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In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader

           Inthelowerapartmentyouseeamanwithalongslipofpaperpresentingittoanother,whoshakeshisfists,threatensandvowsthatitismonstrous."Ostler,bringroundmygig,"criesanotheratthedoor.HechucksChambermaid(theRightHonourableLordSouthdown)underthechin;sheseemstodeplorehisabsence,asCalypsodidthatofthatothereminenttravellerUlysses.Boots(theHonourableG.Ringwood)passeswithawoodenbox,containingsilverflagons,andcries"Pots"withsuchexquisitehumourandnaturalnessthatthewholehouseringswithapplause,andabouquetisthrowntohim.Crack,crack,crack,gothewhips.Landlord,chambermaid,waiterrushtothedoor,butjustassomedistinguishedguestisarriving,thecurtainsclose,andtheinvisibletheatricalmanagercriesout"Secondsyllable."

           "Ithinkitmustbe‘Hotel,’"saysCaptainGriggoftheLifeGuards;thereisagenerallaughattheCaptain’scleverness.Heisnotveryfarfromthemark.

           Whilethethirdsyllableisinpreparation,thebandbeginsanauticalmedley"AllintheDowns,""CeaseRudeBoreas,""RuleBritannia,""IntheBayofBiscayO!"somemaritimeeventisabouttotakeplace.Abenisheardringingasthecurtaindrawsaside."Now,gents,fortheshore!"avoiceexclaims.Peopletakeleaveofeachother.Theypointanxiouslyasiftowardstheclouds,whicharerepresentedbyadarkcurtain,andtheynodtheirheadsinfear.

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