Excerpt from The Day ExpressMrs. Stone (rising and lugging basket with her, goes to window). You're Sure I haven't missed my train? I don't see how it come that I've had to wait so long.Nicholas (politely). You arrived an hour too early, madam. The Day Express is due in twenty minutes. (whistles) mrs. Stone (sets down basket, fumbles in hand-bag and produces crumpled ticket).

Say, are you sure this is good yet? It's a return ticket good for six days, and I've hed it since last fall, but I've only used it one day - you see the trip was only that long.Nicholas (examines ticket). Well, madam, I hardly think you can travel on that at this late date.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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