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JANE AUSTEN
THE FIRST ACT OF A COMEDY
| Characters | ||
| Popgun | Maria | |
| Charles | Pistolletta | |
| Postilion | Hostess | |
| Chorus of ploughboys and Strephon |
Cook and Chloe | |
| Scene—an Inn | |
| Enter Hostess, Charles, Maria, and Cook. | |
| Hostess to Maria) | If the gentry in the Lion should want beds, shew them number 9. |
| Maria) | Yes Mistress.— exit Maria |
| Hostess to Cook) | If their Honours in the Moon ask for the bill of fare, give it them. |
| Cook) | I will, I will. exit Cook |
| Hostess to Charles) | If their Ladyships in the Sun ring their Bell—answer it. |
| Charles) | Yes Madam. Exuent Severally. |
| Scene changes to the Moon, and discovers Popgun and Pistoletta. | |
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