A LITTLE CHANGE.
A Farce.
IN ONE SCENE.
BY
SYDNEY GRUNDY.
| London: SAMUEL FRENCH, Publisher, 89, STRAND. | New York: SAMUEL FRENCH & SON, Publishers, 28, WEST 23rd STREET. |
A LITTLE CHANGE.
Characters.
EDWIN
CAPTAIN PLUNGER
ETHEL
MRS. PLUNGER
WAITER
TIME:—Present.
SCENE.
AT DUMPINGTON.
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A LITTLE CHANGE.
SCENE.—A Room in a Hotel, withwindows in the flat, opening upon a balcony, and overlooking the sea; doors R. and L.
EDWIN, with a newspaper, yawningand stretching, ETHEL gazing at him.
ETHEL. Edwin!
EDWIN. Yes, my dear. (yawns)
ETHEL. Edwin!
EDWIN. What’s the matter?
ETHEL. That’s the fifteenth time you’ve yawned sincewe’ve been married.
EDWIN. Do you say so? Only fifteen yawns, and we’vebeen married——
ETHEL. Ten days, three and twenty hours, and sixteenminutes. Does it seem that long?
EDWIN. My darling, seem that long! How can you asksuch questions? I should think it doesn’t. I declare, it only seems about three weeks!
ETHEL. Three weeks!
EDWIN. No, no! Did I say three weeks? I beg yourpardon, I meant days.
ETHEL. I don’t believe you did!
EDWIN. O yes, my dear, indeed I meant to say days.
ETHEL. You’re not tired of me alr