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IV Box Five
"Oh,thosefellowsarebeginningtoannoyme!"shoutedFirminRichard,snatchinguptheletter.
AndthateveningBoxFivewassold.
Thenextmorning,Mm.RichardandMoncharmin,onreachingtheiroffice,foundaninspector’sreportrelatingtoanincidentthathadhappened,thenightbefore,inBoxFive.Igivetheessentialpartofthereport:
Iwasobligedtocallinamunicipalguardtwice,thisevening,toclearBoxFiveonthegrandtier,onceatthebeginningandonceinthemiddleofthesecondact.Theoccupants,whoarrivedasthecurtainroseonthesecondact,createdaregularscandalbytheirlaughterandtheirridiculousobservations.Therewerecriesof"Hush!"allaroundthemandthewholehousewasbeginningtoprotest,whenthebox-keepercametofetchme.IenteredtheboxandsaidwhatIthoughtnecessary.Thepeopledidnotseemtometobeintheirrightmind;andtheymadestupidremarks.Isaidthat,ifthenoisewasrepeated,Ishouldbecompelledtoclearthebox.ThemomentIleft,Iheardthelaughingagain,withfreshprotestsfromthehouse.Ireturnedwithamunicipalguard,whoturnedthemout.Theyprotested,stilllaughing,sayingtheywouldnotgounlesstheyhadtheirmoneyback.Atlast,theybecamequietandIallowedthemtoentertheboxagain.Thelaughteratoncerecommenced;and,thistime,Ihadthemturnedoutdefinitely.
"Sendfortheinspector,"saidRichardtohissecretary,whohadalreadyreadthereportandmarkeditwithbluepencil.
M.Remy,thesecretary,hadforeseentheorderandcalledtheinspectoratonce.
"Telluswhathappened,"saidRichardbluntly.
