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[Postmarked 4 Dec 1922]
Dear Mother, Father, and Pete:
Usually you are right, but I am glad to say this time you are wrong. Instead of "sleeping all afternoon lying across the desk" as you predicted, Father, I have managed since my arrival at 11 at V.C. to take a bath, finish reading Ibsen's "Master Builder" of which I read the first half on the way up, take a thre--quarter of an hour walk, and work five and a half hours on my Renaissance topic, in addition to eating two square meals. Who says I don't know how to use my time!
I didn't close an eye till after one o'clock last night, but then slept quite well till the porter called me. I couldn't get a chair on the way up, but sat near the door so that I wouldn't have to carry my suitcase more than a few steps.
Sorry I didn't have time to wire from New York.
Now for a good sleep.
Love,
Fannie.
[No improvement - yet]
Dear Mother, Father, and Pete:
Usually you are right, but I am glad to say this time you are wrong. Instead of "sleeping all afternoon lying across the desk" as you predicted, Father, I have managed since my arrival at 11 at V.C. to take a bath, finish reading Ibsen's "Master Builder" of which I read the first half on the way up, take a thre--quarter of an hour walk, and work five and a half hours on my Renaissance topic, in addition to eating two square meals. Who says I don't know how to use my time!
I didn't close an eye till after one o'clock last night, but then slept quite well till the porter called me. I couldn't get a chair on the way up, but sat near the door so that I wouldn't have to carry my suitcase more than a few steps.
Sorry I didn't have time to wire from New York.
Now for a good sleep.
Love,
Fannie.
[No improvement - yet]
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GALSWORTHY GUYED
A Series of "Potted Plays" Yields a Pointed Parody of "Loyalties"
ACT I.
Scene 1.-Bad Form.
DE LEVIS-Winsor, I have been robbed of a thousand pounds.
Winsor (calmly)-Nonsense, my dear fellow.
De Levis-I tell you I have.
Winsor-A robbery couldn't happen in my house. It isn't done.
De Levis-But it has happened!
Enter General Cunynge, Captain Dancy, Mrs. Dancy, Margaret Orme, Lady Adela and the Butler.
Winsor-I say, De Levis declares he's been robbed of a thousand pounds.
The General-Very tactless of him to say anything about it.
De Levis-I want my money back.
Winsor-He wants his money back.
They all stare at him in amazement.
Lady Adela-Shocking bad form! (Exit.)
Margaret-How mercenary! (Exit.)
Dancy-How like a Jew! )Exit with his wife.)
Butler-Insolent, I call it. (Exit.)
Winsor (reproachfully)-Now you've gone and upset my butler.
The General-You'd better not say any more about it.
De Levis-But I want my money back. Send for the police!
Winsor (sadly)-To think that I have been nursing this viper in my exclusive bosom!
Scene 2.-Rotten Bad Form.
De Levis-Captain Dancy is the thief. Look at these marks on the balcony. He jumped from his window to mine, took the money and jumped back.
The General-Say no more about it.
(Enter Winsor.)
De Levis-Dancy is the thief.
Winsor-impossible. He's got the D.S.O.
The General-A D.O.S. is above suspicion.
De Levis-Then search him and his room.
Winsor-Oh, no. That wouldn't be quite the thing.
De Levis-Social blackmail! Well, I'll
Winsor-You don't understand our code.
The General-Say no more about it. You might be blackballed for the Jockey Club.
De Levis-Social blackball! Well, I'll keep quiet and let my thousand go.
Winsor-Still harping on the money. It's most indelicate.
ActII
Unspeakably Rotten Bad Form.
Lord St. Erth-I've blackballed De Levis for the Jockey Club. The General-That's a pity. I rather wanted him to get in.
Lors St. Erth-You should have told me so.
(Enter Major Colford.)
Colford-That swine De Levis is going about calling Dancy a thief!
Winsor-He's a hopeless outsider.
The General-Tell him to say no more about it.
Coldford (loyally)-Dancy can't be a thief. I was at school with him.
(Enter De Levis.)
De Levis-So this is how you have kept faith, General!
The General!-Say no more about it.
(Enter Dancy.)
De Levis-Thief!
Dancy-You damn Jew!
Winsor (pained)-This sort of thing really isn't done.
Dancy-Name your weapons!
Lord St. Erth-Fighting is no use, Dancy. For the honor of the club you must bring an action.
Dancy-I'll think it over. (Exit.)
Colford (loyally)-He'll win it. He was at school with me.
Act III.
Conduct of a Gentleman.
Scene 1.
Twisden-Two of the missing notes have been traced to Dancy. It's all up with our case.
Graviter-Never mind. Say nothing about them.
Twisden-I must. It's unusual, I know, for a solicitor to be honest.
Graviter-It's mad.
Twisden-But I am. The case collapses.
Scene 2.
Twisden-Dancy stole the money and gave it to a woman.
The General-I thought he was the thief all the time. Let's say no more about it.
Winsor-Very honorable of him to pay the woman off.
Colford (loyally)-I don't believe he is a thief. I was at school with him.
Twisden-Let's ship him off to Morocco. It's the honorable thing to do.
The General-Then nobody will say any more about it.
(Enter Dancy)
Twisden-Captain Dancy, you had better escape to Morocco before you are arrested.
Dancy-I'm going to see my wife to tell her it's all her fault for not agreeing to run away when I first suggested it.
Colford (loyally)-Ronny, old man, I don't believe ...
Dancy-Go to the devil!
Scene 3.
Dancy shoots himself, off. Enter Colford.
Colford (loally)-A neat wound clean through the heart. He was a fine shot. I was at school with him.
CURTAIN.
[From the Pall Mall Gazette via The New York Herald]
A Series of "Potted Plays" Yields a Pointed Parody of "Loyalties"
ACT I.
Scene 1.-Bad Form.
DE LEVIS-Winsor, I have been robbed of a thousand pounds.
Winsor (calmly)-Nonsense, my dear fellow.
De Levis-I tell you I have.
Winsor-A robbery couldn't happen in my house. It isn't done.
De Levis-But it has happened!
Enter General Cunynge, Captain Dancy, Mrs. Dancy, Margaret Orme, Lady Adela and the Butler.
Winsor-I say, De Levis declares he's been robbed of a thousand pounds.
The General-Very tactless of him to say anything about it.
De Levis-I want my money back.
Winsor-He wants his money back.
They all stare at him in amazement.
Lady Adela-Shocking bad form! (Exit.)
Margaret-How mercenary! (Exit.)
Dancy-How like a Jew! )Exit with his wife.)
Butler-Insolent, I call it. (Exit.)
Winsor (reproachfully)-Now you've gone and upset my butler.
The General-You'd better not say any more about it.
De Levis-But I want my money back. Send for the police!
Winsor (sadly)-To think that I have been nursing this viper in my exclusive bosom!
Scene 2.-Rotten Bad Form.
De Levis-Captain Dancy is the thief. Look at these marks on the balcony. He jumped from his window to mine, took the money and jumped back.
The General-Say no more about it.
(Enter Winsor.)
De Levis-Dancy is the thief.
Winsor-impossible. He's got the D.S.O.
The General-A D.O.S. is above suspicion.
De Levis-Then search him and his room.
Winsor-Oh, no. That wouldn't be quite the thing.
De Levis-Social blackmail! Well, I'll
Winsor-You don't understand our code.
The General-Say no more about it. You might be blackballed for the Jockey Club.
De Levis-Social blackball! Well, I'll keep quiet and let my thousand go.
Winsor-Still harping on the money. It's most indelicate.
ActII
Unspeakably Rotten Bad Form.
Lord St. Erth-I've blackballed De Levis for the Jockey Club. The General-That's a pity. I rather wanted him to get in.
Lors St. Erth-You should have told me so.
(Enter Major Colford.)
Colford-That swine De Levis is going about calling Dancy a thief!
Winsor-He's a hopeless outsider.
The General-Tell him to say no more about it.
Coldford (loyally)-Dancy can't be a thief. I was at school with him.
(Enter De Levis.)
De Levis-So this is how you have kept faith, General!
The General!-Say no more about it.
(Enter Dancy.)
De Levis-Thief!
Dancy-You damn Jew!
Winsor (pained)-This sort of thing really isn't done.
Dancy-Name your weapons!
Lord St. Erth-Fighting is no use, Dancy. For the honor of the club you must bring an action.
Dancy-I'll think it over. (Exit.)
Colford (loyally)-He'll win it. He was at school with me.
Act III.
Conduct of a Gentleman.
Scene 1.
Twisden-Two of the missing notes have been traced to Dancy. It's all up with our case.
Graviter-Never mind. Say nothing about them.
Twisden-I must. It's unusual, I know, for a solicitor to be honest.
Graviter-It's mad.
Twisden-But I am. The case collapses.
Scene 2.
Twisden-Dancy stole the money and gave it to a woman.
The General-I thought he was the thief all the time. Let's say no more about it.
Winsor-Very honorable of him to pay the woman off.
Colford (loyally)-I don't believe he is a thief. I was at school with him.
Twisden-Let's ship him off to Morocco. It's the honorable thing to do.
The General-Then nobody will say any more about it.
(Enter Dancy)
Twisden-Captain Dancy, you had better escape to Morocco before you are arrested.
Dancy-I'm going to see my wife to tell her it's all her fault for not agreeing to run away when I first suggested it.
Colford (loyally)-Ronny, old man, I don't believe ...
Dancy-Go to the devil!
Scene 3.
Dancy shoots himself, off. Enter Colford.
Colford (loally)-A neat wound clean through the heart. He was a fine shot. I was at school with him.
CURTAIN.
[From the Pall Mall Gazette via The New York Herald]
