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THE PARLOR-MAID Colonel Pickering [She withdraws]

PICKERING How do you do, Mrs Higgins?

MRS HIGGINS So glad you've come Do you know Mrs Eynsford Hill--Miss

Eynsford Hill? [Exchange of bows The Colonel brings the Chippendale

chair a little forward between Mrs Hill and Mrs Higgins, and sits

down]

PICKERING Has Henry told you e've come for?

HIGGINS [over his shoulder] We were interrupted: damn it!

MRS HIGGINS Oh Henry, Henry, really!

MRS EYNSFORD HILL [half rising] Are we in the way?

MRS HIGGINS [rising and ain] No, no You

couldn't have come more fortunately: ant you tohopefully] Yes, by George! We want two or three

people You'll do as well as anybody else

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THE PARLOR-MAID Mr Eynsford Hill

HIGGINS [almost audibly, past endurance] God of Heaven! another of theins] Ahdedo?

MRS HIGGINS Very good of you to co] Ahdedo?

MRS HIGGINS I don't think you know ins] Ahdedo?

HIGGINS [looking at him much as if he were a pickpocket] I'll take my

oath I've met you before somewhere Where was it?