Nora. Is that yez name?
Miss C. It’s Eleanora.
Nora. Well, it’s mesilf that don’t want yez beau, but nayther kin yez hov moine. I’ll tell yez what I’ll do. We’ll both be riddy at eight, and bedad, he kin choose betwixt us.
Mrs. C. Do you mean to say, Eleanora, that he would dare court you over the phone?
Miss C. Well, he might. See here, Nora, I’ll show you my Reginald’s picture, and if that’s the one that comes, bring him in and call me. If not, you may have him. Is that fair? (Shows photo.)
Nora. Sure and if that’s the man, yez kin have him and wilcome. It’s no city dude loike that, that Nora Flanagan wants. But bedad, if it is him, yez’ll hev to say yis or no this noight, for I promised him through the little phone that yez would. Good luck to yez, Miss, and good luck to me, too. If I’ve made a mis larrago this toime, mebbe the little bellbox’ll bring me a good Irish beau yit. Come out to tay, and thin bedad, we’ll both git ready for our beaux, and good luck to the both av us. Sure and it’s great fun answering the phone annyhow. (She goes out, followed by the others.)
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