This transcription is based on images digitized by Google from a copy
made available by Harvard University and posted by the Hathi Trust
Digital Library at:
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011612920
In addition, it was checked against the text posted by the Victorian
Plays Project at:
http://victorian.nuigalway.ie/modx/assets/docs/pdf/Vol39xiiiVandyke.pdf
In general, this transcription attempts to retain the formatting,
punctuation and spelling of the source text. Thus, variant spellings
such as "musn't," "doat," "ecstacies," and "illnatured" have been
retained. Some minor inconsistencies and errors have been corrected as
follows:
-- p. 2: COSTUMES.--The pres--Based on the text available through the
Victorian Plays Project, changed the costume note to "COSTUMES.--The
present day."
-- p. 4: if you could'nt manage to--Changed "could'nt" to "couldn't".
-- p. 5: I'm sure I dont want to stay--Changed "dont" to "don't".
-- p. 5: we have been married scarcely three years. and this--Changed
the period after "years" to a comma.
-- p. 6: AUGUS The little cherub!--Added a period after "AUGUS".
-- p. 9: MRS BROWN. So, sir, I perceive you are--Inserted a period
after "MRS".
-- p. 10: I have the honour to wish you a good morning, Mrs
Duval.--Added a period after "Mrs" for consistency.
-- p. 13: Why, he must have followed me home--Added a period to the
end of the sentence.
-- p. 16: He had'nt been five minutes in the house--Changed "had'nt"
to "hadn't".
-- p. 16: (_they sit, BOBBINS R., VANDKYE BROWN L._--Changed "VANDKYE"
to "VANDYKE".
-- p. 20: There's somebody here! (_down. R._)--Changed the period
after "_down_" to a comma.
-- p. 22: FAST. (L) What's that to you?--Inserted a period after "L".
-- p. 25: Deleted the line before the tableau direction for
consistency.