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Book Excerpt: ...[Turning apologetically to VERA] I beg your pardon, Miss Andrews, I mean Miss--er----VERA Revendal.MENDEL [Slightly more interested] Revendal? Then you must be the Miss Revendal David told me about!VERA [Blushing] Why, he has only seen me once--the time he played at our Roof-Garden Concert.MENDEL Yes, but he was so impressed by the way you handled those new immigrants--the Spirit of the Settlement, he called you.VERA [Modestly] Ah, no--Miss Andrews is that. And you will tell him to answer her letter at once, won't you, because there's only a week now to our Concert. [A gust of wind shakes the windows. She smiles.] Naturally it will not be on the Roof Garden.MENDEL [Half to himself] Fancy David not saying a word about it to me! Are you sure the letter was mailed?VERA I mailed it myself--a week ago. And even in New York---- [She smiles. Re-enter KATHLEEN with the recovered candlestick.]Close...
