| Characters. |
| The Duke of Peckham Rye. |
| Tom (his friend). |
| Mrs Jennings. |
| A Ticket Collector. |
| A Railway Guard. |
Scene: A second-class railway carriage on the S.E. Railway.
At Victoria Station, S.E. Line. A railway carriage seen endways; a passenger (Tom) in it reading a paper.
Guard [opening door]. Here you are, sir; this train for Penge.
[Duke jumps into carriage breathless; Guard whistles, train goes off. Tom in corner of carriage, reading paper, looks up].
Tom [before seeing who it is]. Ran it fine that time! [Sees Duke] Hallo, it's you, Pecky!
Duke. You, Tom! What an age since we've met.
Tom. Yes, it's a long time since the old Oxford days.
Duke. Do you live in London?
Tom. Well—I live in Brixton.