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don't you go�察�Edward�察�you'll be prying into all the wrong berths in the car�察�
you poor thing� �You stay here�察 �and I'll be back in half a second。 I
wonder which is my berth。 Ah� �that's it�察 �I know the one now。 ��She
makes a sudden dash at a berth�察�and pulling open the curtains is confronted
by the bearded visage of THE CALIFORNIAN。�А �Ah� �Ow� �ow� �
Edward� �Ah� �II beg your pardon�察�sir�察�excuse me�察�I didn't know it was
you。 I came for my baby。
THE CALIFORNIAN ��solemnly��。 I haven't got any baby�察�ma'am。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 NonoI thought you were my baby。
THE CALIFORNIAN。 Perhaps I am�察�ma'am�察�I've lost so much sleep
I could cry�察�anyway。 Do I LOOK like your baby�拭�
MRS。 ROBERTS。 No�察 �no�察 �you don't。 ��In distress that overcomes
her mortification。�А �Oh�察�where is my baby�拭 �I left him all uncovered�察�and
he'll take his death of cold�察 �even if he doesn't roll out。 Oh�察 �Edward�察�
Edward�察�help me to find baby� �
MR。 ROBERTS ��bustling aimlessly about��。 Yes�察 �yes�察 �certainly�察 �my
dear。 But don't be alarmed�察�we shall find him。
THE CALIFORNIAN ��getting out in his stocking feet��。 We shall
find him�察�ma'am�察�if we have to search every berth in this car。 Don't you
take on。 That baby's going to be found if he's aboard the train�察�now�察�you
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bet� 。�He looks about and then tears open the curtains of a berth at
random。�А �That your baby�察�ma'am�拭�
MRS。 ROBERTS ��flying upon the infant thus exposed��。 Oh�察�BABY�察�
baby�察�baby�。 �I thought I had lost you。 Um� �um� �um� �
��She clasps him in her arms�察�and covers his face and neck with kisses。�А�
THE CALIFORNIAN ��as he gets back into his berth�察�sotto voce��。 I
wish I HAD been her baby。
MRS。 ROBERTS ��returning with her husband to his seat�察�and bringing
the baby with her��。 There� �Did you ever see such a sleeper�察�Edward�拭�
��In her ecstasy she abandons all control of her voice�察 �and joyfully
exclaims。�А �He has slept all through this excitement�察�without a wink。
A solemn Voice from one of the berths。 I envy him。
��A laugh follows�察�in which all the passengers join。�А�
MRS。 ROBERTS ��in a hoarse whisper�察�breaking a little with laughter��。
Oh�察 �my goodness� �there I went again。 But how funny� �I assure you�察�
Edward�察�that if their remarks had not been about me�察�I could have really
quite enjoyed some of them。 I wish there had been somebody here to
take them down。 And I hope I shall see some of the speakers in the
morning beforeEdward�察�I've got an idea� �
MR。 ROBERTS ��endeavoring to teach his wife by example to lower
her voice�察�which has risen again��。 Whatwhat is it�察�my dear�拭�
MRS。 ROBERTS。 Why�察�don't you see�拭 �How perfectly ridiculous it
was of me not to think of it before� �though I did think of it once�察 �and
hadn't the courage to insist upon it。 But of course it is�察�and it accounts
for his being so polite and kind to me through all�察�and it's the only thing
that can。 Yes�察�yes�察�it must be。
MR。 ROBERTS ��mystified��。 What�拭�
MRS。 ROBERTS。 Willis。
MR。 ROBERTS。 Who�拭�
MRS。 ROBERTS。 This Californian。
MR。 ROBERTS。 Oh� �
MRS。 ROBERTS。 No STRANGER could have been so patient and
and attentive�察�and I know that he recognized me from the first�察�and he's
just kept it up for a joke�察�so as to surprise us and have a good laugh at us
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when we get to Boston。 Of COURSE it's Willis。
MR。 ROBERTS ��doubtfully��。 Do you think so�察�my dear�拭�
MRS。 ROBERTS。 I KNOW it。 Didn't you notice how he looked at
your card�拭 �And I want you to go at once and speak to him�察�and turn the
tables on him。
MR。 ROBERTS。 II'd rather NOT�察�my dear。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 Why�察�Edward�察�what can you mean�拭�
MR。 ROBERTS。 He's very violent。 Suppose it SHOULDN'T be
Willis�拭�
MRS。 ROBERTS。 Nonsense� �It IS Willis。 Come�察 �let's both go
and just tax him with it。 He can't deny it�察 �after all he's done for me。
��She pulls her reluctant husband toward THE CALIFORNIAN'S berth�察�
and they each draw a curtain。�А �Willis� �
THE CALIFORNIAN ��with plaintive endurance��。 Well�察�ma'am�拭�
MRS。 ROBERTS ��triumphantly��。 There� �I knew it was you all
along。 How could you play such a joke on me�拭�
THE CALIFORNIAN。 I didn't know there'd been any joke�察 �but I
suppose there must have been�察�if you say so。 Who am I now�察 �ma'am
your husband�察�or your baby�察�or your husband's wife�察�or ´
MRS。 ROBERTS。 How funny you are� �You KNOW you're Willis
Campbell�察 �my only brother。 Now DON'T try to keep it up any longer�察�
Willis。
��Voices from various berths。 ;Give us a rest�察 �Willis� ─ �Joke's too
thin�察�Willis� ─ �You're played out�察�Willis� ─ �Own up�察�old fellow own
up� ─�
THE CALIFORNIAN ��issuing from his berth�察 �and walking up and
down the aisle�察�as before�察�till quiet is restored��。 I haven't got any sister�察�
and my name ain't Willis�察�and it ain't Campbell。 I'm very sorry�察�because
I'd like to oblige you any way I could。
MRS。 ROBERTS ��in deep mortification��。 It's I who ought to
apologize�察�and I do most humbly。 I don't know what to say�察�but when I
got to thinking about it�察�and how kind you had been to me�察�and how sweet
you had been under all myinterruptions�察 �I felt perfectly sure that you
couldn't be a mere stranger�察�and then the idea struck me that you must be
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my brother in disguise�察�and I was so certain of it that I couldn't help just
letting you know that we'd found you out�察�and ´
MR。 ROBERTS ��offering a belated and feeble moral support��。 Yes。
MRS。 ROBERTS ��promptly turning upon him��。 And YOU ought to
have kept me from making such a simpleton of myself�察�Edward。
THE CALIFORNIAN ��soothingly��。 Well�察�ma'am�察�that ain't always so
easy。 A man may mean well�察 �and yet not be able to carry out his
intentions。 But it's all right。 And I reckon we'd better try to quiet down
again�察�and get what rest we can。
MRS。 ROBERTS。 Why�察�yes�察�certainly�察�and I will tryoh�察�I will TRY
not to disturb you again。 And if there's anything we can do in reparation
after we reach Boston�察�we shall be so glad to do it� �
��They bow themselves away�察 �and return to their seat�察 �while THE
CALIFORNIAN re´enters his berth。�А�
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III。
The train stops at Framingham�察�and THE PORTER comes in with a
passenger whom he shows to the seat opposite MR。 and MRS。 ROBERTS。
THE PORTER。 You can sit here�察�sah。 We'll be in in about an hour
now。 Hang up your bag for you�察�sah�拭�
THE PASSENGER。 No�察�leave it on the seat here。
��THE PORTER goes out�察 �and the ROBERTSES maintain a dejected
silence。 The bottom of the bag�察�thrown carelessly on the seat�察�is toward the
ROBERTSES�察�who regard it listlessly。�А�
MRS。 ROBERTS ��suddenly clutching her husband's arm�察�and hissing
in his ear��。 See� 。�She points to the white lettering on the bag�察�where the
name ;Willis Campbell�察�San Francisco�察─�is distinctly legible。�А�But it can't
be�察�it must be some other Campbell。 I can't risk it。
MR。 ROBERTS。 But there's the name。 It would be very strange if
there were two people from San Francisco of exactly the same name。 _I_
will speak。
MRS。 ROBERTS ��as wildly as one can in whisper��。 No�察�no�察�I can't
let you。 We've made ourselves the laughing´stock of the whole car
already with our
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