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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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