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    CAMPBELL。          Ah�察   �I  found   myself   a  little  ahead  of  time�察 �and   I 

stopped   off   with   an   old   friend   of   mine   at   Framingham�察  �I   didn't   want   to 

disappoint you when you came to meet this train�察�or get you up last night 

at midnight。 

    MRS。      ROBERTS。       And    I  was   in  Albany�察  �and   I've  been  moving 

heaven     and  earth  to  get  home   before   you   arrived�察 �and   Edward    came 

aboard at Worcester to surprise me�察�andOh�察�you've never seen the baby� �

I'll run right and get him this instant�察�just as he is�察�and bring him。 Edward�察�

you be explaining to WillisOh�察�my goodness�            。�Looking wildly about。�А�

I   don't   remember   the   berth�察  �and   I   shall   be   sure   to   wake   up   that   poor 



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California gentleman again。       WHAT shall I do�拭�

    CAMPBELL。          What California gentleman�拭�

    MRS。   ROBERTS。         Oh�察  �somebody  we've   been   stirring   up   the   whole 

blessed night。     First I took him for baby�察�and then Edward took him for 

me�察�and then I took him for baby again�察�and then we both took him  for 

you。 

    CAMPBELL。          Did he look like any of us�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。           Like US�拭     �He's eight feet tall�察�if he's an inch�察�in 

his stockingsand he's always in themand he has a long black beard and 

mustaches�察�and he's very lanky�察�and stoops over a good deal�察�but he's just 

as lovely as he can be and live�察�and he's been as kind and patient as twenty 

Jobs。 

    CAMPBELL。          Speaks in a sort of soft�察�slow grind�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。           Yes。 

    CAMPBELL。          Gentle and deferential to ladies�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。           As pie。 

    CAMPBELL。          It's Tom Goodall。      I'll have him out of there in half a 

second。     I want   you to take him  home with   you�察�Agnes。         He's   the  best 

fellow in the world。     WHICH is his berth�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。           Don't ask me�察�Willis。       But if you'd go for baby�察�

you'll be sure to find him。 

    MR。 ROBERTS ��timidly indicating a berth��。             I think that's the one。 

    CAMPBELL ��plunging at it�察�and pulling the curtains open��。               You old 

Tom     Goodall�    �THE     CALIFORNIAN          ��appearing��。    I   ain't  any  Tom 

Goodall。     My name's Abram Sawyer。 

    CAMPBELL          ��falling  back��。   Well�察  �sir�察 �you're  right。  I'm   awfully 

sorry to disturb you�察�but�察�from  my sister's description here�察�I felt certain 

you must be my old friend Tom Goodall。 

    THE   CALIFORNIAN。            I   ain't   surprised   at   it。 I'm   only   surprised   I 

AIN'T Tom Goodall。         I've been a baby twice�察�and I've been a man's wife 

once�察�and once I've been a long´lost brother。 

    CAMPBELL ��laughing��。            Oh�察�they've found HIM。        I'M the long´lost 

brother。 

    THE CALIFORNIAN ��sleepily��。              Has she found the other one�拭�



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    CAMPBELL。          Yes�察�all right�察�I believe。 

    THE CALIFORNIAN。              Has HE found what HE wanted�拭�

    CAMPBELL。           Yes�察�we're all together here。       ��THE CALIFORNIAN 

makes a movement to get into bed again。�А          �Oh�察�don't�     �You'd better make 

a   night   of   it   now。 It's   almost   morning   anyway。   We   want   you   to   go 

home with us�察�and Mrs。 Roberts will give you a bed at her house�察�and let 

you sleep a week。 

    THE CALIFORNIAN。              Well�察�I reckon you're right�察�stranger。       I seem 

to be in the hands of Providence to´night anyhow。            ��He pulls on his boots 

and coat�察�and takes his seat beside CAMPBELL。�А             �I reckon there ain't any 

use in fighting against Providence。 

    MRS。 ROBERTS ��briskly�察�as if she had often tried it and failed��。               Oh�察�

not the least in the   world。     I'm  sure   it was   all   intended�察  �and if   you   had 

turned    out  to  be   Willis  at  last�察 �I  should  be  CERTAIN       of  it。  What 

surprises me is that you shouldn't turn out to be anybody�察�after all。 

    THE   CALIFORNIAN。             Yes�察  �it   is   kind   of   curious。 But   I   couldn't 

help it。   I did my best。 

    MRS。   ROBERTS。          Oh�察  �don't   speak   of  it。 WE   are   the   ones   who 

ought to apologize。       But if you only had been somebody�察�it would have 

been such a good joke�        �We could always have had such a laugh over it�察�

don't you see�拭�

    THE CALIFORNIAN。              Yes�察�ma'am�察�it would have been funny。            But 

I hope you've enjoyed it as it is。 

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            Oh�察�very much�察�thanks to you。         Only I can't seem 

to get reconciled to your not being anybody�察�after all。          You MUST at least 

be some one we've heard about�察�don't you think�拭            �It's so strange that you 

and     Willis   never    even    met。    Don't     you    think   you    have    some 

acquaintances in common�拭�

    CAMPBELL。           Look here�察�Agnes�察�do you always shout at the top of 

your voice in this way when you converse in a sleeping´car�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            Was I talking loud again�拭      �Well�察�you can't help it 

if you want to make people hear you。 

    CAMPBELL。           But there must be a lot of them who don't want to hear 

you。    I  wonder     that  the  passengers   who    are  not  blood´relations    don't 



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throw things at youboots and hand´bags and language。 

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            Why�察�that's what they've BEEN doinglanguage�察�

at leastand I'm only surprised they're not doing it now。 

    THE CALIFORNIAN ��rising��。              They'd better not�察�ma'am。 

     ��He patrols the car from end to end�察�and quells some rising murmurs�察�

halting at the rebellious berths as he passes。�А�

    MRS。 ROBERTS ��enraptured by his companionship��。                   Oh�察�he MUST 

be   some   connection。    ��She   glances   through   the   window。�А   �I   do   believe 

that was Newton�察�or Newtonville�察�or West Newton�察�or Newton Centre。                    I 

must run and wake up baby�察�and get him dressed。             I shan't want to wait an 

instant after we get in。     Why�察�we're slowing up�        �Why�察�I do believe we're 

there�    �Edward�察�we're there�       �Only fancy being there already� �

    MR。     ROBERTS。        Yes�察  �my   dear。   Only    we're   not  quite  there   yet。 

Hadn't we better call your aunt Mary�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。           I'd forgotten her。 

    CAMPBELL。           Is Aunt Mary with you�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            To be sure she is。     Didn't I tell you�拭     �She came 

on expressly to meet you。 

    CAMPBELL ��starting up impetuously��。              Which berth is she in�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS。           Right over baby。 

    CAMPBELL。          And which berth is baby in�拭�

    MRS。 ROBERTS ��distractedly��。             Why�察�that's just what I can't TELL。 

It was bad enough when they were all filled up�察�but now since the people 

have begun to come out of them�察�and some of them are made into seats I 

can't tell。 

    THE   CALIFORNIAN。             I'll   look   for   you�察  �ma'am。 I   should   like   to 

wake up   all the   wrong passengers   on this   car。     I'd take   a pleasure in it。 

If you could make sure of any berth that AIN'T the one�察�I'll begin on that。 

    MRS。 ROBERTS。            I can't even be sure of the wrong one。           No�察�no�察�

you mustn't��THE CALIFORNIAN moves away�察�and pauses in front of 

one   of   the   berths�察  �looking   back   inquiringly   at   MRS。   ROBERTS。�А   �Oh�察�

don't   ask   ME�   �_I_   can't   tell。 ��To   CAMPBELL。�А       �ISN'T  he   amusing�拭�

So   like   all   those   Californians   that   one   r

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