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PERSONS of the DRAMA,
Mrs. VERNON.
Mrs. G. VERNON.
Mrs. SELWYN.
Miss SELWYN, aged 14.
Miss VERNON, aged 16.
Master VERNON, aged 13.
Miss WARD, aged 15.
Miss FRANKLIN, aged 14.
Miss THUROT, aged 13.
SALLY, and other attendants.
ACT I.
SCENE I.
Mrs. Vernon at breakfast, attended by her Maid.]
Enter Miss Selwyn, who advances to the table and takes her grandmamma's hand.
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[ who sits down.
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Sally goes out.
Enter Miss Selwyn with her frame, which she places properly and begins to work.
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[ smiling.
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Enter Master Vernon hastily, he runs to Miss Selwyn, then speaks. ]
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Miss Selwyn furnishes the young gentleman with paper, then speaks.
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He goes out.
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Enter Mrs. Selwyn.]
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Exit Miss Selwyn.
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They go out.
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SCENE, changes to a Parlour.
Mrs. G. Vernon and her daughter.
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Enter Miss Selwyn who goes to embrace her cousin with great affection.
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[ embraces her.
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She Salutes her.
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She goes out.
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sings, and dances before the looking-glass.
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Enter Master Vernon who runs and kisses his sister.
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Laughs.
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She rings the bell.
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He goes out.
[ agitated.
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As she is quitting the room, enter Sally.]
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[Sally is going to speak, but is interrupted by
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They go out.
The Scene closes.
End of Act II.
ACT III.
Scene
SCENE, the Dining Parlour.
Mrs. Vernon, Mrs. G. Vernon, Miss and Master Vernon, Mrs. and Miss Selwyn, sitting round the table after dinner, eating fruit, &c.
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Miss Selwyn appears to be quite distressed, but continues silent ,]
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Master Vernon just touches Miss Vernon's check, then speaks.
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She runs out; Miss Selwyn curtesies to her friends, and follows her.
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They go out.
alone.
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She goes out.
Scene
SCENE changes to the Drawing-Room.
Miss Selwyn, Miss and Master Vernon.
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Master Vernon looking out of the window.
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Enter the three young ladies; Miss Selwyn advances to meet them with great politeness, and introduces them to Miss Vernon.]
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They advance and embrace her.
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addressing Miss Thurot.]
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[ blushing.
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Miss Selwyn plays and sings, during which time Miss Thurot and Miss Franklin, stand by her listening? Miss Vernon and Miss Ward whisper and laugh. Master Vernon eyes them very archly; when it is over, Miss Selwyn rises.
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Master Vernon bursts into a loud laugh.
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[ rises with great affectation.
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Takes a French sang out of her pocket; then feats herself, and begins playing, during which she throws herself into attitudes like foreigners. Soon after she begins, Master Vernon, who has observed her sometime, goes out, then returns with a looking glass, which he places suddenly before her.
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He imitates her action and manner of singing.
[ bursts into tears.
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She fits down to the harpsichord and plays a minuet.
Master Vernon takes out Miss Ward and Miss Franklin, and dances alternately with them. ]
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Whilst they are settling themselves , George slyly pins a cracker on the back of his sister's gown; just as she is doing the pas grave, at giving her second hand, he contrives, by means of a lighted paper, to set fire to it, and it goes off with a great bounce; she falls down in a fright, and all the rest run about screaming; he stands and laughs most violently.
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A bell rings violently.
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Laughs and holds his sides.
Enter Sally.]
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She goes out.
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He goes out.
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As they are going out, enter Sally.
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They go out,
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They go out,
End of Act II.
ACT III.
Scene
SCENE, the Drawing-Room. The tea things set.
Mrs. G. Vernon and Mrs. Selwyn.]
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[ moves to the tea table.
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Enter Miss Selwyn, Miss Franklin, and Miss Thurot.]
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Enter Master Vernon with a handful of false hair in one hand, dragging in his sister with the other, her cap off, her curls unpinned, and hanging about her ears, and the in tears, Miss Ward follows taking her part.
Master Vernon [ laughing, and holding up the false hair.
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[ separates them.
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During this conversation, the young ladies adjust Miss Vernon's dress.
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[ looks ashamed.
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Miss Ward appears confused.
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Master Vernon hands the tea.
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[ interrupting her.
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[ after a pause.
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Mrs. G. Vernon [ looks delighted, and takes her hand.
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The bell is rung, a footman enters, and goes out with the tea things.
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The young people all go out.
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They lead Mrs. Vernon out.
THE END.