Viva, viva Rataplan!
Oh! Rataplan Penelope Anne!
Oh! Rataplan Penelope-ĕlŏpĕ
Anne, Anne, Anne!
Tableau.—Bouncer on chair, with dish-cover and carving-knife. Waiter at side, waving napkin. Penelope between Cox and Box in centre.
Curtain descends.
“AUTHOR! AUTHOR!”
[CHAPTER XXIII.]
AFTER THE PERFORMANCE, CONVERSATION COMMENCES.
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