HER OWN WA Y



  LOUISE. Mother! Come, let's finish dressing.

  MRS. CARLEY. I don't know whether to go to

the ball or stay home and have a good cry.

  GEORGIANA. Do whichever gives you the most

pleasure, mother.

  [LIZZIE enters Right and stands behind the dress-

    ing table.

  MRS. CARLEY. What [Looking at herself in

the glass.] It's all very well for them to give us

women a new front, I wish they'd give us new

backs too.

                           [She goes out Right.

  LIZZIE. You must start dressing, miss - Miss

Shindle will be back.

  GEORGIANA. [A bsent-mindedly.] Yes, yes, Lizzie.

                               [LIZZIE goes out.]

Louise, I'm so glad you will stand by Steve;

and try and be glad a little for me.



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