Page:The worsted man; a musical play for amateurs, by John Kendrick Bangs.djvu/78

 The Worsted Man the air. IMPATIENCE starts back in amazed dismay. Impatience. Where where did you get it? Come tell me. Doll. (In sing-song voice.) The fair ies, the fairies brought it to me. (Points it at her.) Isn t it a beauty ? Impatience. (Holding up her hands in horror.) Look out hearts are danger ous. It may go off at any minute Doll. This one s doubly so it has been vacant, starved, and hungry for oh, so very long that now Impatience. Mr. Woolley (peremp torily stamping her foot), give me that heart. Right away this very instant! Doll. (Joyously, getting on his knees be j ore her and holding the heart up.) Who else more worthy than yourself? I lay my heart, dear Impatience, gladly at your feet. (Places it on the ground before her.) From the very first it has been yours. Will you take it ?