The Lady of the Library PDF Download

Author: Edith F. A. U. Painton
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ISBN: 9781330854556
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 66

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Excerpt from The Lady of the Library: A Comedy Drama in Three Acts Act I. Morning at the Library. Sam's busy day. A movie actress in ordinary role. "Miss Avis won't be an old maid when she's a hundred." Burr warns Pearl against the fate of a spinster. The missing book. The Newly-Weds exchange "greetings" by the way. Avis expresses her love for the books. "The Lady of the Library." Mrs. Nelson recalls old times. The new preacher feels called to set to rights a few things. "Would you close the doors of knowledge to your four-footed brothers?" Mrs. Edgeworth exerts her authority. Burr declares himself and is met by a counter declaration. A startling insinuation. Avis unlocks the chambers of the past. "God be merciful to all who are born women!" Act II. Avis' guardians talk things over. "She's too young." Mrs. Edgeworth on the war-path. Sam assumes the blame. "I'm the guy that put the sin in Cincinnati." The Judge's return takes everybody by surprise. Susanne causes a ripple on the Newly-Weds' matrimonial sea. Mrs. Nelson expresses her mind. The preacher interviews Pearl and Susanne appeals for religious instruction. Mrs. Edgeworth's accusation is met by opposition on all sides. "If this was the Judgment Day and you were the Angel of Death itself, I could give no other answer!" "I would stake my very life on her honesty." The Judge's fruitless mission. Burr asserts himself, and Avis declares her sympathy. The Judge is repulsed. "Lights out, Judge!" Act III. Sam gets poetic through literary association. The preacher hears the story of Pearl's origin. Avis resigns her position. The Judge hears of the pearl ring and finds the long-sought child. Mrs. Edgeworth's change of heart. "Of course the dear child was not at all to blame." The Judge reveals the mystery of the lost volume and Burr contributes his share to the revelation. Pearl speaks her mind. "I have nothing whatever to say to Burr's mother." The Newly-Weds have adjusted their difficulties. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.