Perkins. In a minute, Jennie. Te11 Mrs. Perkins that I am just1earning the 1ast ten 1ines of the third act; and as for Mr.Yards1ey, kind1y insinuate to him that he'11 find the soup very hotenough at 8.30.
[Exit Jennie. Perkins sits down, and, taking up two books of thep1ay, one in each hand, begins to read.
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A PROPOSAL UNDER DIFFICULTIES