Synopsis
The Twelve Pound Look
Published by Samuel French Inc
2 Male 2 Female
A typist has been hired to answer the messages of congratulation
She turns out to be his former wife, Kate, who was so oppressed by his hardness and petty mindedness that she secretly learned to type and left him as soon as she had earned 12 pounds, the price of a typewriter
She is quite contented with her lot, and her fearlessness and humor contrast strongly with the cowed and joyless expression of the second Lady Simms who, when Kate has gone, asks the price of a typewriter