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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1935.
Sir Herbert Is Deeply Touched
(Continued from Page 7)
SIR HEREPET (picking, up card). What do they want, then? PARKER Well—er-only, I sup- pase, toen
SIZ HERBERT.—-—-to waste my time!....(reading it)--... I [don't know any of Jem, do 17. Gertrude Lady Gunnersbury? Ah, yes! I know her well enough the biggest old bore on earth! PARKEER. I believe her ladyship's {carrying a large bouquet, Sir Ker-
bert.
contemplation for a while then rises and goes, within to · his dressing-room, returning “in a sumptuous dressing-gown. He sitz as before then, presently, PARKINS returns with the empty salver, which he restores to its place.)
SIR HERBERT And did you send them all packing, "Parker?
PARKER. I did. Sir Herbert SIR HEKKERT. And what did they say?
PARKER. Only that they were very sorry indeed not to have the honour of seeing you—or of secur-
SE HERBERT (throwing down the card). —And she can go oing your autograph-just like they
Does she think I
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PARKER They're they're tulipe. Sir Herbert.
SIE HERKERT. That would be worse loathe the flower.
do, Sir Herbert
SO HERBERT.. Nothing else? PARKER. No, Sir Herbert-then they just walked quietly down the street..
SIR HERBERT.. The poor sheep! How I despise them!... How I: despise them!
PARKER. Very good, Sir Herbert: PARKER (suddenly). Ober
SIE HERBERT (takes another card).... Capt. the Hon. Car-excuse me. Sir Herbert-er SIR HERBETT (skarply). tax-Carfax-MC
is it?
hat!
a frer's all he'll want ...and then another one-next week.
What
PRKER Ethere's another-
I'm not a philanthropist if youre gentleman who says he would
like to see you. He has no card musical friend is (throws it
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BERT muiters "Somerset! monument!”—and so on-into space... till, 2007, PARKER TE turas, follanced by a YOUNG MAN-dressed in ordinary office attire, who might hail from any- where.)
SIR HERBERT. But haven't I PARKER. But, Sir Herbert, as I
that SIE HERBERT (rising and giving told you, I always dress the legitimade myself clear yet -
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į the "YOUNG MAN a most cordial mate: I-er
PARKER But he's come from handshake). Ah! And how's the Somerset, Sir Herbert! jold county now,, m'boy! (brightening) You come from -YOUNG MAN. Theer—the old Somerset, too, don't you? I've seen county, Sir Herberty Exits looking splendid, I think. Have you of been down to -?-- it in the "Who's Who").
STE HERSER. The county Somerset can certainly claim that
SIR HERBER. Been! Wasa't j more than considerable honour....born there, too! ... (potting him
SIR HERIERT (taking another card). . Mr. Reginald Prender
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Taunton. ---Hong talk! PARKER Eyes, Sir Herbert-of Taunton
Parker, I wonder if, when I pass "YOUNG MAN, Certainly, Sir quite four thues.
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1. PARKER N-no, Sir Herbert.
SIR HERBERT (picking up the whole dozen cards and "trickling" them back into the silver). That if you like -- can
forms of publicity. ¡thy
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SIR HERBERT. But I expect, first of all, you'd like my artograph—| PARKER erect a monument, eh? Sir Herbert?. Undoubtedly they YOUNG MAN. Yes! I should very witt
mach like to have it!
SIE HERBERT (colloquising)-; Sm Exxsert. And so you ́shall! Ah!...
A monument! ... Per-).....(to PARKER) Bring me my pen! (PARKER goes through cur- be haps they will... of white marble
"In proud memory of our tains and returns with a fountain And....
Sir Herbert "pen) .... Do you know, m'boy, I actor. about great enough?..., Go, Parker go to suddenly) Parker, has he gone, have refused, I should think, ten jthousand people in the last let me those people, waiting there at the that fellow?
PARERE. Er-no-I don't think seo- the last e stage door, and say that Sir Hex-
YOUNG MAN. Have you really,
say
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to /bert cannot see them and don't be has. Sir Herbert."
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SIR HERBERT. I have. My auto- Khedival Mail Steamship Co.
cannot see them-because be
will see him! Do you know, graph is as hard to get-yes 1- Parker, I rather like that.... The as hard as that of the King, SAILINGS not be's glad.
PARKER Yes, Sir Herbert
gesture touches me ... It touches himself. glad.
YOUNG MAN. You don't SIR HERBERT.And hurl these.. it touches me deeply... a
my so? man come all the way from the Port Swettenham, wretched volumes back into
SIR HEREERT.. I do say so! and it jown county! ...yes! Penang, Bangvon & Calcutta. faces of their half-witted owners.
may be from my own town!...And as for an interview with me - Go!
Who knows?... the quiet little (now he melts almost to tears) PARKER (collects the books, and, town of Taunton-where, when I ... Ah! ... Ah! ... But when with the salver, takes them of pass to the Beyond. Yes R). Very good, Sir Herbert yes-bring him to me at once!
(SIE HERBERT sits in glorious self- (PARKER exits Right.
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SIE HELMET (startled), Kendi) ...Kent! (turning to PARTER) Parker! Do you hear that?
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