The Noble Lord - A Comedy in One Act

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Noble Lord, by Percival WildeThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Noble Lord A Comedy in One ActAuthor: Percival WildeRelease Date: November 23, 2006 [EBook #19904]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE NOBLE LORD ***Produced by William CoonTHE NOBLE LORDA Comedy In One ActByPERCIVAL WILDEThe Noble LordCHARACTERS HE. SHE. PETERS.THE NOBLE LORDA secluded spot in the Maine woods in the neighborhood of a summer hotel. It is the middle of July. The trees arecovered with foliage, a hot sun casts dancing shadows upon the mossy ground, and the air is full of the twittering ofbirds and the rustle of leaves. A winding path crosses from one side to the other, and near the center is a littleclearing: the stump of a felled tree, with the lichen-covered trunk itself near it, and a patch of grassy turf. The eyecannot penetrate far through the riotously growing underbrush, but as one looks upwards, to the left, a thinning offoliage, allowing a glimpse of the sky, gives evidence of the near proximity of some small body of water.As the curtain rises the scene is empty. There is only the song of birds, and the whisper of a gentle breeze. For a fewseconds nothing else is heard. Then, suddenly ...