R: Hello, Theatre Royal Haymarket. How
help you?
C: Hello. I'd like to book some theatre tickete
please
R: Certainly. Which play would you like to see?
C: "Hamlet', on Friday the 21st.
R: OK. How many seats would you like?
C: Tivo seats, please,
R: Fine ... There are available seats in the fourth
row, near the front, which cost £30 each, and
some nearer the centre ... £25 each. Which
would you like?
C: ... The ones near the centre, I think
R: So, two seats in row 11 ... Friday the 21st
That comes to a total of £50. How would you
like to pay?
C: Can I pay by credit card?
R: Certainly. Just give me the number and the
expiry date.
C: 3959 3854 1104 9455. Expires this March.
R: And your name?
C: Mark Darcy.
R: Thank you, Mr Darcy. You can collect your
tickets at the theatre on Wednesday at 7pm.
The performance starts at 8 pm. Enjoy the
show.
C: Thank you very much.
Cyrus Smith is one of the protagonists of Jules Verne's novel The Mysterious Island. He is an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is a very skilled man, a fine literary example of 19th century engineer.
Cyrus Smith is also a man possessed of the kind of high moral qualities common in Verne's protagonists. He is selfless, noble, honest, courageous, and utterly devoted to his companions.
His practical knowledge of physics, chemistry, botany, navigation, and many other fields enables the Mysterious Island's colonists quickly to establish a thriving mini-civilization in isolation from the rest of the world.