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continue��。     Says he wanted to surprise her。 

     MR。 ROBERTS。           Hayes�察�exactly。      A little caprice�察�you know。 

     THE   CONDUCTOR。              Well�察  �that   may   all   be   so。 ��MR。   ROBERTS 

continues to smile in agonized helplessness against THE CONDUCTOR'S 

injurious   tone�察  �which   becomes   more   and   more   offensively   patronizing。�А�

But   _I_   can't   do   anything   for   you。 Here   are   all   these   people   asleep   in 



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their   berths�察  �and   I   can't   go   round   waking   them   up   because   you   want   to 

surprise your wife。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。           No�察�no�察�of course not。     I never thought ´ 

    THE CONDUCTOR。              My advice to YOU is to have a berth made up�察�

and go to bed till we get to Boston�察�and surprise your wife by telling her 

what you tried to do。 

    MR。   ROBERTS   ��unable   to   resent   the   patronage   of   this   suggestion��。 

Well�察�I don't know but I will。 

    THE CONDUCTOR ��going out��。                The porter will make up the berth 

for you。 

    MR。   ROBERTS   ��to   THE   PORTER�察  �who   is   about   to   pull   down   the 

upper berth over a vacant seat��。       Ah�    �ErII don't think I'll trouble you 

to make it up�察�it's so near morning now。          Just bring me a pillow�察�and I'll 

try to get a nap without lying down。 

     ��He takes the vacant seat。�А�

    THE PORTER。          All right�察�sah。 

     ��He goes to the end of the car and returns with a pillow。�А�

    MR。 ROBERTS。          Ahporter� �

    THE PORTER。          Yes�察�sah。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。           Of course you didn't notice�察�but you don't think you 

DID notice who was in that berth yonder�拭�

     ��He indicates a certain berth。�А�

    THE PORTER。          Dat's a gen'leman in dat berth�察�I think�察�sah。 

    MR。 ROBERTS ��astutely��。            There's a bonnet hanging from the hook 

at the top。   I'm not sure�察�but it looks like my wife's bonnet。 

    THE PORTER ��evidently shaken by this reasoning�察�but recovering his 

firmness��。     Yes�察�sah。    But you can't depend upon de ladies to hang deir 

bonnets on de right hook。        Jes' likely as not dat lady's took de hook at de 

foot of her berth instead o' de head。      Sometimes dey takes both。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。          Ah�     。�After a pause。�А   �Porter� �

    THE PORTER。          Yes�察�sah。 

    MR。 ROBERTS。          You wouldn't feel justified in looking�拭�

    THE PORTER。          I couldn't�察�sah�察�I couldn't�察�indeed。 

    MR。 ROBERTS ��reaching his left hand toward THE PORTER'S�察�and 



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pressing   a   half   dollar   into   his   instantly   responsive   palm��。 But   there's 

nothing to prevent MY looking if I feel perfectly sure of the bonnet�拭�

    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 t
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