Nasby in Exile / or, Six Months of Travel in England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium, with many things not of travel

by David Ross Locke

THE MEETING OF TIBBITTS AND THE PROFESSOR.

Scene the second: The Jardin Mabille—music, lights, gaily dressed women, little tables, wine, and all that sort of thing.

Tibbitts dancing furiously with a lady in silken attire, and striving in vain to do the high, grotesque dancing of the Parisian. The music ceases and Tibbitts leads his partner to a table. In his excitement he does not at once notice that at the table exactly in front of him is seated the Professor, who, inasmuch as he was holding an interesting conversation with a lady who spoke English somewhat, did not notice Tibbitts till their eyes met.

TIBBITTS AND THE PROFESSOR.

Tibbitts is a young man of great presence of mind. He was equal to this emergency. The Professor regarded him a moment, and said:—

“Lemuel!”