Excerpt from Urgent Private Affairs: An Original Farce in One Act

Scene. - A sitting room on the first floor, neatly furnished, in the apartments of Mr. Dentatus Dotts. Door of entrance from the stairs, U. E. R., another door 2 E. R., door of bed-chamber, 2 E. L., fireplace, U. E. L., practicable window, c. flat, three large geranium pots on window sill, outside. Table laid for supper, L. C., an easy chair near the fire place, on which is thrown a gentleman's dressing gown, other chairs disposed about the room. A chiffonier, with drawers between the doors, R., a mirror over the mantel-piece, a fashionable bonnet and shawl on chair, R.

Sally Vokins discovered rubbing the steel-sheathed sabre of Dotts, C.

Sally. Well, sure-ly a sword like that ought to make any man a soldier, but master hasn't got no millingtary spirit in his bus'm: he's what he calls a compulsory volunteer.

Dotts. (without, L.) I don't deny it, Mrs. Dotts, not in the least, Mrs. Dotts -

Enter Mr. and Mrs. Dotts, 2 E. L.

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