) Does he wax that
moustache?
Kipling - Poems
(Rummages on the toilet-table, and
dabs at her hair with a brush in the interval. )
Miss D. Who is this Captain Gadsby? I don't think I've met him.
Miss T. You must have. He belongs to the Harrar set. I've danced with
him, but I've never talked to him. He's a big yellow man, just like a
newly-hatched chicken, with an enormous moustache. He walks like this
(imitates Cavalry swagger), and he goes "Ha-Hmmm! " deep down in his
throat when he can't think of anything to say. Mamma likes him. I don't.
Miss D. (Abstractedly.
) Does he wax that moustache?
Miss T. (Busy with Powder-puff. ) Yes, I think so. Why?
Miss D. (Bending over the bodice and sewing furiously. ) Oh,
nothing--only--
Miss T. (Sternly. ) Only what? Out with it, Emma.
Miss D. Well, May Olger--she's engaged to Mr. Charteris, you
know--said--Promise you won't repeat this?
Miss T. Yes, I promise.
dabs at her hair with a brush in the interval. )
Miss D. Who is this Captain Gadsby? I don't think I've met him.
Miss T. You must have. He belongs to the Harrar set. I've danced with
him, but I've never talked to him. He's a big yellow man, just like a
newly-hatched chicken, with an enormous moustache. He walks like this
(imitates Cavalry swagger), and he goes "Ha-Hmmm! " deep down in his
throat when he can't think of anything to say. Mamma likes him. I don't.
Miss D. (Abstractedly.
) Does he wax that moustache?
Miss T. (Busy with Powder-puff. ) Yes, I think so. Why?
Miss D. (Bending over the bodice and sewing furiously. ) Oh,
nothing--only--
Miss T. (Sternly. ) Only what? Out with it, Emma.
Miss D. Well, May Olger--she's engaged to Mr. Charteris, you
know--said--Promise you won't repeat this?
Miss T. Yes, I promise.
