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     ��He patrols the car from end to end�察�and quells some rising murmurs�察�

halting at the rebellious berths as he passes。�А�

    MRS。 ROBERTS ��enraptured by his companionship��。                   Oh�察�he MUST 

be   some   connection。    ��She   glances   through   the   window。�А   �I   do   believe 

that was Newton�察�or Newtonville�察�or West Newton�察�or Newton Centre。                    I 

must run and wake up baby�察�and get him dressed。             I shan't want to wait an 

instant after we get in。     Why�察�we're slowing up�        �Why�察�I do believe we're 

there�    �Edward�察�we're there�       �Only fancy being there already� �

    MR。     ROBERTS。        Yes�察  �my   dear。   Only    we're   not  quite  there   yet。 

Hadn't we better call your aunt Mary�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。           I'd forgotten her。 

    CAMPBELL。           Is Aunt Mary with you�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            To be sure she is。     Didn't I tell you�拭     �She came 

on expressly to meet you。 

    CAMPBELL ��starting up impetuously��。              Which berth is she in�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。           Right over baby。 

    CAMPBELL。          And which berth is baby in�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS ��distractedly��。             Why�察�that's just what I can't TELL。 

It was bad enough when they were all filled up�察�but now since the people 

have begun to come out of them�察�and some of them are made into seats I 

can't tell。 

    THE   CALIFORNIAN。             I'll   look   for   you�察  �ma'am。 I   should   like   to 

wake up   all the   wrong passengers   on this   car。     I'd take   a pleasure in it。 

If you could make sure of any berth that AIN'T the one�察�I'll begin on that。 

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            I can't even be sure of the wrong one。           No�察�no�察�

you mustn't��THE CALIFORNIAN moves away�察�and pauses in front of 

one   of   the   berths�察  �looking   back   inquiringly   at   MRS。   ROBERTS。�А   �Oh�察�

don't   ask   ME�   �_I_   can't   tell。 ��To   CAMPBELL。�А       �ISN'T  he   amusing�拭�

So   like   all   those   Californians   that   one   reads   ofso   chivalrous   and   SO 

humorous� �



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    AUNT MARY ��thrusting her head from the curtains of the berth before 

which THE CALIFORNIAN is standing��。             Go along with you�     �What do 

you want�拭�

    THE CALIFORNIAN。           Aunt Mary。 

    AUNT MARY。         Go away。     Aunt Mary�察�indeed� �

    MRS。 ROBERTS ��running toward her�察�followed by CAMPBELL and 

MR。 ROBERTS��。         Why�察�Aunt Mary�察�it IS you�        �And here's Willis�察�and 

here's Edward。 

    AUNT MARY。         Nonsense�     �How did they get aboard�拭�

    MRS。     ROBERTS。       Edward     came   on  at  Worcester   and   Willis  at 

Framingham�察�to surprise me。 

    AUNT MARY。         And a very silly performance。      Let them wait till I'm 

dressed�察�and then I'll talk to them。    Send for the porter。    ��She withdraws 

her head behind the curtain�察�and then thrusts it out again。�А   �And who�察�pray�察�

may THIS be�拭�

    ��She indicates THE CALIFORNIAN。�А�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。          Oh�察�a friend of ours from California�察�who's been 

so kind to us all night�察�and who's going home with us。 

    AUNT MARY。         Another ridiculous surprise�察�I suppose。      But he shall 

not surprise ME。     Young man�察�isn't your name Sawyer�拭�

    THE CALIFORNIAN。           Yes�察�ma'am。 

    AUNT MARY。         Abram�拭�

    THE CALIFORNIAN。           Abram Sawyer。       You're right there�察�ma'am。 

    MRS。   ROBERTS。        Oh�   �oh�   �I   knew   it� �I   knew   that   he   must   be 

somebody belonging to us。       Oh�察�thank you�察�aunty�察�for thinking ´ 

    AUNT MARY。         Don't be absurd�察�Agnes。     Then you're my ´ 

    A VOICE from one of the berths。          Lost step´son。    Found� �found at 

last� �

    ��THE CALIFORNIAN looks vainly round in an endeavor to identify 

the speaker�察�and then turns again to AUNT MARY。�А�

    AUNT MARY。         Weren't your parents from Bath�拭�

    THE CALIFORNIAN ��eagerly��。            Both of 'em�察�ma'amboth of 'em。 

    THE VOICE。        O my prophetic soul�察�my uncle� �

    AUNT MARY。         Then you're my old friend Kate Harris's daughter�拭�



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    THE      CALIFORNIAN。           I   might   be   her  SON�察    �ma'am�察   �but  MY 

mother's name was Susan Wakeman。 

    AUNT MARY ��in sharp disgust��。            Call the porter�察�please。 

     ��She withdraws her head and pulls her curtains together�察�the rest look 

blankly at one another。�А�

    CAMPBELL。           Another   failure�察  �and   just   when   we   thought   we   were 

sure of you。     I don't know what we shall do about you�察�Mr。 Sawyer。 

    THE VOICE。         Adopt him。 

    CAMPBELL。           That's a good idea。      We will adopt you。        You shall 

be our adoptive ´ 

    THE VOICE。         Baby boy。 

    ANOTHER VOICE。             Wife。 

    A THIRD VOICE。           Brother。 

    A FOURTH VOICE。            Early friend。 

    A FIFTH VOICE。          Kate Harris's daughter。 

    CAMPBELL   ��laying   his   hand   on   THE   CALIFORNIAN'S   shoulder�察�

and    breaking    into  a  laugh��。    Don't    mind    them。    They    don't   mean 

anything。     It's just their way。   You come home with my sister�察�and spend 

Christmas�察�and let us devote the rest of our lives to making your declining 

years happy。 

    VOICES。        ;Good      for   you�察  �Willis� ─    �We'll    all  come� ─     �No 

ceremony� ─ �Small and early� ─�

    CAMPBELL   ��looking   round��。          We   appear   to   have   fallen   in   with   a 

party of dry´goods drummers。         It makes a gentleman feel like an intruder。 

��The   train   stops�察  �he   looks   out   of   the   window。�А�We've   arrived。 Come�察�

Agnes�察�come�察�Roberts�察�come�察�Mr。 Sawyerlet's be going。 

     ��They   gather   up   their   several   wraps   and   bags�察  �and   move   with   great 

dignity toward the door。�А�

    AUNT  MARY  ��putting   out   her   head��。        Agnes�     �If   you   must   forget 

your aunt�察�at least remember your child。 

    MRS。 ROBERTS ��running back in an agony of remorse��。                  Oh�察�BABY�察�

did I forget you�拭�

    CAMPBELL。          Oh�察�AUNTY�察�did she forget you�拭          。�He runs back�察�and 

extends his arms to his aunt。�А     �Let me help you down�察�Aunt Mary。 



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     AUNT MARY。           Nonsense�察�Willis。       Send the porter。 

     CAMPBELL   ��turning          round    and   confronting    THE    PORTER��。       He 

was here upon instinct。        Shall he fetch a step´ladder�拭�

     AUNT   MARY。         HE   will   know   what   to   do。    Go   away�察  �Willis�察  �go 

away   with   that   child�察�Agnes。     If   I   should   happen   to   fall   on   you��They 

retreat�察�the curtain drops�察�and her voice is heard behind it addressing THE 

PORTER。�А       �Give   me   your   hand�察  �now   your   back�察  �now   your   knee。    So� �

And very well done。        Thanks。 



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