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CAST OF CHARACTERS .
GERTRUDE SADHEART.
AMY D'ESPRIT, her friend .
HENRY SPENDLOVE.
A SERVANT.
TIME OF PLAYING — TWENTY MINUTES.
SCENERY .
SCENE — A modern interior, with a country outlook.
COSTUMES .
Henry Spendlove Gentleman's walking suit.
Gertrude — Rather plain, but still handsome attire.
Amy d'Esprit — Fashionable visiting dress.
PROPERTIES .
Books and a watch for Gertrude.
STAGE DIRECTIONS .
R. means Right of Stage, facing the Audience; L. Left; C. Centre; R. C. Right of Centre; L. C. Left of Centre; D. F. Door in the Flat, or Scene running across the back of the Stage; C. D. F. Centre Door in the Flat; R. D. F. Right Door in the Flat; L. D. F. Left Door in the Flat; R. D. Right Door; L. D. Left Door; 1 E. First Entrance; 2 E. Second Entrance; U. E. Upper Entrance; 1, 2 or 3 G. First, Second or Third Groove.
R. R. C. C. L. C L.
The reader is supposed to be upon the stage facing the audience.
SCENE — A Modern Interior, with a Country outlook .
(GERTRUDE SADHEART discovered alone, seated listlessly, and surrounded by books .)
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( takes up book wonderingly, and finding the title-page, reads , staccato, and in an inquiring voice .)
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CURTAIN .