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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