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    The Noble Lord A Comedy in One Act
    The Noble Lord A Comedy in One Act
    The Noble Lord A Comedy in One Act
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    The Noble Lord A Comedy in One Act

    By Percival Wilde

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      The Noble Lord A Comedy in One Act - Percival Wilde

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Noble Lord, by Percival Wilde

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

      Title: The Noble Lord A Comedy in One Act

      Author: Percival Wilde

      Release Date: November 23, 2006 [EBook #19904]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE NOBLE LORD ***

      Produced by William Coon

      THE NOBLE LORD

      A Comedy In One Act

      By

      PERCIVAL WILDE

      The Noble Lord

      CHARACTERS HE. SHE. PETERS.

      THE NOBLE LORD

      A secluded spot in the Maine woods in the neighborhood of a summer hotel. It is the middle of July. The trees are covered with foliage, a hot sun casts dancing shadows upon the mossy ground, and the air is full of the twittering of birds and the rustle of leaves. A winding path crosses from one side to the other, and near the center is a little clearing: the stump of a felled tree, with the lichen-covered trunk itself near it, and a patch of grassy turf. The eye cannot penetrate far through the riotously growing underbrush, but as one looks upwards, to the left, a thinning of foliage, allowing a glimpse of the sky, gives evidence of the near proximity of some small body of water.

      As the curtain rises the scene is empty. There is only the song of birds, and the whisper of a gentle breeze. For a few seconds nothing else is heard. Then, suddenly, not far away, there is the sound of a splash, followed by the scream of a drowning woman, Help! Help! Help!

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