Female Employees engaged
in congenial pursuits._
_First Emp._ (_ending story_). And so she never got the bouquet, after
all, and he went to Margate, without even saying good-bye.
_Second Emp._ (_her Friend_). Well, that was hard upon her!
_First Member of the Public_ (_entering briskly and putting coppers on
the counter_). Now then, three penny stamps, please!
_First Emp._ (_to her Friend_). Yes, as you say, it _was_ hard, as of
course the matter of the pic-nic was no affair of hers.
_Second Emp._ (_sympathetically_). Of course not! They are all alike,
my dear!--all alike!
_First Mem. of the Pub._ (_impatiently_). Now then, three penny stamps
please!
_First Emp._ Well, you are in a hurry! (_To her Friend_). And from
that day to this she has never heard from him.
_Second Emp._ And it would have been so easy to drop her a postcard
from Herne Bay.
_First Mem. of the Pub._ Am I to be kept waiting all day? Three penny
postage-stamps, please.
_First Emp._ (_leisurely_). What do you want?
_First Mem. of the Pub._ (_angrily_). Three penny postage-stamps, and
look sharp about it!
_First Emp._ (_giving stamp_). Threepence.
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