfromSimla-disgustinglyfit。
　　CURTISSGoodLord，howtrulymagnificent！Wasthereenoughice？WhenImangledgarbagethereIgotonewholelump-nearlyasbigasawalnutWhathadMarkyntosayforhimself？
　　BLAYNE’SeemsthateveryoneishavingafairlygoodtimeupthereinspiteoftherainByJove，thatremindsme！IknowI
　　hadn’tcomeacrossjustforthepleasureofyoursocietyNews！
　　Greatnews！Markyntoldme。
　　DOONEWho’sdeadnow？
　　BLAYNENoonethatIknowof；butGandy’shookedatlast！
　　DROPPINGCHORUSHowmuch？TheDevil！MarkynwaspullingyourlegNotGANDY！
　　BLAYNEHumming。“Yea，verily，verily，verily！Verily，verily，Isayuntothee。”Theodore，thegifto’God！OurPhillup！It’sbeengivenoutupabove。
　　MACKESYBarrister-at-Law。Huh！WomenwillgiveoutanythingWhatdoesaccusedsay？
　　BLAYNEMarkyntoldmethathecongratulatedhimwarily-onehandheldout，t’otherreadytoguardGandyturnedpinkandsaiditwasso。
　　CURTISSPooroldCaddy！TheyalldoitWho’sshe？Let’shearthedetails。
　　BLAYNEShe’sagirl-daughterofaColonelSomebody。
　　DOONESimla’sstiffwithColonels’daughtersBemoreexplicit。
　　BLAYNEWaitashakeWhatwashername？Thresomething。
　　Three-
　　CURTISSStars，perhapsCaddyknowsthatbrand。
　　BLAYNEThreegan-MinnieThreegan。
　　MACKESYThreeganIsn’tshealittlebitofagirlwithredhair？
　　BLAYNE’Boutthat-fromwhatfromwhatMarkynsaid。
　　MACKESYThenI’vemetherShewasatLucknowlastseason。
　　’OwnedapermanentlyjuvenileMamma，anddanceddamnablyI
　　say，Jervoise，youknewtheThreegans，didn’tyou？
　　JERVOISECivilianoftwenty-fiveyears’service，wakingupfromhisdoze。Eh？What’sthat？Knewwho？How？IthoughtIwasatHome，confoundyou！
　　MACKESYTheThreegangirl’sengaged，soBlaynesays。
　　JERVOISESlowly。Engaged-en-gaged！Blessmysoul！I’mgettinganoldman！LittleMinnieThreeganengagedItwasonlytheotherdayIwenthomewiththemintheSurat-no，theMassilia-
　　andshewascrawlingaboutonherhandsandkneesamongtheayahs’Usedtocallmethe“TickTackSakib“becauseIshowedhermywatchAndthatwasinSixty-Seven-no，SeventyGoodGod，howtimeflies！I’manoldmanIrememberwhenThreeganmarriedMissDerwent-daughterofoldHookyDerwent-butthatwasbeforeyourtimeAndsothelittlebaby’sengagedtohavealittlebabyofherown！Who’stheotherfool？
　　MACKESYGadsbyofthePinkHussars。
　　JERVOISE’NevermethimThreeganlivedindebt，marriedindebt，and’lldieindebt’Mustbegladtogetthegirloffhishands。
　　BLAYNECaddyhasmoney-luckydevilPlaceatHome，too。
　　DOONEHecomesoffirst-classstock’Can’tquiteunderstandhisbeingcaughtbyaColonel’sdaughter，andlookingcautiouslyroundroom。BlackInfantryatthat！Nooffencetoyou，Blayne。
　　BLAYNEStiffly。Notmuch，thaanks。
　　CURTISSQuotingmottoofIrregularMoguls。“Wearewhatweare。”eh，oldman？ButGandywassuchasuperioranimalasarule。
　　Whydidn’thegoHomeandpickhiswifethere？
　　MACKESYTheyareallalikewhentheycometotheturnintothestraightAboutthirtyamanbeginstogetsickoflivingalone。
　　CURTISSAndoftheeternalmuttony-chopinthemorning。
　　DOONEIt’sadeadgoatasarule，butgoon，Mackesy。
　　MACKESYIfaman’soncetakenthatwaynothingwillholdhim，DoyourememberBenoitofyourservice，Doone？TheytransferredhimtoTharandawhenhistimecame，andhemarriedaplatelayer’sdaughter，orsomethingofthatkindShewastheonlyfemaleabouttheplace。
　　DONEYes，poorbruteThatsmashedBenoit’schancesofpromotionaltogetherMrsBenoitusedtoask“Wasyougem’tothedancethisevenin’？”
　　CURTISSHangitall！Gandyhasn’tmarriedbeneathhimThere’snotarbrushinthefamily，Isuppose。
　　JERVOISETar-brush！NotanannaYouyoungfellowstalkasthoughthemanwasdoingthegirlanhonorinmarryingher。
　　You’realltooconceited-nothing’sgoodenoughforyou。
　　BLAYNENotevenanemptyClub，adam’baddinnerattheJudge’s，andaStationassicklyasahospitalYou’requiteright。
　　We’reasetofSybarites。
　　DOONELuxuriousdogs，wallowingin-
　　CURTISSPricklyheatbetweentheshouldersI’mcoveredwithitLet’shopeBeorawillbecooler。
　　BLAYNEWhew！Areyouorderedintocamp，too？IthoughttheGunnershadacleansheet。
　　CURTISSNo，worseluckTwocasesyesterday-onedied-andifwehaveathird，outwegoIsthereanyshootingatBeora，Doone？
　　DOONEThecountry’sunderwater，exceptthepatchbytheGrandTrunkRoadIwasthereyesterday，lookingatabund，andcameacrossfourpoordevilsintheirlaststageIt’sratherbadfromheretoKuchara。
　　CURTISSThenwe’reprettycertaintohaveaheavygoofit。
　　Heigho！Ishouldn’tmindchangingplaceswithGaddyforawhile。
　　’SportwithAmaryllisintheshadeoftheTownHall，andallthat。
　　Oh，whydoesn’tsomebodycomeandmarryme，insteadoflettingmegointocholera-camp？
　　MACKESYAsktheCommittee。
　　CURTISSYouruffian！You’llstandmeanotherpegforthat。
　　Blayne，whatwillyoutake？Mackesyisfineonmoralgrounds。
　　Done，haveyouanypreference？
　　DONESmallglassKummel，pleaseExcellentcarminative，thesedaysAnthonytoldmeso。
　　MACKESYSigningvoucherforfourdrinks。MostunfairpunishmentIonlythoughtofCurtissasActaeonbeingchiviedroundthebilliardtablesbythenymphsofDiana。
　　BLAYNECurtisswouldhavetoimporthisnymphsbytrainMrs。
　　Cockley’stheonlywomanintheStationShewon’tleaveCockley，andhe’sdoinghisbesttogethertogo。
　　CURTISSGood，indeed！Here’sMrsCockley’shealthTotheonlywifeintheStationandadamnedbravewoman！
　　OMNESDrinking。AdamnedbravewomanBLAVNEIsupposeGandywillbringhiswifehereattheendofthecoldweatherTheyaregoingtobemarriedalmostimmediately，Ibelieve。
　　CURTISSGandymaythankhisluckthatthePinkHussarsarealldetachmentandnoheadquartersthishotweather，orhe’dbetornfromthearmsofhisloveassureasdeathHaveyouevernoticedthethorough-mindedwayBritishCavalrytaketocholera？It’sbecausetheyaresoexpensiveIfthePinkshadstoodfasthere，theywouldhavebeenoutincampamonthTHEWORLDWITHOUT