The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-21

Lady M.-The very perfection of their
solitude might prove
eginald-A-leetle trying to two
people who were not very much in love.
Lady NJ. (eagerly)-Yes; for how i'm
possible to live up to such pitch for
two people who are not very
Reginald-Very-
Reginald and Lady M-Very much in
love.
Lady M must say, Reggie, putting
ourselves out of the question, | don't
think a honeymoon should be taken in
the lump. 1t would be far, far wiser to
break it up into little bits, like-well-
like wedding cake.
Reginald-Just so; nice business if a
bride and bridegroom were not allowed
to eat anything but that awful stuff
for the first month.
Lady M.-There are things equally
;ndigestible. (Then, anxiously)-Of
course we have nothing to fear!
Reginald with a forced laugh)-
Dearest!
Lady NJ. las she turns on him vehem-
ently)-But, unless we are beyond COM
promise, don't you sSe the risk we run
Either we love as the immortals loved,
who mostly died of it, or-or, we are
like everybody else. CFhey look at each
other guilty, and then turn away.)
Lady NJ. almost in a whisper)-We
mustn't deceive ourselves, Reggie. You
feel that, don't you?
Reginald lin the same husked voice.
Yes, yes, l do.
Lady M.-We've an awful warning in
those Inflated ones, who were here be-
fore us.
Reginald-That's true.
Lady M.-Perhaps, if Frank and
Daisy auckland had begun by admit
ting honeymoon was beyond them,
they might not have ended in the di-
vorce court. CThey turn with an in
stinctive movement, and fling them-
selves into each others arms. She is
almost in tears.) We have been mar
ried nearly week and have made pres
tend to enjoy it; but, if l say just what
| think of things, will you?
Reginald will.
Lady M.-Then l do find it dull. Do
you?
Reginald-A little.
Lady NJ. (eagerly)-It's not that I'm
disappointed
Reginald-Nor l.
Lady Nj feel sure that, once we've
shaken down and begun to behave like
other people
Reginald Exactly; we shall be all
right. That's how | feel.
Lady M.-But 1 couldn't go on like
this.
Reginald with a sigh of sympathy
-Phew-nor |!
Lady NJ. Qaughing)-Dear old boy, I
knew you We're bored. What comfort
to own up! l say, Reggie, how do you
like Browning? (She goes off into a
peal of laughter.)
Reginald (reproachfully)-You never
thought l did, did you?
Lady M.-You played up awfully
well.
Reginald-To fling two people into
the sea is a barbarous way of teaching
'em to swim. (They both laugh.)
Lady M.-What right has society TO
shunt two people into siding on pre-
tense of doing them kindness?
Reginald-H'm. Have you ever heard
of the fox who lost his tail and in
sisted on all the other foXes-well, you
know. The married people who survive
their honeymoon take jolly good care
that the newcomers shan't escape.
Lady M.-How mean. Well, we'll leave
this.
Reginald-Rather, and at once, now
we've come to an understanding.
Lady M.-Wheres shall we go? Abroad ?
Reginald l fear we can't manage
that. We should upset so many peo-
pies plans. Your father and mother
for instance, who are expecting us for
the 18th.
Lady M.-When we are to be let out
So kind of them!
Reginald-And my sister and brother
who are to meet us there.
Lady M.-It's a positive conspiracy
Reginald-Of course. There's Rex.
borough. It's bit noisy?
Lady M.-Should you mind that very
much? (Coaxingly)
Reginald-All right; we'll be off to.
morrow morning.
Lady M.-To-morrow morning. (She
looks at him. It's not yet tea-time
| CThey laugh. Blowing him a kiss.) TT
run and tell Susan to pack. (Then
suddenly coming down from the door
| We can't do it. And the servants?
Reginald-By jingo, I'd forgot 'em.
Lady M.-It's no use; here we are
and here we shall have to stop till we
| quarrel.
Reginald-We'll cut to Roxborough
| and then wire--say we went for the
| afternoon and lost the last train; ant
so we'll drift off. Anything can be
done by drifting.
Lady Mo-, you genius (Then) ",
shall have no clothes.
Reginald-We1 buy 'em. It will BE-
something to do. Crhey roar will
laughter)
Lady NJ. (all eXcitemenD-Ge me my
macintosh and garden hat; they ar,