Then there was a great heaving of the curtains, and the sound of argument within.
'I don't believe that "Exit" is Latin for being jerked off the stage by the legs,' said a voice.
'If you don't behave, it will be Latin for being fed on dry bread-fruit for a week,' replied the voice of Baby Jane.
But soon afterwards the actors popped up again, though rather breathless and rumpled, and the rest of the show went splendidly to a triumphant close, and Baby Jane had to climb up and make a speech before the crowd would disperse.
'Ladies and Gentlemen,' she said, whereupon the audience, unused to being so addressed, cheered loudly; and then her feelings of joy and pride at the success of her Christmas effort to soften and teach these neglected creatures so overcame her, that she fell backwards on top of her company of actors, who bore her home in triumph.
CHAPTER IV
OLD JANIES v. JUNIOR OAKDENE ATHLETIC
'Do you know,' said the Lion suddenly to Baby Jane the next day, 'we are growing very fat.'