A Suit of Sable

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Excerpt from A Suit of Sable: A Comedy in Three Acts Scene: Library at the Van Dresser's, in green and flemish oak, no other colors. Wide windows with seat R. B. giving on street. Two wide steps L. B. leading to hall. Door, portiered R. in 2. Door to Dining-room L. in I. Davenport L. C. in 2. Piano R. C. between 2 and 3. Table, two chairs R. C. in I. Wide high arm-chair L. in I. Wide open fire-place L. in I. Low practical book-cases L. in 2. Window seat, palms, lantern in hall landing. Consol table R. in I. Draw curtains to low wide windows in green. Old fashioned portraits of ancestors line the walls. Portrait of mother over consol table. Note: This is an old Knickerbocker room, elegant, plain, simple. Practical telephone hangs in hall L. Room has an occupied look. Book-case doors swing wide. Pillows on davenport disarranged, one on floor. Piano open, music scattered, one piece on floor. Book on floor near chair L. Magazines scattered on table, two on table. Ten letters on table. Busts of composers on piano. Old brass pieces on book-cases. Old mugs on mantleshelf, etc., etc. No jarring notes. Curtains at windows drawn unevenly, magazines on window seat. Enter Matilda L. U. E. Stops, looks at pillow on floor, at open book-case, at magazines, at book on floor, at open piano and music, then at windows, X'es in dignified disgust and draws one curtain, stands looking again at havoc. Act I - Scene Matilda - This is inexcusable, inexcusable. Parker - You rang, mam? Matilda - Yes. What is the cause of this? Parker - Perhaps Miss Dorothea - passed through. Matilda - Perhaps - in future you will please - pass through after her. Parker - Yes, mam. Matilda - I found that on the table. Parker - What, mam? Matilda - This dust. Can't you see it? Parker - No, mam. Matilda - Parker, I have told you repeatedly that your sight is failing - that you need glasses. Be good enough to attend to it at once. Parker - Yes, mam. Matilda - You may fetch my basket. Parker - Yes, mam. Matilda - Where did those pillows come from? Parker - Miss Dorothea sent them home, and ordered them put here, mam. Matilda - Take them up to her room. Parker - Yes, mam. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.