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He felt that his reputation was at stake, and, being the only sane person, apparently, in the room, there was no one to whom he might appeal. The maid had run away to cry hysterically in the kitchen; Mr. Bostwick was singing ŌĆ£O Promise Me;ŌĆØ the professor was trying to kick the globes off the chandelier; Mrs. Bostwick had switched her recitation to ŌĆ£The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck,ŌĆØ and Bessie had stolen into the parlor and was pounding out the overture from the ŌĆ£Flying Dutchman. HE FELT THAT HIS REPUTATION WAS AT STAKE AND BEING THE ONLY SAME PERSON APPARENTLY IN THE ROOM THERE WAS NO ONE TO WHOM HE MIGHT APPEAL THE MAID HAD RUN AWAY TO CRY HYSTERICALLY IN THE KITCHEN MISTER BOSTRICK WAS SINGING OH PROMISE ME THE PROFESSOR WAS TRYING TO KICK THE GLOBES OFF THE CHANDELIER MISSUS BOSTWICK HAD SWITCHED HER RECITATION TO THE BOY STOOD ON THE BURNING DECK AND BESSIE HAD STOLEN INTO THE PARLOR AND WAS POUNDING OUT THE OVERTURE FROM THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
expression, and Bessie kept moving her fingers as if she still wanted to play the piano. Mrs. Bostwick managed to get them all seated, although her husband had broken into another aria; and then the maid brought in the soup. When she carried a plate to the professor, he cried, in an excited voice: ŌĆ£Hold it higher! HigherŌĆöI say!ŌĆØ And springing up he gave it a sudden kick that sent it nearly to the ceiling, from whence the dish descended to scatter soup over Bessie and the maid and to smash in pieces upon the crown of the professorŌĆÖs bald head. At this atrocious act the senator rose from his seat with an exclamation of horror and glanced at his hostess. For some time Mrs. Bostwick had been staring straight ahead, with a dazed expression; but now, catching the senatorŌĆÖs eye, she bowed gracefully and began reciting ŌĆ£The Charge of the Light BrigadeŌĆØ in forceful tones. The senator shuddered. Such disgraceful rioting he had never seen nor heard before in a decent private family. HE SENATOR'S FACE WORE AN OFFENDED EXPRESSION AND BESSIE KEPT MOVING HER FINGERS AS IF SHE STILL WANTED TO PLAY THE PIANO MISSUS BOSTWICK MANAGED TO GET THEM ALL SEATED ALTHOUGH HER HUSBAND HAD BROKEN INTO ANOTHER ARIA AND THEN THE MAID BROUGHT IN THE SOUP WHEN SHE CARRIED A PLATE TO THE PROFESSOR HE CRIED IN AN EXCITED VOICE HOLD IT HIGHER HIGHER I SAY AND SPRINGING UP HE GAVE IT A SUDDEN KICK THAT SENT IT NEARLY TO THE CEILING FROM WHICH THE DISH DESCENDED TO SCATTER SOUP OVER BESSIE AND THE MAID AND TO SMASH IN PIECES UPON THE CROWN OF THE PROFESSOR'S BALD HEAD AT THIS ATROCIOUS ACT THE SENATOR ROSE FROM HIS SEAT WITH AN EXCLAMATION OF HORROR AND GLANCED AT HIS HOSTESS FOR SOME TIME MISSUS BOSTWICK HAD BEEN STARING STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH A DAZED EXPRESSION BUT NOW CATCHING THE SENATOR'S EYE SHE BOWED GRACEFULLY AND BEGAN RECITING THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE IN FORCEFUL TONES THE SENATOR SHUDDERED SUCH DISGRACEFUL RIOTING HE HAD NEVER SEEN NOR HEARD BEFORE IN A DECENT PRIVATE FAMILY
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