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      CAST OF CHARACTERS.
    • MISS JESSICA SMITH, the pretty young aunt .
    • MISS PAULINE SMITH, the pretty young niece .
    • ROSINA, the maid .
Plays thirty minutes.

[SCENE. — A room with two entrances and two windows. Furnished as desired

Enter Miss Jessica Smith.

Jessica.

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Enter Rosina.
Rosina.

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Jessica.

Note: Contains 14 words in 2 sentences using 71 chars.

Rosina.

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Jessica.

Note: Contains 23 words in 2 sentences using 108 chars.

Rosina.

Note: Contains 46 words in 2 sentences using 225 chars.

Jessica.

Note: Contains 9 words in 2 sentences using 54 chars.

Rosina.

Note: Contains 27 words in 2 sentences using 143 chars.

Jessica.

Note: Contains 16 words in 3 sentences using 80 chars.

Rosina.

Note: Contains 11 words in 2 sentences using 47 chars.

Jessica.

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Rosina.

Note: Contains 23 words in 1 sentence using 114 chars.

Jessica.

Note: Contains 7 words in 2 sentences using 31 chars.

Rosina.

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Jessica.

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Rosina.

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Jessica.

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Rosina.

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Jessica.

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Rosina.

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Jessica.

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Enter Pauline.
Pauline.

Note: Contains 252 words in 29 sentences using 1257 chars.

Enter Jessica.
Jessica.

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Enter Rosina.
Rosina.

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Enter Pauline, shaking out large white handkerchief
Pauline.

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Jessica enters with large white handkerchief, which she quickly conceals
Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.
Aside

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Jessica.
Aside

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

Note: Contains 10 words in 2 sentences using 61 chars.

Pauline.

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Jessica

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Rosina.

Note: Contains 16 words in 1 sentence using 78 chars.

Jessica.

Note: Contains 5 words in 1 sentence using 24 chars.

Rosina.

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Jessica.

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Rosina.

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Jessica.

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Jessica.
Aside

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.
Sharply

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Rosina enters
Rosina.

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Both.

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Rosina.

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Jessica.

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Rosina.
Pulls large napkin from pocket and looks at it dubiously

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Enter Jessica, L.]
Jessica.

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Enter Pauline, L.]
Pauline.

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She seats herself behind curtain, with back to audience, and looks out of window . Jessica enters noiselessly and seats herself likewise at the other window . Pauline presently leans out of window and gesticulates wildly to somebody — then she says softly, "Hush-sh-sh!" Jessica, startled, looks around room quickly, sees nothing, resumes former position . Pauline nods violently, then softly steals from room . Jessica continues to gaze from window, then speaks
Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.
Collapsed

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Enter Rosina, R.]
Rosina.

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Enter Jessica and Pauline, arm in arm
Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

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Pauline.

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Enter Rosina.
Rosina.

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Both.

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Rosina.

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Pauline.

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Jessica.

Note: Contains 16 words in 3 sentences using 84 chars.

Rosina.

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Both.

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Rosina.

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Jessica.

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Rosina.

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Pauline.

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TextGrid Repository (2024). American Drama. The Smith Mystery. The Smith Mystery. American Drama Corpus. Mathias Göbel. https://hdl.handle.net/21.11113/0000-0014-A43F-B