large/1823/stage_land_0803_librivox_64kb_mp3/stageland_13_jerome_64kb_0
large/1823/stage_land_0803_librivox_64kb_mp3/stageland_13_jerome_64kb
English
1823
Even the bad people, who as a rule do possess a little sense  indeed, they are the only persons in the play who ever pretend to any  are deceived by singularly thin disguises. EVEN THE BAD PEOPLE WHO AS A RULE DO POSSESS A LITTLE SENSE INDEED THEY ARE THE ONLY PERSONS IN THE PLAY WHO EVER PRETEND TO ANY ARE DECEIVED BY SINGULARLY THIN DISGUISES
age have of recognizing their friends, not by their faces and voices, but by their cloaks and hats. A married man on the stage knows his wife, because he knows she wears a blue ulster and a red bonnet. The moment she leaves off that blue ulster and red bonnet he is lost and does not know where she is. She puts on a yellow cloak and a green hat, and coming in at another door says she is a lady from the country, and does he want a housekeeper? Having lost his beloved wife, and feeling that there is no one now to keep the children quiet, he engages her. She puzzles him a good deal, this new housekeeper. There is something about her that strangely reminds him of his darling Nell--maybe her boots and dress, which she has not had time to change. Sadly the slow acts pass away until one day, as it is getting near closing-time, she puts on the blue ulster and the red bonnet again and comes in at the old original door. Then he recognizes her and asks her where she has been all these cruel years. E HABIT PEOPLE ON THE STAGE HAVE OF RECOGNISING THEIR FRIENDS NOT BY THEIR FACES AND VOICES BUT BY THEIR CLOAKS AND HATS A MARRIED MAN ON THE STAGE KNOWS HIS WIFE BECAUSE HE KNOWS SHE WEARS A BLUE ULSTER AND A RED BONNET THE MOMENT SHE LEAVES OFF THAT BLUE ULSTER AND RED BONNET HE IS LOST AND DOES NOT KNOW WHERE SHE IS SHE PUTS ON A YELLOW CLOAK AND A GREEN HAT AND COMING IN AT ANOTHER DOOR SHE SAYS SHE IS A LADY FROM THE COUNTRY AND DOES HE WANT A HOUSEKEEPER HAVING LOST HIS BELOVED WIFE AND FEELING THAT THERE IS NO ONE NOW TO KEEP HIS CHILDREN QUIET HE ENGAGES HER SHE PUZZLES HIM A GOOD DEAL THIS NEW HOUSEKEEPER THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT HER STRANGELY REMINDS HIM OF HIS DARLING NELL MAYBE HER BOOTS AND DRESS WHICH SHE HAS NOT HAD TIME TO CHANGE SUDDENLY THE SLOW ACT PASSES AWAY UNTIL ONE DAY AS IT IS GETTING THEIR CLOSING TIME SHE PUTS ON THE BLUE ULSTER AND THE RED BONNET AGAIN AND COMES IN THE ORIGINAL DOOR THEN HE RECOGNISES HER AND ASKS HER WHERE SHE HAS BEEN ALL THESE CRUEL YEARS
large/1823/stage_land_0803_librivox_64kb_mp3/stageland_13_jerome_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/1823/stage_land_0803_librivox_64kb_mp3/stageland_13_jerome_64kb.flac