The Man on the Box

He either fears his fate too much,
Or his deserts are small,
Who dares not put it to the touch
To win or lose it all.

Dramatis Personae

Colonel George AnnesleyA retired Army Officer
Miss Betty AnnesleyHis daughter
Lieutenant Robert WarburtonLately resigned
Mr. John WarburtonHis elder brother, of the War Department
Mrs. John WarburtonThe elder brother's wife
Miss Nancy WarburtonThe lieutenant's sister
Mr.