'Tickets, Please!'
'Tickets, Please!'
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ell, Nora,' said John Joseph.
'Don't know what you mean,' said Laura.
'Yes, I'm toddling,' said he, rising and reaching for his coat.
'Nay,' said Polly. 'We're all here waiting for you.'
'We've got to be up in good time in the morning,' he said, in the benevolent official manner. They all laughed.
'Nay,' said Muriel. 'Don't disappoint us all.' 'I'll take the lot, if you like,' he responded, gallantly.
'That you won't, either,' said Muriel. 'Two's company; seven's too much of a good thing.'
'Nay, take one,' said Laura. 'Fair and square, all above board, say which one.'
'Ay!' cried Annie, speaking for the first time. 'Choose, John Joseph-let's hear thee.'
'Nay,' he said. 'I'm going home quiet tonight.' He frowned at the use of his double name.
'Who says?' said Annie. 'Tha's got to ta'e one.'
'Nay, how can I take one?' he said, laughing uneasily. 'I don't want to make enemies.'
'You'd only make one,' said Annie, grimly.
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(1919) Short story
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A story of the girls who take tickets on the trolly.
A story of their arrogant boss.
The two, don't mix.
Another of Lawrence' story s of the dehumanization of modern life.
Plot bullets
A story of the girls who take tickets on the trolly.
A story of their arrogant boss.
The two, don't mix.
Another of Lawrence' story s of the dehumanization of modern life.
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Very poetic at the beginning, turning into a decent, if a little straightforward, short story.
10/23/2010
I find this story enjoyable and amusing.
12/11/2007
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