CHARACTERS
- Pauline, a schoolgirl.
- Polly, her great-aunt.
- Mr. Amos Hill, her aunt’s former lover.
ACT I
SCENE.—A plain, old-fashioned room. The essential piece of furniture is an old-fashioned sewing table, what is known as a Martha Washington table, and is quite generally imitated to-day. They were small and square, with leaves that turned down, and two drawers.
(Great-Aunt Polly is seated by the table, looking at a collection of valentines, post-cards, etc., such as the young girl of to-day receives. Pauline is seated a little way from her.)
Aunt P. Very pretty, Pauline, I’m sure, and a great many of them for one little schoolgirl. I don’t really like the post-cards, though, dearie. It doesn’t seem just right to send a valentine unenclosed.
Pauline. Oh, it’s quite the thing, now, Aunt Polly. Everybody does it.
Aunt P. It’s a style I do not care for, my dear.
Pauline. But it saves money.
Aunt P. The difference between one cent and two is not very wide, is it?