George Bernard Shaw

“ He shook his fist in Jack's face, and released him. Jack, who had suffered the grasp on his collar without moving, turned away deeply offended, and buttoned his coat. Then, as the other was about to recommence, he interrupted him by walking away. The gentleman followed him promptly.
"You shall not escape by running off," he said, panting.
You have insulted me, sir," said Jack. "If you address another word to me, I'll hand you to the police. As I cannot protect myself against a man of your years, I will make the law protect me." ”

“ If more people were of my mind, you would never have dared to take it for granted that I would witness your insolence towards your daughter without interfering to protect her."
To this speech the old gentleman could find no reply. He stared at Jack a few moments, and then, saying, "I request you to mind your own business, sir. I have nothing to say to you," went back in dudgeon to his seat. The lady then leaned forward and said haughtily, "Your interference is quite unnecessary, thank you. I can take care of myself."
"Aye," retorted Jack, frowning at her: "you are like other children. ”

“ I might as well accuse her of stealing my money."
"It shall be refunded at once," said the gentleman, reddening and pulling out his purse. "How much did you give her"'
"How should I know?" said Jack with scorn. "I do not count what I give to women who are in need. I gave her what I found in my pocket. Are you willing to give me what you find in yours?"
"By heaven, you are an incredibly impudent swindler," cried the gentleman, looking at him with inexpressible feeling. ”

“ I'll give you to the nearest policeman."
"Sir," said Jack sternly: "if your daughter has run away from you. it is your own fault for not treating her kindly. The porter has told you what happened between us. I know no more of the matter than he does."
"I don't believe you. You followed her from Windsor. The porter saw you give her" (here the old gentleman choked) —"saw what passed here just now."
"Yes, sir. You leave your daughter penniless, and compel her to offer her ornaments for sale to a stranger at a railway station. By my soul, you are a nice man to have charge of a young girl." ”

“ The laws of society, sir, are designed to make the world easy for cowards and liars. And lest by the infirmity of my nature I should become either the one or the other, or perhaps both, I never permit myself to witness tyranny without rebuking it, or to hear falsehood without exposing it. ”

“ It does not stop."
"Then I do,—where I am," aid Jack curtly, with a new and more serious expression of indignation; for he had just remarked that there was one other person in the carriage—a young lady.
"I will not submit to this, sir. I will stop the train."
"Stop it then," said Jack, scowling at him. "But let me alone."
The gentleman, with flushes of color coming and going on his withered cheek, turned to the alarum and began to read the printed instructions as to its use. "You had better not stop the train, father," said the lady. "You will only get fined. ”

“ I think you are mad."
"Are you not a theatrical agent? Answer that."
"No. I am not a theatrical agent. As I told you before, I am a composer and teacher of music. If you have any pupils for me, I shall be glad to teach them: if not, go your way, and let me go mine. I am tired of you."
"There, sir," said the official, "the gentleman can't answer you no fairer nor that. If you have a charge to make against him, why, charge him. If not, as he says, you had better move on. Let me call you a cab, and you can follow the young lady. That's the best thing you can do. ”

“ Did you say anything rude to him?"
"Not likely, Miss. I hope I respect myself more than to stop and bandy words. His door was wide open; and he had his portmanteau in the middle of the floor, and was heaping his things into it as fast as he could. He was grinding his teeth, too, and looked reg'lar wicked."
"Well, Clara, as Mr Jack will be leaving very soon, I think you had better pass it over."
"Indeed, Miss? Is Mr Jack going?"
"Yes," said Mary, turning to her easel.
"Oh!" said the housemaid slowly. ”

“ Certainly not. You are not to be trusted with money. I forbid you ever to open a novel again. It is from such pestilential nonsense that you got the ideas which led to your present disgraceful escapade. ”

“ Now your address, sir, please."
"I have none. Did you never hear of a man without any home? If the place where 1 slept last night, and where my property is, will do you, you can put care of Mr Charles Sutherland, Beulah, Windsor. Here's a card for you."
"I know Mr Sutherland well, sir," said the guard, putting up his book."
"And by Heaven," said Jack, vehemently, "if I hear another word of this, I will complain of you for taking half-a-crown from this gentleman and then shutting me and a lady in with him for a whole journey. I believe him to be insane." ”

“ Luggage, sir?"
"There is a tin box," said the lady, "a brown one With the initials M. B. on it."
The porter touched his cap and went away. The gentleman got out, and stood wiih his daughter at the carriage door, awaiting the return of the porter. Jack slowly followed, and stood, irresolute, near them, the only person there without business or destination.
"I wonder what is delaying that fellow with our cab" said the old gentleman, after about fifteen seconds. "The vagabond has been picked up by someone else, and has forgotten us. Are we to stand here all day?" ”