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Chapter 21 Cupid's Last Appearance
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A picnic supper on the grass followed the games,and then, as twilight1 began to fall, the youngpeople were marshalled to the coach-house,now transformed into a rustic2 theatre. One big doorwas open, and seats, arranged lengthwise, faced thered table-cloths which formed the curtain. A row oflamps made very good foot-lights, and an invisibleband performed a Wagner-like overture3 on combs,tin trumpets4, drums, and pipes, with an accompanimentof suppressed laughter.
Many of the children had never seen any thing likeit, and sat staring about them in mute admiration5 andexpectancy; but the older ones criticised freely, andindulged in wild speculations6 as to the meaning ofvarious convulsions of nature going on behind thecurtain.
While Teacher was dressing7 the actresses for thetragedy, Miss Celia and Thorny8, who were old handsat this sort of amusement, gave a "Potato" pantomimeas a side show.
Across an empty stall a green cloth was fastened,so high that the heads of the operators were not seen.
A little curtain flew up, disclosing the front of aChinese pagoda9 painted on pasteboard, with a doorand window which opened quite naturally. This stoodon one side, several green trees with paper lanternshanging from the boughs10 were on the other side, andthe words "Tea Garden," printed over the top, showedthe nature of this charming spot.
Few of the children had ever seen the immortalPunch and Judy, so this was a most agreeable novelty,and before they could make out what it meant, avoice began to sing, so distinctly that every word washeard, --"In China there lived a little man,His name was Chingery Wangery Chan."Here the hero "took the stage" with great dignity,clad in a loose yellow jacket over a blue skirt, whichconcealed the hand that made his body. A pointedhat
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n.前奏曲、序曲,提议,提案,初步交涉 | |
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prettily
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