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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
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。
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