The Noble Lord
The Noble Lord
A Comedy in One Act
Free DownloadBook Excerpt
make a bargain with you.
SHE. (Scornfully) What dealings can there be between us?
HE. Did you hear the whistling a minute ago?
SHE. Well?
HE. (With meaning) That's Brookfield.
SHE. (After a pause) Well?
HE. The path leads here. He is following the path----
SHE. (After still another pause) Well?
HE. You and I might be very good friends----
SHE. (Thoughtfully) Oh, you mean----
HE. A valet is not paid very well----
SHE. No. . . . Still----
SHE. If anything comes of it----
SHE. (Slowly) Comes of what?
HE. You understand me. (He pauses; smiles. Then, in a Mephistophelian manner): Your clothes are still wet, aren't they?
SHE. (With full comprehension) Yes----
HE. Enough said! (The whistle is heard, close at hand.) Quick!
SHE. (Going off) You won't tell? (He shakes his head.) I'll remember you.
FREE EBOOKS AND DEALS
(view all)
Popular books in Drama, Humor, Fiction and Literature
More books by Percival Wilde
(view all)
Readers reviews
0.0
LoginSign up
Be the first to review this book
Popular questions
(view all)Books added this week
(view all)
FEATURED AUTHOR - Alice K. Boatwright is the author of the Ellie Kent mysteries, which debuted with Under an English Heaven, winner of the 2016 Mystery and Mayhem Grand Prize for Best Mystery. The series continues with What Child Is This? and In the Life Ever After. Alice has also published other fiction, including Collateral Damage, three linked novellas about the Vietnam War era; Sea, Sky, Islands, a chapbook of stories set in Washington’s San Juan Islands; and Mrs. Potts Finds Thanksgiving, a holiday parable… Read more