Mrs. Posket has knocked five years off her age, which means her son must pretend to be fourteen when he is nineteen. That deception leads the mild magistrate Mr. Posket, his stepson, the visiting Colonel Lukyn and the ladies into a hotel raided by the police, and next morning Posket must sit in judgement on the night’s offenders.
The farce that made Pinero’s name, still revived on the stage. Download the free EPUB.