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THE WOLVES AND THE LAMB
by William Makepeace Thackeray

DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
MR. HORACE MILLIKEN, a Widower, a wealthy City Merchant.
GEORGE MILLIKEN, a Child, his Son. CAPTAIN TOUCHIT, his
Friend. CLARENCE KICKLEBURY, brother to Milliken's late Wife.
JOHN HOWELL, M's Butler and confidential Servant. CHARLES
PAGE, Foot-boy. BULKELEY, Lady Kicklebury's Servant. MR.
BONNINGTON. Coachman, Cabman; a Bluecoat Boy, another Boy
(Mrs. Prior's Sons).
LADY KICKLEBURY, Mother-in-law to Milliken. MRS.
BONNINGTON, Milliken's Mother (married again). MRS. PRIOR.
MISS PRIOR, her Daughter, Governess to Milliken's Children.
ARABELLA MILLIKEN, a Child. MARY BARLOW, School-room
Maid. A grown-up Girl and Child of Mrs. Prior's, Lady K.'s Maid,
Cook.

THE WOLVES AND THE LAMB.
ACT I.
Scene.--MILLIKEN'S villa at Richmond; two drawing-rooms opening
into one another. The late MRS. MILLIKEN'S portrait over the
mantel-piece; bookcases, writing-tables, piano, newspapers, a
handsomely furnished saloon. The back-room opens, with very large
windows, on the lawn and pleasure-ground; gate, and wall--over which

the heads of a cab and a carriage are seen, as persons arrive. Fruit, and
a ladder on the walls. A door to the dining- room, another to the
sleeping-apartments, &c.
JOHN.--Everybody out; governor in the city; governess (heigh-ho!)
walking in the Park with the children; ladyship gone out in the carriage.
Let's sit down and have a look at the papers. Buttons fetch the Morning
Post out of Lady Kicklebury's room. Where's the Daily News, sir?
PAGE.--Think it's in Milliken's room.
JOHN.--Milliken! you scoundrel! What do you mean by Milliken?
Speak of your employer as your governor if you like; but not as simple
Milliken. Confound your impudence! you'll be calling me Howell next.
PAGE.--Well! I didn't know. YOU call him Milliken.
JOHN.--Because I know him, because I'm intimate with him, because
there's not a secret he has but I may have it for the asking; because the
letters addressed to Horace Milliken, Esq., might as well be addressed
John Howell, Esq., for I read 'em, I put 'em away and docket 'em, and
remember 'em. I know his affairs better than he does: his income to a
shilling, pay his tradesmen, wear his coats if I like. I may call Mr.
Milliken what I please; but not YOU, you little scamp of a
clod-hopping ploughboy. Know your station and do your business, or
you don't wear THEM buttons long, I promise you. [Exit Page.]
Let me go on with the paper [reads]. How brilliant this