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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. 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
and the discord was shocking that the professor smiled, the senator put his hands to his ears and Mrs. Bostwick cried in a horrified voice: ŌĆ£William!ŌĆØ Her husband continued to sing as if endeavoring to emulate the famous Christine Nillson, and paid no attention whatever to his wife or his guests. Fortunately the dinner gong now 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. NG BESSIE WAS PLAYING AND THE DISCORD WAS SO SHOCKING THAT THE PROFESSOR SMILED THE SENATOR PUT HIS HANDS TO HIS EARS AND MISSUS BOSTWICK CRIED IN A HORRIFIED VOICE WILLIAM HER HUSBAND CONTINUED TO SING AS IF ENDEAVOURING TO EMULATE THE FAMOUS CHRISTINE MILSON AND PAID NO ATTENTION WHATEVER TO HIS WIFE OR HIS GUESTS 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
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