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Why Jesus Wept
Why Jesus Wept (1904), PDF p. 83
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WHY JESUS WEPT
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ANGELA.
Genuine enough ! But what a jest is this !
GLENSTRAE.
A most remarkable coincidence — a very pleasant remind-
er. Shall we sup ?
ANGELA.
Yes ; a magnum of Pol Roger, ’84 —
GLENSTRAE.
With a dash of brandy in it —
ANGELA.
Will clothe our old loves in a halo of romance again.
GLENSTRAE.
Ha ! Ha ! We wear well, eh ? There, there ! (Opens the car-
riage door.) The Carlton. (Follows and shuts door.)
Sir Percy and Molly part. The effect of his last dose is worn off : clutching his
prescription, he goes off with set teeth. Molly goes the other way : to her enter
a theatre-goer.
MOLLY.
Won’t you come with me, ducky ?
THEATRE-GOER.
Not to-night. See you some other night.
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