"Romance!" sighed King Ticket. "Ah, sublime romance—there is nothing in the world so touching and beautiful!"
It was near the end of the last act. Twink and Tom were nodding. Suddenly a new actor appeared upon the stage. Twink's half shut eyes flew open. She grasped Tom by the arms and shook him awake. Twiffle leaned forward, holding on to the rail of the box. None of them said a word. For a few seconds they merely stared, unbelievingly.
The new character who had come on the stage and was even then mumbling his lines in a mechanical voice was the Shaggy Man!
CHAPTER 12
A Midnight Adventure
At the sight of the Shaggy Man on the stage, Twink couldn't contain herself. She leaned far out of the box and called "Shaggy Man! Here we are—it's Tom, Twiffle, and Twink!"