Her Picture

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Excerpt from Her Picture: A Comedy in One Act Scene. - A studio in John Remington's house. Entrances, l. c. and l. in flat. Fireplace, R. in flat. Mantel with glass above it. Fire upon hearth. White fur rug on floor before it. Tea-table by fire. Chair by table. Chair for model upon platform in R. corner. Couch covered with fur rug and sofa-pillows in L. flat. Table with lamp, l. C. Window, R. c. Palm upon table at window. Between door and window, in alcove, a large frame upon draped easel - a curtain hangs before it. Lamp with reflector at side of curtain. Sketches upon walls and easels. (Curtain raised, discovers Marjorie in model's chair, sitting for portrait. Should wear a light, effective gown. Jack standing before canvas upon easel in C. of stage, painting. Back of canvas seen by audience.) Marjorie (sighs). Oh, dear! This is so tiresome, Jack. I have been sitting here more than an hour, I know. You have worked long enough. Jack. Only a few moments more, my dear. Do try and look interested. You wouldn't like to have me hand you down to posterity as a cross-grained specimen of humanity. Marj. I should much prefer to have you hand me down from this chair. I defy any one to help looking bored, with only an old bachelor brother to gaze upon. Now, if it were only - Jack. Tom. That reminds me - Marj. (interested). Well ? Jack (working). I saw - Marj. Yes. Jack (deliberately). I saw - let me see - chrome yellow. (Looks in paint-box for the color.) Ah! I have it. Marj. O Jack! you are so provoking. Jack. I met a young man in the park to-day - Marj. Yes, yes, go on. Jack. He - he looked like Tom Dalton. Marj. (delighted). I knew it was he. What was he doing? Where was he going? And did he ask for me? Jack. My dear girl! give me time. I can't answer all those questions at once. In answer to your first inquiry, I would say 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.