A Honeymoon Eclipse

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Excerpt from A Honeymoon Eclipse: A Comedy in One Act Drawing-room boxed in 3 g.Door c.in flat, backed with hall in 4 g.French window R.2 e.Fireplace l.2 e.Table with books and papers on it, down c.Chairs r.and l.of table. Screen up l.c, opposite fireplace. Fire in grate. Coal-scuttle, poker, tongs, etc., by fireplace. Hat-rack up c.against backing, in front of c.door. Chair by window r.2 e.Other furniture, as desired to make the room look richly furnished. Mrs. Walton, a matronly looking lady, is discovered seating herself at table c.She adjusts her eyeglasses, and takes up a newspaper to read. Mrs. Walton. There, now, to read my paper. (Opens it.) Society news first, of course. Full of gossip and scandal, as usual, I suppose. (Pause, during zvhich she reads, speaks.) Um, ah, just as I expected. (Reads.) Society electrified reported separation of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Blount by mutual consent incompatibility of temper, say some jealousy on both sides, say others. (Speaks.) And neither very far wide of the mark. (Folds up paper.) So it has reached the public ears at last. What can they be thinking of? A more wanton throwing away of happiness was never heard of. Of course, I knew they both had tempers, but that they should come to loggerheads so soon, and all for nothing it seems so silly! To me they seemed matched by Heaven itself. I am thoroughly downhearted about the affair. (Rises, puts away the paper, bell rings outside.) Whats that, visitors? Floras ring, surely. Come to have me condole with her, I suppose. Of course, she presumes that as I am Fredericks aunt, he has been here and told me all about it. Well, as I was matchmaker, I suppose I shall have to be peacemaker and help them out of their difficulty. (Turns up stage.) Enter Flora, c.from l., in ivrap and street costume. Flora (throwing herself into Mrs. W.s arms). O, Aunt Marie, what a blessing to find you alone Ive such a lot of things to tell you! (Both come down c.)Mrs. W.Have you, dear? Then sit down here near me. (Nonchalantly.) About Frederick? Flora (zvith great shoic of indignation). xbout him? Not likelv. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.