ACT II. —— Pet.
Reading edition
Dramatis Personæ, Husband and Wife.
Enter lady poutingly, followed by her husband, who tries to coax her into a good humor, but without avail. She persists in being in a pet. Husband
by his gestures promises to buy her shawls,
dresses,
a piano,
and even
a riding-horse.[A]
Finding all these promises are of no use, he begins to get excited; declares she shall have nothing; lady remains sulky; gentleman seizes his hat, rams it on his head, and exits. Lady walks off in the opposite direction, clenching her fists.
