THE FIRST NIGHT
disturbances, and it’s a wonder they don’t stick their noses on to the stage. The superfluous author squeezes himself through them and stands on tiptoe,,_illustration_by_Josef_%C4%8Capek,_pg_119.png)
for he wants to see what is taking place on the stage; but he hears instead the voice of a man in a blue overall:
“Lord! Isn’t it dull?”
“It’s much too long,” says another man.
“We shan’t get away before midnight.”
Bang! Some one has knocked over an
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