The Fatal Necklace

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Excerpt from The Fatal Necklace: A Burlesque Melodrama, in One Act Scene: A drawing room. See description of Stage Setting. Discovered, the Heroine in the dress of a maid dusting the furniture. The Villain enters R. He wears riding boots and carries a crop. Villain. Ah! Here you are, my pretty one. At last I have a chance to speak with you alone. Heroine. Alas, sir, why should you wish to speak with me? I am only a poor housemaid and you, you are heir to an earldom. Villain. Tell me, how would you like to be a lady, to wear silks and satins, to ride in a carriage, with servants to wait upon you and fulfill your every wish? How would you like to be a countess? Heroine. Ah, no, sir, such things are not for me. I am only a poor serving maid. But I was not, always one. I can remember back to a fair day when I was small. It must have been when I was a child, and there was a fair lady with golden curls and jewels about her neck - diamonds. Villain. Bah! You are dreaming. I would talk of the things that are real. You are a housemaid and I am the heir to an earldom. How would you like to share that earldom with me? Heroine. Ah, sir, you are jesting. Villain. I was never more in earnest. Come, one kiss from those pretty lips to seal the bargain. Heroine. Stop! Do not touch me. Why do you think that I do not know what you are, humble though I am? To yield to you would be to become wife in name only and to lead an existence more horrible than death itself. No, I would not marry you for twenty earldoms. 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.