[notattendingtoher]DoyouknowwhereIcomefrom?
THENOTETAKER
[promptly]Hoxton.
Titterings.Popularinterestinthenotetaker'sperformanceincreases.
THESARCASTICONE
[amazed]Well,whosaidIdidnt?Blyme!Youknoweverything,youdo.
THEFLOWERGIRL
[stillnursinghersenseofinjury]Aintnocalltomeddlewithme,heaint.
THEBYSTANDER
[toher]Ofcourseheaint.Dontyoustanditfromhim.[Tothenotetaker]Seehere:whatcallhaveyoutoknowaboutpeoplewhatneverofferedtomeddlewithyou?Wheresyourwarrant?
SEVERALBYSTANDERS
[encouragedbythisseemingpointoflaw]Yes:wheresyourwarrant?
THEFLOWERGIRL
Lethimsaywhathelikes.Idontwanttohavenotruckwithhim.
THEBYSTANDER
Youtakeusfordirtunderyourfeet,dontyou?Catchyoutakinglibertieswithagentleman!
THESARCASTICBYSTANDER
Yes:tellhimwherehecomefromifyouwanttogofortune-telling.
THENOTETAKER
Cheltenham,Harrow,Cambridge,andIndia.
THEGENTLEMAN
Quiteright.[Greatlaughter.Reactioninthenotetaker'sfavor.ExclamationsofHeknowsallaboutit.Toldhimproper.Hearhimtellthetoffwherehecomefrom?etc.].MayIask,sir,doyoudothisforyourlivingatamusichall?
THENOTETAKER
Ivethoughtofthat.PerhapsIshallsomeday.
Therainhasstopped;andthepersonsontheoutsideofthecrowdbegintodropoff.
THEFLOWERGIRL
[resentingthereaction]Hesnogentleman,heaint,tointerferewithapoorgirl.
THEDAUGHTER
[outofpatience,pushingherwayrudelytothefrontanddisplacingthegentleman,whopolitelyretirestotheothersideofthepillar]WhatonearthisFreddydoing?IshallgetpneumoniaifIstayinthisdraughtanylonger.
THENOTETAKER
[tohimself,hastilymakinganoteofherpronu
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