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Four Short Plays John Galsworthy HALL-MARKED The scene is the sitting-room and verandah of HER bungalow.The room is pleasant, and along the back, where the verandahruns, it seems all window, both French and casement. There is adoor right and a door left. The day is bright; the timemorning.[HERSELF, dripping wet, comes running along the verandah, through the French window, with a wet Scotch terrier in herarms. She vanishes through the door left. A little pause, andLADY ELLA comes running, dry, thin, refined, and agitated. Shehalts where the tracks of water cease at the door left. Alittle pause, and MAUD comes running, fairly dry, stolid, breathless, and dragging a bull-dog, wet, breathless, and stout, by the crutch end of her 'en-tout-cas']. LADY ELLA. Don't bring Hannibal in till I know where she's put Edward! MAUD. [Brutally, to HANNIBAL] Bad dog! Bad dog! [HANNIBAL snuffles.] LADY ELLA. Maud, do take him out! Tie him up. Here! [She takes out a lace handkerchief ] No-something stronger! Poor darling Edward! [To HANNIBAL] You are a bad dog! [HANNIBAL snuffles.] MAUD. Edward began it, Ella. [To HANNIBAL] Bad dog! Bad dog! [HANNIBAL snuffles.] LADY ELLA. Tie him up outside. Here, take my scarf. Where is my poor treasure? [She removes her scarf] Catch! His ear's torn; I saw it., ... We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experienc
