large/6636/coffeebreak_006_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/coffeebreak006_19magicbonbons_prm_64kb_25
large/6636/coffeebreak_006_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/coffeebreak006_19magicbonbons_prm_64kb
English
6636
At this atrocious act the senator rose from his seat with an exclamation of horror and glanced at his hostess. AT THIS ATROCIOUS ACT THE SENATOR ROSE FROM HIS SEAT WITH AN EXCLAMATION OF HORROR AND GLANCED AT HIS HOSTESS
w sounded, and Mrs. Bostwick dragged Bessie from the piano and ushered her guests into the dining-room. Mr. Bostwick followed, singing ŌĆ£The Last Rose of SummerŌĆØ as if it had been an encore demanded by a thousand delighted hearers. The poor woman was in despair at witnessing her husbandŌĆÖs undignified actions and wondered what she might do to control him. The professor seemed more grave than usual; the senatorŌĆÖs face wore an offended 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. STS FORTUNATELY THE DINNER GONG NOW SOUNDED AND MISSUS BOSTWICK DRAGGED BESSY FROM THE PIANO AND USHERED HER GUESTS INTO THE DINING ROOM MISTER BOSTWICK FOLLOWED SINGING THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER AS IF IT HAD BEEN AN UNCOR DEMANDED BY A THOUSAND DELIGHTED HEARERS THE POOR WOMAN WAS IN DESPAIR AT WITNESSING HER HUSBAND'S UNDIGNIFIED ACTIONS AND WONDERED WHAT SHE MIGHT DO TO CONTROL HIM THE PROFESSOR SEEMED MORE GRAVE THAN USUAL THE 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
large/6636/coffeebreak_006_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/coffeebreak006_19magicbonbons_prm_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/6636/coffeebreak_006_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/coffeebreak006_19magicbonbons_prm_64kb.flac