Looks at sleeper, and shakes his head
murmuring
"Poor Gaddy.
Kipling - Poems
He watches her through the door, and
settles into a chair as the men redistribute themselves.
Capt. G. Now, if there is any Power who looks after this world, will He
kindly tell me what I have done? (Reaching out for the claret, and half
aloud. ) What have I done?
WITH ANY AMAZEMENT
And are not afraid with any amazement. --Marriage Service.
SCENE. bachelor's bedroom-toilet-table arranged with unnatural neatness.
CAPTAIN GADSBY asleep and snoring heavily. Time, 10:30 A. M. --a glorious
autumn day at Simla. Enter delicately Captain MAFFLIN of GADSBY's
regiment.
Looks at sleeper, and shakes his head murmuring "Poor Gaddy. "
Performs violent fantasia with hair-brushes on chairback.
Capt. M. Wake up, my sleeping beauty! (Roars. )
"Uprouse ye, then, my merry merry men!
It is our opening day!
It is our opening da-ay! "
Gaddy, the little dicky-birds have been billing and cooing for ever so
long; and I'm here!
Capt. G. (Sitting up and yawning. ) Mornin'. This is awf'ly good of
you, old fellow. Most awf'ly good of you.
settles into a chair as the men redistribute themselves.
Capt. G. Now, if there is any Power who looks after this world, will He
kindly tell me what I have done? (Reaching out for the claret, and half
aloud. ) What have I done?
WITH ANY AMAZEMENT
And are not afraid with any amazement. --Marriage Service.
SCENE. bachelor's bedroom-toilet-table arranged with unnatural neatness.
CAPTAIN GADSBY asleep and snoring heavily. Time, 10:30 A. M. --a glorious
autumn day at Simla. Enter delicately Captain MAFFLIN of GADSBY's
regiment.
Looks at sleeper, and shakes his head murmuring "Poor Gaddy. "
Performs violent fantasia with hair-brushes on chairback.
Capt. M. Wake up, my sleeping beauty! (Roars. )
"Uprouse ye, then, my merry merry men!
It is our opening day!
It is our opening da-ay! "
Gaddy, the little dicky-birds have been billing and cooing for ever so
long; and I'm here!
Capt. G. (Sitting up and yawning. ) Mornin'. This is awf'ly good of
you, old fellow. Most awf'ly good of you.
