An American Pasha

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Excerpt from An American Pasha: An Original Comedy in Three Acts Scene - Drawing-Room, elegantly furnished. Ornaments on mantel, C. Over mantel, portrait of a beautiful woman. Doors, C .R. and L. Wide doorway, 2 R. Windows, 2 and 3 L., and cabinet between. Piano, 3 R. Stands, with statuettes and flowers. Center table, sofa, chairs, etc. Dora, discovered writing, at center table, and Caroline on sofa, L. front, reading a newspaper. Dora. O, Carrie! do put aside that paper and help me with these tiresome invitations. Caroline. I will be happy to write them for you, if you'll give me a list of the names. Dora. But that is just the difficulty. I can not decide whom to invite. We haven't had a party of any kind since dear Mamma died, and this old list is of scarcely any use to me. Car. Well, dear, I would be glad to assist you, but as I have been here only a few weeks, and have not half learned the mystery of New York society, "I hardly see my way clear, " as Aunt Patience says. Dora (viraciously). Isn't Aunt Patience the most absurd creature that was ever invented? Car. My dear Dora, you ought not to speak so of our Aunt. She is a good, kind soul. Dora. Oh, yes! she is good enough, but she is so absurd. I believe she is setting her cap for that ridiculous Mr. Fogg, who pulled her out of the river. Car. Aunt Patience? Dora. Yes, I've been watching her. I wish you had been with us when she tumbled off the ferry. You would have cried with laughing. Souse! she went, holding Fido in one hand, and an umbrella in the other. Then Mr. Fogg jumped in and grabbed her, and her chignon came off, and she was all dripping, and looked too ridiculous for anything. Car. And could you laugh when she was in such danger? Dora. Oh, not at first, of course, but she was pulled out right away, and then to hear her address that shabby attorney (who looked like a drowned rat), as "My brave deliverer, " "My preserver!" was just too funny. Car. Of course she would feel grateful to the poor man. 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.