Box is a printer. He works all night. Cox is a hatter. He works all day. Box rents a room from Mrs. Bouncer, a lodging-house keeper, telling her he will only use it in the daytime. Cox visits Mrs. Bouncer and asks for a room, telling her ...See moreBox is a printer. He works all night. Cox is a hatter. He works all day. Box rents a room from Mrs. Bouncer, a lodging-house keeper, telling her he will only use it in the daytime. Cox visits Mrs. Bouncer and asks for a room, telling her he will only use it at night. She rents the same room to both of them. Then starts a strange series of situations. Mrs. B. must get Cox out of bed before Box comes home and Box out of bed before Cox comes home. She uses all sorts of subterfuges to keep Box downstairs in the dining-room while Tillie, the housemaid, chases Cox out of the house and then straightens up the room. This works for a while until one day Cox oversleeps and Mrs. B. thinking he has gone, allows Box to go upstairs. He tumbles into bed and is surprised to find it occupied. A fight follows and Box kicks Cox downstairs. He complains to Mrs. B, and going upstairs with Cox confesses that she had rented the room to the both of them. Box, who up to this moment had not noticed Cox, recognizes him as an old acquaintance and renewing all old ties they agree to share the room together. Written by
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