Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: LAND AND LOVE: A STORY OF ENGLISH LIFE. IN THREE ACTS. CHARACTERS. Sir Francis Cheverley, Baronet. Talbot Cheverley (his son). Andrew Grierson, M.P., of " Grierson's Bank." Frank Grierson (his son). Hon. Felix De Beauvoir. John Ireton, of Molton Mills. Caleb Sternhold, from the North. Bunce, a Gamekeeper. Butler to Grierson. Groom. Lady Marian Trevor. Muriel Cheverley (daughter to Sir Francis Cheverley). Stella Grierson (niece to Grierson). Period, the Present Day. Act I. Daybreak. With the Cubs. Act II. Morning. With the Partridges. Act III. Next Day. With Men and Women's hearts ACT I. DAYBREAK. WITH THE CUBS. Garden front of Grierson's house. On right, set aslant, a modern picturesque seventeenth century open timbered style of house hall door, and porch, with breakfast- room at furthest angle of house (allpractical). On first floor, range of bedroom windows (two practical). On left, arched entrance to stable yard. Garden plots in front of the house, trees, shrubs, seats, etc. Early morning gradually breaking into daylight, as the action of the play proceeds. Lights burning in two of the bedroom windows. Bunce discovered seated. Enter Ireton from house, he looks about and calls to Bunce. Ireton. Here, ho, my man ! Bunce (coming foncard). Yes, squire. Ireton. I'm not a squire ! Bunce. Yes, your worship. Ireton. I'm not a worship. Which is the road to Sweetlands ? Bunce. To the right, along the turnpike, your honour. Ireton. I'm not an honour. What's your business ? Bunce. I've just been took on as under-keeper to Squire Grierson. Ireton. Gamekeeper ?—unproductive labour ! Bunce. It's bread to me, sir. Ireton. Unproductive labour is bread stolen out of the public pocket. If I had ... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.