text: The Sleeping Car
  
  THE SLEEPING CAR--A FARCE 
  
  by William D. Howells 
  
  I. 
  
  SCENE: One side of a sleeping-car on the Boston and Albany Road.  The curtains are drawn before most of the berths; from the hooks and rods hang hats, bonnets, bags, bandboxes, umbrellas, and other travelling gear; on the floor are boots of both sexes, set out for THE PORTER to black.  THE PORTER is making up the beds in the upper and lower berths adjoining the seats on which a young mother, slender and pretty, with a baby asleep on the seat beside her, and a stout old lady, sit confronting each other--MRS. AGNES ROBERTS and her aunt MARY. 
  MRS. ROBERTS.  Do you always take down your back hair, aunty? 
  AUNT MARY.  No, never, child; at least not since I had such a fright about it once, coming on from New York.  It's all well enough to take down your back hair if it _is_ yours; but if it isn't, your head's the best place for it.  Now, as I buy mine of Madame Pierrot--
tokens: The Sleeping Car THE SLEEPING CAR -- A FARCE by William D. Howells I. SCENE : One side of a sleeping - car on the Boston and Albany Road . The curtains are drawn before most of the berths ; from the hooks and rods hang hats , bonnets , bags , bandboxes , umbrellas , and other travelling gear ; on the floor are boots of both sexes , set out for THE PORTER to black . THE PORTER is making up the beds in the upper and lower berths adjoining the seats on which a young mother , slender and pretty , with a baby asleep on the seat beside her , and a stout old lady , sit confronting each other -- MRS . AGNES ROBERTS and her aunt MARY . MRS . ROBERTS . Do you always take down your back hair , aunty ? AUNT MARY . No , never , child ; at least not since I had such a fright about it once , coming on from New York . It 's all well enough to take down your back hair if it _ is _ yours ; but if it is n't , your head 's the best place for it . Now , as I buy mine of Madame Pierrot--
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nps.text: THE SLEEPING CAR
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nps.text: SCENE
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nps.text: One side
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nps.text: THE PORTER
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