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OF OPINION ABOUT IT?

ONE CAN'T BE REALLY SURE,

PHOEBE.

IT IS 11.

I ONCE WORKED IT OU WITH REAL HERRINGS.

SUSAN, WE MUSTN'T LET THE BIG BOYS KNOW

THAT WE'RE AFRAID

OF THEM.

TO AWE THEM,

STAMP WITH THE FOOT,

SPEAK IN:

A FEROCIOUS VOICE,

AND LOOK THEM UNFLINCHINGLY IN THE FACE.

WILLIAM SMITH,

PLEASE RISE.

PHOEBE, WILLIAM SMITH

PUT HIS TONGUE OUT AT ME.

CHILDREN,

YOU ARE DISMISSED.

PHOEBE!

HE'S MUCH TOO BIG.

LET IT PASS.

AND BE A STUMBLING BLOCK IN

THE WAY OF TRUE EDUCATION?

SUSAN, STAND ASIDE.

PATTY.

DR. BROWN.

IT'S DR. BROWN.

CAPTAIN BROWN.

REPORTS HIMSELF:

AT HOME AGAIN.

YOU CALL THIS HOME?

MISS SUSAN, I'M

DELIGHTED TO FIND

SO LITTLE CHANGE

IN YOU.

AND MISS PHOEBE, WHERE'S

MISS PHOEBE OF THE RINGLETS?

PHOEBE OF THE RINGLETS?

OH, CAPTAIN BROWN, YOU

DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE HER.

SHE'S NOT HERE?

THAT SPOILS:

MY HOMECOMING.

PHOEBE, DID YOU SEE

WHO IT IS?

SUSAN, I'VE LOS ALL MY LOOKS.

A YOUNG REPROBATE,

MA'AM,

BUT I DEPOSITED HIM

ON THE STREET.

WHY, MISS PHOEBE.

IT'S YOU.

YES.

I'VE, UM,

CHANGED VERY MUCH.

I HAVE NOT WORN WELL,

CAPTAIN BROWN.

WE'RE BOTH OLDER,

MISS PHOEBE.

YES.

I'M DISMISSING

THE CHILDREN.

GENTLEMEN, SALUTE,

LADIES, CURTSY

TO THE BRAVE:

CAPTAIN BROWN.

A TERRIBLE ORDEAL,

MA'AM.

MISS PHOEBE, WHY DIDN' YOU SAY IN YOUR LETTERS

YOU HAD SUCH A YOUNG BLACKGUARD

AS THAT TO TERRIFY YOU?

WELL, HE IS THE ONLY ONE.

MOST OF THEM:

ARE DEAR CHILDREN

AND THIS IS THE LAST DAY

OF THE TERM.

THAT'S FORTUNATE. YOU LOOK SO

- SO TIRED.

OH, I HAVE

A HEADACHE TODAY.

I WAS IN HOPES:

YOU AND MISS SUSAN

WOULD BE GOING:

TO THE BALL.

I BROUGHT CARDS FOR

YOU TO MAKE SURE.

BUT-

NOW YOU SAY:

MY DANCING DAYS ARE DONE?

OH, NO.

YOU WILL FIND MANY

CHARMING PARTNERS.

I WISH YOU A HAPPY

TIME AT THE BALL.

WELL, I'LL SEE

YOU ALL AGAIN SOON.

THE-THE DASHING MR.

BROWN DROPPED IN AS BEFORE

TO HAVE TEA WITH MISS

SUSAN AND MISS PHOEBE.

MISS PHOEBE.

PHOEBE OF THE RINGLETS?

SHE-

SHE-

SHE DOESN'T-

WHAT A SHAME IT IS,

MISS SUSAN.

YES, IT IS A SHAME.

A BRAVE CAPTAIN BROWN.

GOOD AFTERNOON,

MISS SUSAN.

TELL ME,

WAS WATERLOO FUN?

FUN, MA'AM?

NOT FOR NAPOLEON.

LA, SIR.

HOW WITTY YOU ARE.

LA, CAPTAIN BROWN,

HOW BRAVE YOU ARE.

HE'LL BE DANCING

WITH CHARLOTTE PERRET.

MISS CHARLOTTE, YOU ARE

SELFISH AND SILLY,

BUT YOU ARE SWEET 18.

SUSAN, I HATE HIM.

OH, SUSAN,

I COULD HATE HIM IF-

MY DEAR.

HE THOUGHT I WAS OLD

BECAUSE I'M WEARY.

AND HOW'S

MISS PHOEBE?

ALL YOUR CHARM IS GONE

IF YOU HAVE THE HEADACHE

AND YOUR EYES:

ARE TIRED.

BUT HE SHOULDN' HAVE FORGOTTEN.

I'M ONLY 30.

SUSAN, WHY DOES 30 SEEM

SO MUCH MORE THAN 29?

HE WOULD NOT DANCE

WITH HER.

CHARLOTTE PERRE IS A SILLY GOOSE.

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