The Triumph of the Philistines Author:Henry Arthur Jones Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ACT III Scene—The Same Afternoon. Discover Jordan, Wapes, Modlin, Corby, Blagg, and Skewett. They have just been shown in by Wheeler, who is crossing to R.... more » Wheeler. If you'll wait here a few minutes, gentlemen, I'll see if the studios are ready for you. Jor. (who is evidently in very good spirits). No hurry ! no hurry! Tell Mrs. Suleny to suit her own convenience. She's leaving to-day ? Wheeler. Yes, sir, this evening. She expected to leave this morning, but found she wasn't quite ready. Jor. (genially). No hurry ! no hurry! We're so overcrowded in our present place that I've been obliged to bring on my first batch of orphans to-day. But no hurry, so long as we can give the poor little dears a shakedown for the night. (wheeler is going off, R.) Jor. (calls hint). Ha ! — have all the other inmates cleared out? Wheeler. Everybody except Mademoiselle Lebrune. Jor. Mademoiselle Lebrune? You allude to the young French female ? Wheeler. Yes, sir. Jor. And why is she allowed to stay ? Wheeler. Well, sir, we can't get rid of her. Mrs. Suleny have told her to be off; but, so far as I can gather from her language, she says that she'll see Mrs. Suleny—hem — further first. She means to stick here till Sir Valentine comes for her, she says. And an hour ago, sir, she sends off a telegram to Sir Valentine asking him to send a carriage and pair to take her to the Court. It's the rummest go as ever I heard on. (Giving way to an involuntary laugh.) Jor. (sternly). Don't laugh ! It's no laughing matter. Wheeler. No, sir. Jor. Tell Mrs. Suleny that the town council have come to take formal possession. Wheeler. Yes, sir. (Exit, R.) Wapes. This is a shocking business to have happening right under our very noses. Blagg. Likewise the noses of our wive...« less