The Red Parasol

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Excerpt from The Red Parasol: A Comedy for GirlsScenes Mrs. Carter's sitting room. A simply furnished room. Table, L. C. Large arm chair, R. C. Several smaller chairs. Entrances C. and down R. and L.At rise of curtain Belinda, a middle-aged woman, wearing misses' cap and apron, busy dusting. A ring, C. She opens door.Enter Edith Carter, carrying a suit case and wearing tailor-made suit and hat.Edith. Good afternoon, Belinda.Belinda. Oh, Miss Edith, have you come?Edith (smiling). It looks like it, doesn't it? There was no one to meet me, so I took a car and came right up. Am I expected?Belinda. Oh, sure. Miss, you're expected. Your aunt left a message for you. She had to go to the city in a great hurry yesterday noon - to go to the dentist. She said she was awful sorry she couldn't be here to meet you, but you're to make yourself at home.Edith (taking off her hat). Of course I will. How is baby?Belinda. He's fine but cross about cutting his teeth. He just hates this teeth business.Edith. I don't blame him. I would hate it, too. At least I'm sure I did. The idea of such necessary things as teeth coming in like that and hurting so much in the process! I'll go and see him.Belinda. I think he's sleeping just now. Oh, Miss, did you know your cousin. Miss Dolly Trevor, is visitin' us?Edith. Dolly! No, is she? When did she come?Belinda. Day before yesterday.Edith. Where is she? I must see her. (Goes up L.)About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.