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Good. Samaritan by Richard Benson
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narrator read by twinkle prologue and epilogue read

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Isaiah. Miss Corrina first Thief.
Read by Lydia. Third Thief, read by Anusha, the
Jew, read by Thomas Peter. First servant read by Michelle
eaten second servant read by Chuck Williamson the priest had

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by Charlotte ducats, first levite read by Michelle eaten.
Secondly, void read by Rupert holiday, the Good Samaritan,
read by Sonia, host, read by David Olson.
Enter the prologue and behold a certain lawyer stood up and

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tempted him saying Master what should I do to inherit eternal
life? And he said unto him.
What is written in the law? And he answering said, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God withall thy heart and all thy soul

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and all thy strength. And with all thy mind and they
neighbor as thyself. And he said unto him.
Thou Hast answered, right? Do this.
And thou shalt live. but he, Willing to justify himself said

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unto Jesus. Into is my neighbor.
And Jesus spake unto them. This Parable, the prologue draws
to one side and stands watching the action of the parable.
The thieves pop their heads out of the Shrubbery and advanced
cautiously Harkey Brothers. I've sure word that one of our

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profession is coming this day from Jerusalem to Jericho
bearing, Rich merchandise. Join our band fool.
I mean a rich man, or hey, a very rich, man.
A very rich man. We will share his ill-gotten
gains in right. Neighborly fashion if he be
willing, but if not, if not witha crack on the head, Aye aye,

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they listened. Then creep cautiously into
Shrubbery, enter the Jew and hisservants.
They carry big bales of merchandise and advanced
fearfully. Come on my man.
Come on. What do you fear master?
I like not. The look of the Lonely Road.
They say thieves lie in? Wait there to Rob Rich

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Travelers. You casting a worried look
around and hasten, hasten. He passes out, thieves thieves.
Have we know Sticks? No cuddles.
So how's the themes? Faint heart hath, not the
master, paid us, yellow gold to guard his merchandise to

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Jericho. I would I were in Jerusalem
again suddenly he clutches the other.
Hey Yolanda did not see something.
Stirring shakes him off at us. Say a prayer his knees knocked
together that you re-enters. And beckons angrily, hurry you

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fools. It will be night here.
Loud and piercing whistles and cries.
Come from Shrubbery. The servants drop their hoods
and flee wildly Stay Stay. The good gold pieces.
I paid you Rascals he tries to gather together his Goods.
Hey, hey the thieves gather closely.

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Round him, Master Wilt, help three, poor and hungry men, gu
looks up and cries. Help help.
She said, neighborly, I still makes me angry.
Some of that. Rich, wine.
He lays hold of the genus wine bottle.
Do resisting help. Help Steve's bet him over the

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head. They do.
So, he falls. First Thief drinking a bottle.
Ah second thing opening juice pack and eating.
Oh they're in Thief. Trying on juice outer garment
Ah-Ha. The first Thief makes me grab at
the Garment struggle, all fightsfor the goods.

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Suddenly all listen, then fully taking the goods with them the
June groans, enter the priest. He regards the Jew.
What is this? I said, Mom, surely I must
notify the authorities yet. It would be very awkward to be

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detained and questioned. They will find him sooner or
later a dead man. Surely the June groans, the
priest stops, his ears and hastens out enter to Levites.
One, cannot come by this road without finding signs of
thievery and murder. It gives the District of bad
nine. We might carry him as far as

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your home. Know, if I brought the filling,
their my wife might not like it.Let Us carry.
Okay, him to your home. We better not meddle.
I reckon, after all, it's no Affair of ours.
What are we in? Cupid has an infection.
Can groans the Levites, hurry out, enter the Samaritan too

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bad. He bends over to courage.
My friend June groans the Samaritan.
Binds up his head can just walk as far as T in Yonder.
He assist you to rise. They have stolen my all.
I am ruined. Ruined ruined Samaritan.

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Cheerfully better ruined. Then dead.
They approach the end. He cries.
Mine host. Ho ho Knox.
Enter the host, the priests and Levites swallow peering over the
host shoulder. I found this, poor fellow in the
road beaten by thieves. No doubt.

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First levite to host. Its the fellow I told you of
through Samaritan, good Heavens fellow wide.
It's carry him hither and wake on his people up in the dead of
night. The thing to do was to notify
the authorities. You cannot go to the rescue of
every man, you see in Well, why not?

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We are all Brothers ba. The Levites retire, but fellow
it is no concern of yours. He is a Jew and you are a
Samaritan. Well, sir, we all have one
father humph, he turns and goes,will you take him in?
Here is two pence for thy care of him and whatsoever.

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Thou spendest more. When I come again, I will repay
D. I will obey thee sir, he
supports Jew with his arm. Farewell he goes.
Yes. Host watching him go, he's a
good fellow. That is for a Samaritan, he
leads June within the epilogue advances priest, levite

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Samaritan. Which of these three thinkest.
Thou prove neighbor unto him, that fell among the Thieves
epilogue passes out. End of the Good Samaritan.

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In 1999 by William Theodore DeMille, one-act Play Collection
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future by William, C DeMille. Characters, Jean, a New York
woman read by Sonia, Rollo her husband, read by John burlinson,
Lawrence, their friend, it had by Anusha a year seen jeans

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apartment in New York time earlyevening, October 1999 ad.
Teen. It handsomely furnished
apartment door to bedroom right door to Hall, left sofa up.
Patrick back with rollo's cap hanging on it.

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Small table with easy chairs, ashtray, match, safe and sewing
basket. Filled with the usual fittings
on table other Furniture, as desired hangings, Etc.
Discovered at rise Rollo is discovered in an easy chair left
of table. He is a man of about thirty
dressed in evening clothes, withlarge bows in his patent-leather

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pumps. He has been sewing.
He is folding up a small garment, presumably for a child.
Taking another in the process ofmaking from the basket business
of using Emery, putting on the thimble knotting thread, so is
quietly Gene from inside room Rollo Romo sweetly, yes.
Yeah. What time is it Rollo looking at

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the watch on wrist quarter of a deer was during which rather
those quietly on we're all? Oh yes.
Yeah. Did you sew that button on my
coat? Of course, dear pause.
Well continues to so quietly Rollo.
Yes, dear, where's my cigarette case?
Under the bed, dear, a growl from the bedroom.

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The baby was playing with it andI didn't like to ask Patrick to
look for it. He's such a touchy this week and
the housework has been heavy. Gene emerges from the room.
He's a small woman of 32 in evening dress rap over arm,
housework heavy a well, what thedevil?
Do I pay that boy? Patrick for process to sofa

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throws wrap on it. It's very hard to get anyone for
domestic service Jean. The boys are prefer the
department stores. They're getting too, damned
independent Rollo, shocked that damned.
You must have had a hard day downtown dear.
Yes, business is rotten lightinga cigarette.

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I'm getting tired of waiting forthat.
Wave of prosperity last year. Everyone said, wait for 1999,
the Tariff would reduce the price of food.
Yes. And the cost of living will go
down. Well, 1999 is almost over and
we're still waiting, don't be discouraged.

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Dear I'm sure times will be better.
And I've been economizing going.The Garment he has been sewing.
See, I've almost finished littlerallos Gene.
Her face softening. Yes.
Rollo's getting to be quite a big boy now, isn't he?
Let's see. How old is he?

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11 months? So he is so he is but I'll be
late Crossing to sofa. You're going out.
Yes, some of the girls at the club.
Oh you promised to take me to see Bernhardt and not feel you
did I you know not well I'm sorry.

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Dear but a metal of business came up and And anyhow Bernards
getting old. Yes, but this is her farewell
performance and are now For Heaven's Sake, Rallo, don't
worry about it. I say I can take you and that's
all there is to it. Never spend an evening at home

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anymore. It's been weeks since we've had
a cozy chat together. That's the New York Life.
I Can't Help It a woman's got tosee other women.
She has to keep in touch with World and the club is the place
where Rallo bitterly Gene turns away board and annoyed.
After first words, always the club and what about me lb chest,

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your husband. I have no club to go to.
I sit here night after night, waiting for you to come home.
If you do come home, waiting trying to pretend I'm not
lonely, but I Am Fam, lonely, G,lonely, and unhappy things

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question. Chair breaks down and hides face
and hands. He'll to Rollo.
Now look here, Rollo don't be unreasonable.
You've Got a child to amuse you.I suppose it's unreasonable to

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want to see something of my wife.
Unreasonable to ask some return for the freedom.
I gave up when I married you, but that's always the way the
man gives everything, the woman,nothing Jean Crossing
thoughtfully to left turn. And Crossing halfway back to,

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right? Looking at Rollo closely.
Hello. Are you sure?
You have given up everything. So completely, what do you mean,
Gene Crossing further? Right?
Looking fixedly at Rallo. I mean, Florence.
She's been coming here. A good deal lately, tosses his

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head defiantly. Well what of it only this, your
name and hers have been connected, too.
Often it's been going around theclub that since she made her
money. But I won't repeat the room as
Rollo trying to conceal, his agitation.
Why shouldn't you unless you believed them Gene down to Rollo

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looking into his eyes? No, I don't believe them, but be
careful Rollo. Everyone knows you cared for her
once huh. A Schoolboy fancy.
But if it were true and if I still cared for her, oh, I
shouldn't. I it's a man's right to have a

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certain amount of attention Rising it's for you to be
careful. Gene, not to drive me by your
neglect to to the point where I must turn Elsewhere for
sympathy, turns away and seated himself, that's all Jean
Crossing backup table. Extinguishing cigarette,

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understand until it's useless. You making a scene angrily
Crossing back of table to chair Stand.
We've been all over this before your child, hardly knows its
mother Jean and Tell me, have I lost my beauty?

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Am I less attractive? Now then when you married me no,
of course not. Why can't you understand that
married? Life can't be one long
honeymoon. I'm no different from other
women. The introvert able to roll 0
padding cheek your morbid. That's what the trouble is

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morbid. Well why don't you go?
Whatever happens, don't be late for the club.
Jean irritably picks up coat, very well opens door closes over
shoulder. I'll try to be home early, but
don't wait up for me, turns exits left, Rallo looking into

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space, then his eyes fall on thesmall garment and he buries his
face in it. The doorbell, offstage brings
Lawrence looks back. Sobs recovers with a defiant
toss of head. Rises goes to Mira.
Lawrence knocks on door. Rallo hurriedly removes traces

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of his grief. Arranges tie smooth.
Sarah Lawrence knocks. Again, come in Lawrence opens.
Door stands revealed. Lawrence is a handsome woman of
about 30 wearing evening dress. Rallo stand at the side of her
parents Lawrence coming in and rushing towards him from door

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Rollo roller stands away from her shrinks back towards chair.
What's the matter? Shouldn't have come.
Why not? She has begun to suspect who
your wife Rallo nods. Yes, thinks in chair.
Well, it had to come sooner or later you're not.

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Happy Rollo. Oh, yes, I am quite quite happy.
Oh, I know you say you are but Ican see she.
Neglects you roll looks at her in Dumb ascent and I've come

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tonight to tell you that things can't go on like this, like this
is yes. It was all a mistake.
You should have married me but of course I was poor.
Rallo turns to protest. Oh, I'm not blaming you a man.
Must marry a woman who can make him comfortable and if Jean had

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treated you. Well, I'd have taken my medicine
like a woman but she hasn't and in spite of all our care rumor
has begun to connect our names. That is why you mustn't come

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here anymore. Lawrence Crossing to beside
Rollins chair. And what will you do with your
life? No.
If Roma has begun to work, then the time has come to justify it
standing behind, share, its armsaround, Rollo shoulders from
back. You know, I love you.

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Dear brothers, Rollo into her arms.
There's never been any other manin my life.
Why should we both lose life's happiness, because of a foolish
mistake. Don't don't tempt me, Florence.
I'm not myself tonight. I'm all unstrung.

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I can't fight you right away from Embrace.
I ought to order you to leave myhouse after what you've said,
but you won't Rallo. You won't.
And the reason is draws Rolo back into her arms that you
know. I'm right, no, no, you're wrong.

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Breaking away from Embrace but just so strong.
And I am only a man. Now his head in hands miserably.
That's not it dear, you love me Romo.
The temps denial. Yes you do.
And you're wasting your life, trying to deny that love, but it

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won't be denied. Its nature calling upon us to
right the wrong that has been done.
Her come Rises and takes roldos hand, helps him to feet, leads
him come, Let Me Take You Away. We'll go to Italy until the fuss
has blown over Rallo breaks awayfrom her over to chair.

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Lawrence is left standing thwarted near door.
No, no go please. Please go things in chair.
Florence stairs, fixedly at Rollo dramatically crosses back
of table to Rallo seated in share Heats herself on arm of

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chair. When I go, you'll come with me.
Rallo turns from her lays head in hands on table.
You've never seen Venice. Have you dear fairness?
Yes, we will see it together. Victor cheek and out there in a
gondola with the lights and music around us and the wavelet

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slapping underneath will dream away these last eight years
until there's nothing left but the present ourselves and love
Rollo closing his eyes in ecstasy.
It would be beautiful but leans away from Florence, his arms and

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you've never known. Love, how could you when I had
the key to your heart? But we will unlock loves
treasure chest and read life's. Meaning in each others arms,
Rallo raising class, tends pleadingly, and you'll love me
and protect. Me means head trustingly against

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Florence Lawrence. Tenderly sweetly crisis.
Rollins hair. Always always.
I'll see you do with my life Rises.
Old Rollo has hand come dear, come leaves, Rallo.
In passing table rollo's hand touches little garment, he

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stops. Stung to realization, agonized
at parting first garment to her.He turns away, he thinks it's a
chair to which he staggers. Mary's head in hands, in little
garment, which he still retains.Lawrence Krauss has to him makes
garment gently away from under face.

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Rallo gasps sobs. As she draws it out Lawrence
Krauss has back of table and drops it on it.
Back to olives chair, come dear.Come helps him to rise it.
Take a few steps. Pause stand at arms length.
Then as if hypnotized slowly fall into each, others arms, as

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they stand thus, clasped Gene throws.
Open the door on the threshold. Horrified, Rallo sees her first
breaks away from Florence, has arms Florence with back to Jean,
but realizing who it is Jean. Jean about to strike, then
controlling herself and intense unnatural calm voice.

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Well, warrant controlling yourself, holding all those hand
protecting the lie as Rollo crouches, in fear beside chair.
There's nothing to be said, you see how it is?
Yes, I see, I trusted you Florence Florence.
Dropped her eyes and I trusted him.

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Give me things so Jean, but a man needs more than trust.
You could have prevented this but now it's too late.
Yes, it is too. Late starting towards her.
Damn, you Rollo throwing himselfbetween she Dean throws him to
the floor. Don't touch me except as if to

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strike him as he lies there. Controlling herself.
Standing over him. How long have you been her?
Her her master Rallo with a moangravels on floor.
Lawrence Crossing to Gene and stepping over all.
Oh, don't blame him Gene. I swear, I never touched his

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lips till tonight Dean stares ather doubtfully.
Oh, I tried, but your neglect has finally done.
What my love alone would have failed to do to Rollo on floor.
Half kneeling Come Rollo Gene through sport away from Rallo
gets between her and Rallo. Yes, go with her.

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That shall be your punishment. Go with her.
I won't prevent you soon. Your beauty will fade, and
she'll Tire of you. And then you begin to sink and
then to life of Shame and then the river wanting to floor.
No. Go Crossing front to write of
table. Lawrence Krauss has to coat get

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cigarette case from it seats herself on the arm of the sofa
contemptuously. Listening cigarette, in hand
Rollo bitterly have crawling across floor to chair how easy
it is to be just with your woman's Justice.
You say, I've broken my marriagevow, well, what have your own?

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You promise to love and protect me?
And You haven't done it. It's the old Story.
One law for the woman and another for the man.
Oh, I know what you'll say. Custom always custom.
One member of the household mustbe pure and spotless.

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Yes. But why must it be the man?
Tell me that. Why must it be the man Gene?
In turns to Rollo civilization, decrease it and custom demands.
It, the laws of society were notmade by you, or me, they are
stronger than we are lifting twofingers on high because they are

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founded on wisdom and logic. Yes.
But it's pretty hard on a man who makes one false step to be
damned forever test out as a thing unclean while you with
Women can go your own way committing sin after sin and no

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one thinks the worst view, the usual poultry excuses, The Cry
Of The Libertine forever, seeking to justify his crime.
I've told you I'm through with you.
Now, go roll, arises pleadingly to Jean who stares and points to
door unforgiving. Rallo staggers, blindly sobbing

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over to hat rack, takes cap. Suddenly remembers.
The child looks to bedroom door.Goes frankly, across stage 2,
Gene standing hard, it caught child.
You'll let me see Jean extendingarm powering his way.
You are not fit. Go Rallo starts back as if

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struck, then sobbing goes to Florence.
Waiting for him, with extended hand, she leaves him out.
He goes off ahead of her. She pauses at door, turns head
to Gene gives a contemptuous laugh over shoulder.
Exhibits, Gene stands in front of table, staring at vacancy.

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Puts hand back of her to table touches little garment darts
clutches it staring at it in terrified misery.
Our child. My poor little fatherless boy.
What can I tell him when he asks, where his father is?

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For now, I shall never never be sure that Rollo was his father.
Then sobbing face buried in little garment.
Curtain. End of in 1999.

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Phipps by Stanley Horton. One act play collection 9, this
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Oops, read by John burlinson. Lady Fanny read by Sonia.

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Sir, Gerald read by Adrian strollers?
Narrator read by Newgate, novelist.
Seen the library of Sir. Gerald London house is a
handsome comfortable place with very few books in it.
There are plenty of easy chairs,rugs, Rich hangings, and good

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watercolors. So Gerald and Lady fani are
discovered in the midst of an absorbing.
If not a heated, colloquy, both are about 30 and extremely
good-looking. They were evening clothes, which
caused them to look even less than 30 and more good-looking
than ever. So, Gerald is slight in build

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and his enemies might call him abit of a dude.
He is a pleasant enough fellow. Nevertheless, lady Fanny is
gorgeous. And shimmering acute and witty
full of hasty, enthusiasm. And queer impulses, you like
her. But she is a disconcerting
woman. All the same.
You never know what she is goingto say next.

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So Gerald is standing in the middle of the room and Lady
Fanny is leaning forward in an armchair.
Suddenly, she Rises and sweeps towards sir Gerald with a superb
gesture. Very well.
Done. Hit me, hit me, hit me.
Do you hear So Gerald steps forward as if about to strike
her and raises his arm. But instead of hitting her.

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He merely scratches his head in a perplexed way.
Well, why don't you hit me? I'm waiting to be hit.
She turns her cheek meekly towards him as if it were a
kiss. She is expecting a not a blow.
Yes, but I don't think that's quite the quite the idea.

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You are reluctant to strike a woman even if she is your wife
on the contrary. If I must strike a woman I
prefer that she be my wife. I have no objection to striking
you. My dear only, it is no good
doing it in private, in that case, you would be unable to
prove my cruelty. The judge ought to take my word

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for that. Indeed, if the case comes
before, sir Frederick Mitchie I am sure he will because I know
him so well sir Frederick is a model of courtesy and I am
certain that he will spare you all the trouble, he possibly
can. But I'm afraid that he will
confirm my view that the law or insists upon my being cruel to

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you in public. It will not be necessary.
I trust for you to strike me at the Opera or the It's that would
be overdoing it. It would betray the amateur
reticence is the mark of the true artist, but if you wish to
get a divorce, there must be a witness of some sort.

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When I strike you ring for the servants. so Gerald shocked, the
servants, my dear perhaps, I'm pretty sure even old-fashioned
but the servants then one of theservants which one What do you
think about cook? I never think about cook, I mean

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as a witness. Oh I'm afraid that cook might be
inclined to talk. Perhaps he alright, she is
naturally a gossip as suggested,her because she has already been
married three times, and would probably make an interested and
even a sympathetic spectator. Why not your maid Robinson?

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No Robinson knows quite enough about me already.
There's that Paula made the one with frizzy hair.
She's much too young. I should prefer fips fips.
My dear Fanny. Do you think fits would like it?
You might into him that we wouldconsider it in his wages.

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But Phipps is a most respectableman.
That is why I should prefer him.He is discreet.
I could place myself in his hands without Reserve he is
certainly a perfect Butler. Will you ring for him?
Do you willingly So Gerald rings, the bell.

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You absolutely declined to give me those pearls absolutely very
well. As soon as scripts arrives you
will be good enough to strike me.
Certainly. That is the idea I believe.
Yes. I think about here.
She chooses a position in the middle of the room and places.

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So Gerald conveniently opposite to her, that will do nicely
right away. Gerald, you won't hurt me.
Will you? I am a gentleman Fanny.
I hope that I shall always behave as one no matter what
provocation, you offer me? Thank you, Gerald.
At the same time Fanny, I must remind you that, although I

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shall not use actual violence, it will be necessary that you
convey, the impression that I'm hurting you.
L, i see. Of course.
She not very well. I promise you.
I'll do that hush. Here he is.
They take up their attitudes again, Phipps a large Pleasant

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discreet, man of 45 enters and stand by the door.
Lady Fanny as before. Very well, then hit me.
Hit me, hit me. Do you hear So Gerald steps
forward, and Strikes, lady Fanny.
Crying out. Oh oh, you've hit me, you

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coward? Lady Fanny.
Collapses into the easy-chair sobbing.
Her prostration is so complete that she might have been run
over by a steamroller, instead of having been rather delicately
slapped upon the shoulder. As Chic hours in the chair.
So Gerald steps forward with a threatening are evidently

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intending to strike her again Phipps.
However, rapidly Advanced has hit sir, Gerald a sound blow,
under the jaw, catches him by the coat collar, and flings him
aside, tripping him up as he does.
So, in such wise, that sir, Gerald tumbles onto the floor in
a heap. Phipps stands calmly over the
prostrate baronet in the attitude of a butler awaiting

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orders. You rang my lady.
Lady funny, stirs open-mouthed. It fits Was this what you rang?
For Milady? He indicates the figure of Sir,
Gerald lady Fanny admiringly hips, how strong you are.

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I never knew before that. You were so strong.
So Gerald attempts to get up. I beg your pardon sir.
But if you don't like Wyatt, I shall be obliged to knock you
down again with all respect to you, sir, do you know that
you've been dealing? My jaw.
I am aware sir. That I have taken rather a

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liberty with you, but has meant a man, you will understand that.
I had no alternative profound you would you let me get up.
So Gerald sits on his haunches and skulls up at Phipps.
I think it would be better sir, if you would retain your present

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position for the moment. So Gerald to Lady funny, this is
all your fault Fanny. It was your idea to ring for
Phipps To fifth. Go away and send cook here.
I am sorry, sir. But unless I can have some
assurance that you will behave yourself.

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I cannot trust you with any woman, not even with cook.
But what do you propose to do? Now hips, we cannot prolong this
situation, indefinitely, I propose to remain here until I
have such Gerald's. Word of Honor that he will
strike neither, you my lady nor Cook for whom he asks in his

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Wrath. In the hope.
No doubt that I shall permit himto treat her differently from
you because of her inferior station.
It is true. That cooks father is a green
Grocer in the edgeware road and that yours.
My lady is it you but though, I am a sound conservative in

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politics. I confess that I am unable to
consider distinctions of rank where a woman is in distress or
danger. In such a case is this, I am not
a butler, but a man, and as a man, I feel that I stand in loco
parentis both to you, my lady and to cook, I represent mr.

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Perkins the greengrocer as well as his grace ships, how blind I
have been you have been a perfect Butler for three years
without my ever suspecting that you were a man.
Yes, my lady that is The Secret of My Success as a butler.

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So Gerald makes an attempt to get up.
You mine remaining in a semi recumbent position sir to Lady
funny. I am extremely sorry that I have
forgotten myself on this occasion my lady, but I can
assure you that I shall try and not let it occur again.
For Heaven's Sake. Fanny, make the fellow.

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Let me get up. Oh, yes, Phipps.
You must allow sir Gerald to getup.
Now I undertake that he will. Will behave himself.
Very good. My lady.
Phipps assist sir, Gerald to rise.
I can take your word for it. I'm sure.
Phipps takes a small clothes, brush out of a desk drawer and

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brushes so Gerald's coat. We are very much obliged to you
Phipps. Perhaps I should say, I am very
much obliged to you for the devotion, you have shown today.
It is painful for me to have to tell you that it is mistaken.
You have been deceived by appearances.
Phipps brushing appearances, my lady.

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Perhaps I should say by my talent for acting.
You never saw me playing the theatricals at Ted's was in the
old days, did you? I never had that pleasure.
My lady. It's replaces the brush and
stands attentively. By Lady funny.
On more than one occasion. I was mistaken for a
professional. A professional actress Milady

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certainly, I am not surprised mylady.
It is. Surprising how little
experience. Some of our better known
actresses possess their little, we see drifting into a
discussion about the stage. Now, when moment Gerald Phipps,
I find is an intelligent critic of modern acting to Philips.

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Hue, never Realize that when sirGerald struck me, my emotional
Outburst was assumed. Not for one moment.
My lady. He is an extremely intelligent
critic of acting. So Jared did not hurt me Phipps
at least not very much. I cannot imagine sir Gerald
hurting anybody very much to SirGerald, I beg your pardon sir.

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I'm sure you did your best. Don't apologize to me, pray.
I can't help feeling that you would be able to discuss my
character more freely, if you would allow me to Retire.
Not at all. Sir, your presence does not
embarrass Us in the least I asked Joe to strike me.

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My lady. It is.
Good of you to try and shield sir Gerald.
You'll be telling me next that you rang for me in order to come
and see him strike you. As a matter of fact, that is
precisely what did occur? We were in a slight domestic
difficulty. And we require two, assistants
look here. Is there any need to tell all

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this to Philips? If I am to be of any use, it
will be necessary for you to tell me everything.
Otherwise, I can hardly give youthe full benefit of my advice.
I have just had a violent quarrel with said Jared I have
observed with regret that you have had a great, many quarrels

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with sir Gerald of late. This is by far the worst that we
have ever had sir Gerald complaints that I am.
Extravagant I appeal to you Phipps as a married man you are
married, aren't you? Not at present sir.
I was married. My wife, divorced me.

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Oh dear, how was that? My dear ought we to ask.
There were very excellent reasons for the step.
How glad I am that? We decided to have you in
Phipps. You experience will be most
useful. I am going to divorce her Gerald
Oh Milady reflect I hold no brief for sir Gerald but after

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all he is your husband. Yes, that is why I am going to
divorce him. I hope you will think twice
before doing so my lady we have not shocked.
You I trust Phipps. No my lady.
I have lived with you too long to be easily shocked but since

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you have been good enough to take me into your confidence, I
beg leave to urge you. Most strongly to make it up with
sir Gerald look here Phipps. We didn't invite you here to
give us a lecture. Then sir may I ask why you did
ring for me, we wait for you to be a witness from your past

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experience. You must be aware that it is
necessary for a woman to prove both adultery and cruelty before
she can obtain a divorce or desertion and cruelty.
And there's no difference. The one implies the other.
Now, do you understand our difficulty?
Forgive me, my lady. If I say that the difficulty

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does not seem to me an insuperable 10 the desertion or
what do you call, it would be easy enough.
Of course especially to Sir Gerald.
It is the cruelty that presents,the difficulty, you see,
whatever sir Gerald has done. He has never made a practice of
hitting me, I hope I know where to draw the line.

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We were expecting that you wouldunderstand everything and would
help to make things also easy for us Phipps.
Am I to be disappointed in you after all?
No Milady that shall never be. To Sir Gerald you and her
ladyship have definitely decidedto separate.

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Yes. Nothing I can say, will prevent
your nothing. Nothing.
There is excuse me. No, other lady certainly not, I
can't afford to keep her. Ladyship let alone anybody else.
You sure not. Have to reproach me with that

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much longer. Then may I point out that you
have selected a most unpleasant mode of accomplishing your
object to divorce, sir. Gerald, it will be necessary for
you to transact. A lot of cumbersome legal
business to appear in court and have your photograph in the

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papers and generally to go through a great deal of
disagreeable publicity. Oh, that is quite true but I
don't see how it can be avoided.Quite easily.
My lady how by letting sir, Gerald divorce?
You I divorce me. But I have given him no reason

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to do, so, my lady. Don't let a little thing like
that stand in the way. It is also simple.
You have only to order Robinson to pack for you to select a
congenial companion and to leavethe country sir Gerald does the

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rest. It is as easy as taking a Kodak
photograph really Phipps. There is something in what you
say. Jarrett what do you think?
Well, it's an idea. They consider the matter for a
moment there is only one thing troubling me, the choice of the

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what did you call him? Phipps the congenial companion,
my lady. Yes, the congenial companion.
What a Charming way of putting it.
If you would permit me to suggest a name.
My lady, the Earl of Sky Tony. I am very fond of Tony.

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She considers hmm no Phipps. Lord sky is going to know it's
on and fishing on Saturday. We could hardly expect him to
put off his trip just to oblige as in this trifling matter
Gerald. Can't you think of someone?
What about Harry rough wood? No go.
He's down with measles. Oh, bad luck.

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He scratches his head. I don't know who we could get.
It is too bad of you. Gerald, you are stupid.
They all reflect with the utmostearnestness.
I wonder my lady. If in this emergency, you would
allow me to make another suggestion, of course Phipps.

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Have you thought of some other men.
I have my lady, but is he available.
He may have some other engagement.
Whether he is available, dependsupon you and Sir Gerald, my
lady. Why, who is he?
I was referring to myself. My lady.
You you There is a pause. Oh, but Phipps, we could have

(49:05):
the expect you to undertake a responsibility of this sword,
especially at your present wages.
It is true. My lady that you have only
engaged me as your butler but seeing that you are placed in a
difficulty. I should be perfectly happy to
make myself useful in any capacity.

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It's jolly good of you Phipps. It is indeed but we couldn't
think of giving you so much trouble.
No trouble at all. So Gerald on the contrary, it
would be a pleasure. Oh, would it?
This is quite an idea. I'm sure Gerald that you would

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prefer a nice respectable men like Phipps to go with me.
We must think it over thoroughly.
Sit down Phipps. If it's all the same to you.
My lady, I should feel more comfortable standing.
I insist sit here by me. Lady fani crosses to a city and
makes room for Phipps on it by her side Phipps.

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Unwillingly takes the seat indicated.
You said it would be a pleasure.What did you mean by that?
My lady. Now that I know that you and
Sir, Gerald are estranged. I can speak freely for the past
three years. I have cherished and Ardent
affection for your leadership, sir, Gerald startled.

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Hey, what's that hips? Do you really mean it?
I know it is a great Liberty Milady to entertain such
sentiments towards you, but evena butler is capable of a human
attachment and under the circumstances, I hope that you

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will be inclined to overlook it this time.
And she has managed to conceal your feelings.
All these years? It has been a struggle.
My lady, I have been torn. Between conflicting, emotions,
my duty is seem to be to give you a month's notice, but then

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came the reflection that if I did.
So I should never see you again.My poor Phipps my heart bleeds
for you. What devotion You do not mind my
lady. I have never been loved like
this before. It is a new sensation.
Tell me more about yourself. Why did your wife divorce you?

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Well, my lady. Sir Gerald who has been roaming
about behind the city in some agitation of mind.
I say I'm afraid, I'm in the wayhere.
Not at all sir, I'm going to another room if I'm disturbing
you. Believe me sir, I had clean

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forgotten. You were there?
Be quiet, Gerald, I don't mind you stopping here.
If you won't talk, go on Phipps.What is it that you proposed
that instead of divorcing sir, Gerald you adopt the far easier.
Cause so going away with me and allowing, sir, Gerald to
divorce. You that would be much

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pleasanter for all parties. I should never have dared to
suggest such a thing. If it were not that your
ladyship and Sir, Gerald have given each other notices at were
leaving you. So to speak temporarily without
a place, I can give you no diamonds.

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No pearls. My lady all I can offer is the
sincere and pent-up devotion of a man of 45 in good health and
preservation. Could you bring yourself to
accept it milady? Lady fani.
Closing. Horizon rupture.
Oh, this is wonderful Jared. You never speak to me like this.

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You could hardly expect him to do.
So my lady seeing that you are his wife, okay, I go with you.
What would it be like to love a man for himself alone?
Looking at him, earnestly Phipps.
You, fascinate me. Strangely, may I ask, what?

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She proposed to live on will fitsupport you on the emoluments he
gains as a butler. Or do you yourself intend to
take up a position as a lady's maid?
There you touch the main difficulty, I fear that her,
ladyship will find herself in rather poor circumstances for a
Time, unless you sure. Should think of making her a

(53:50):
settlement. I'm damned.
If I'll make her a settlement Jarrett, there is no need to get
angry. Even if you are ashamed of being
mean, I'm not mean. Oh yes, you are first.
You refuse to buy me the purse. And now you refuse to make us a
Did I mention I call it worse than mean.
You are a perfect dog in the manger.

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I didn't refuse to buy you. The pearls.
I said I couldn't afford to buy them unless I sold cleave.
Lee's that comes too much, the same thing as refusing, doesn't
it? My lady.
I am waiting for your answer. So Gerald eagerly.
Hold on a bit. One moment.

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Please Fitz. Phipps bowing.
I beg. Pardon sir.
He steps back a pace. Look here Fanny.
If I sell Cleveland's and buy you the pearls, would you
promise not to ask me for anything else for a hole here?
A years too long and might consider six months.

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Six months he looks at Phipps and reflects Phipps under the
impression that he may. Now speak takes a step forward,
so Gerald intercept him quickly.All right, six months And she
would buy me the pearls. That's a promise.
Yes. Then there will be no need for

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us to get divorced at all. Will there?
Phipps anxiously Milady. Oh yes Phipps I am sorry to
disappoint. You Phipps.
You have decided to remain with sir, Gerald, my lady for the
present. It will be so much less trouble
after all, but we need not regret the circumstances, which

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caused us to invite your cooperation.
It has enabled us to become moreclosely acquainted than I had
thought possible. I am intensely obliged to you
for all your kindness. You see how variable you advice
has proved. I hope we should have the
benefit of it on many future occasions.
No, my lady. No, never again my lady.

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Oh but why not hips? I regret my lady that I cannot
remain any longer in your service, but why to leave us
just when we were beginning to know each other more intimately?
That is just it. My lady.
I have been so perfect to Butlerto you for three years that you

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never suspected that I was a man.
Now, you know that I am a man, Ishall never be a perfect Butler
to you again. I give you a month's.
Notice my lady. Phipps, boughs and goes out of
the room. So, Gerald wiping his brow in
relief. What a man.

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Oh Gerald, if only you were try to be more like him.
The curtain Falls quickly leaving sir.
Gerald staring at lady Fanny andsurprise.
Curtain. End of Phipps.

(57:14):
The story of Rachel by Lady Florence bow one-act Play
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Captain William Carteret led by John burlinson Rachel read by

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Sonia. Narrator read, when you get
novelist. the story of Rachel a play in one act characters,
Captain William Carteret. RM about 48, Rachel his wife 28.

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A maid, not a speaking part who only brings in a letter.
Rachel and Carteret sitting in their comfortable drawing room,
Rachel in armchair right center near a table, cutting a book,
with a paper knife. Carteret on small, sofa left
center with a little table near him on, which is an ashtray.

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He is smoking and reading the poem all Gazette.
Don't you agree with what I'm saying?
I'm sure men are like, that willdo you mean to say, you don't
agree. Mmm, yes.
I daresay. I know quite well, what it means
when a man says in that way. Yes I daresay and goes on

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reading. It means you're not thinking of
what I'm saying, you're thinkingof nothing but the paper.
Well, there are very interestingthings in the paper, of course
they are. And it's still more interesting
trying to guess which of them are true, but still, it is
rather boring. That you should be reading the
newspaper while I'm talking. Oh, I thought you were talking

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while I was reading the newspaper.
That is a one-sided view. I must say quarter it Smiles,
shakes the Ash off his cigaretteand goes on reading without
speaking. It is a pity.
You don't enjoy my Society, isn't it?
Mmm, great pity. We're I suppose that you like me

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as I am. Absolutely and entirely even
when you talk unceasingly when I'm having a quiet read and
smoke before dressing for dinnerAnyhow, you would have to be
interrupted soon because you must go up when the clock
strikes and see Mary in bed. Yes, the little monkey.

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I should never hear the end of it.
If I didn't, she's a tremendous Tyrant, isn't she?
Yes. I wonder what?
She'll be like when she grows up.
Hmm, like a mother, I guess a apps.
Up to talk when her husband's reading.

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Tonight I want to talk do listen.
We'll just this once. Carteret, smiles and puts his
paper down on his knee. She was this once if you're sure
it won't happen again. I was thinking about what men
are like and what women are like.
You see men don't want to be taking their souls to Pieces

(01:00:40):
perpetually as women do to see what they're made of, but it is
so interesting to do it, even ifone's afraid of what one finds.
They're afraid. Oh, yes.
There are times when I'm thinking of things when I'm all
over the place, I can't help it all over the place.

(01:01:00):
Yes, that's quite true. You are.
Well as I said, I've been thinking and I see that in heaps
of ways men and women are so different.
That's a very profound remark. Don't get beyond my depth.
Rachel pray, will you horrid oldthing but I don't care for you.

(01:01:21):
Laughing at me, I'll go on. Men are so simple and women.
So complicated, sometimes men take things and people for
granted so much more. Women do Sailors.
I do believe, especially I made like that, you take things for
granted you like everybody you believe in everybody?

(01:01:42):
Well, my experience has shown methat you come fewer croppers in
life. If you believe in people, then
if you're suspicious of them, itmay be an illusion.
But that's my experience, I wonder, and there is another
great difference. Women, so many women are cowards
It's afraid, always afraid, afraid, what you foolish

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creature of all sorts of things.I was full of Terrors, when I
was a child, not only of robbers.
And ghosts of observed things that never happened, but of
people who were Cross or unkind of everything.
And then I was left by myself and I was poor and had to earn
my own living. It was Dreadful.

(01:02:28):
Wow, that's all over. You needn't think of it anymore.
I'll take care of you. Never fear nothing and nobody
shall frighten. You now.
Oh, I know. I have always felt what a rock
of Defense you were ever since that first evening when we had
broken down in the motor and youstopped you as beside us in the

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dark and found you the pretty little Governor's by the side of
the road with the son of the house, having broken.
Year employers motor by judge. You look, frightened, then.
I don't think I ever saw more woebegone, little object than

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you were standing there huddled together.
Looking as if you were trying toescape from the lights of the
motor. Yes.
Those horrible lights. That would keep blazing way all
around us and I did. So want to hide to sink under
the Earth. Never to be found again.
Then it wasn't as bad as that though.

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I must admit it was pretty awful.
When we had to go back and face your infuriated employer, Rachel
shudders at the thought. I think she had a case.
Mind, you going out for a joyride with her son at that
time of night in her car, Odo, Rapture of that moment.
When you stood up for me, and then when you found out, you had

(01:03:59):
known my debt, rather a good mom.
Meant that but truck God wasn't it.
I can hear you saying it now. Tom Pharaoh, my old shipmate.
Hold the relief of it. The relief poor little girl.
But we needn't think about it and you were there and you

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brought me back with you. And then as they say in the
fairy tales, we married and lived happily ever after.
Except that I had to go off to the cape directly afterwards.
Could you Lord how I used to laugh at the other men on board
when they were waiting to go ashore to see their wives and

(01:04:42):
babies, or to come back home when they were bored?
I used to think what fools they were, but they weren't, I was
the fool. All right.
And now I know better, I have done just the same and after
getting that Splendid ship, I was so proud of.

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And after always saying that, I would not take a shower going
job for the world. I jumped at this job at the
admiralty, just to be near you and Mary.
And oh, I am so glad I did. We are awfully happy.
Aren't we awfully? Mary, Mary.

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How I love that child. I love herbs early fiercely.
If I try to love her more, I couldn't.
I have sometimes a wild sense ofthe joy of having her.
That makes me afraid of Fate. Men aren't like, that idea.
Say, hmm. No, I don't believe they are.
They just love and love their child.

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That's all. Yes, that's all and that's
everything. Mmm, And that's everything.
Rachel sitting looking before her Carteret leaning.
Back in his chair, looking up atceiling, not at her, that night,
Simon's town, that I got your telegram, saying the child was

(01:06:09):
born that you had a daughter. It was so wonderful.
So impossible to understand. That night, I remember after.
I knew I went for a blow on the Quarterdeck quite late before.
Turning in in the sort of dark, it is out there when the sky is

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deep purple and the huge stars are blazing in it, like holes
opening into Glory. I kept saying to myself a child
I have a child, my child, I really believe for a while.

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I was almost mad. It seemed to me that the plash
of the sea, the choppy little waves beating against the
gangway ladder, were answering me saying the same thing to my
child. Life had changed in that hour.

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And I wondered, if I could go onwaiting waiting, for the moment
when I should be with you both. I didn't tell any of them about
it out there. I didn't trust myself.
I didn't know what I should say.If I began to speak of it.
Hmm, you would have been all over the place.
I believe I should for once. You told Tom I was with him when

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he died in the east. He would have been glad to know.
I had got his little girl, out of a scrape and that you had
married her. Well, he would have.
Thought me a bit old for you. Perhaps you're not to say that
you're just the right age, really think?
So, of course I do. Hmm.

(01:08:00):
Now Rachel were you in love withthat young thought?
And no, I don't think I was it was a boy and girl sort of
thing. As mind ra, I suppose, when
there are young people together,that sort of thing happens.
Oh, don't say it in that tone you don't mean to say, you're

(01:08:22):
jealous of him because he was young jealous, if you have my
wife. No, well, some people are, they
always are in books. I'm not in a book and that sort
of thing, isn't good enough for me.
I wonder what became of Thornton.

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Have you ever heard anything oven will?
How different you are from? Other people?
Why you find me on the road in the dark with a young man?
How do you know I was not running away with him?
Well if you were you weren't doing it very successfully to
tell the truth. There were so many things to

(01:09:05):
think of that night after, fettling up the motor and taking
it back that I hadn't time. Time to wonder what you were
after. As a matter of fact, I have
heard something about Jack Thornton.
He's dead ahead. How do you know?
I saw it in an evening paper. Six weeks ago, it was a night.

(01:09:25):
You were away inspecting at Portsmouth, or something.
I meant to tell you. It was a horrible story.
He was in East Africa, he went there to farm, he was one of the
party who had a skirmish with some natives.
They had quarreled about something and he and another
Englishmen were killed. Oh, bad business.

(01:09:46):
Yes I am. Sorry.
I was not very. I couldn't bear to think of all
that time. He had been mixed up in know
when I heard that he was dead. It was a relief.
I don't want to be reminded of him to be reminded of all that
time. Oh, well, if you knew what the
sense of security and happiness is of being married to you, I do

(01:10:09):
love you. I'm very glad to hear it.
Look here confess. You weren't in love with me when
we married, we married so very soon.
You see I hadn't time you didn'tfall in love at first sight, as
I did, but I was as quick as I could before we had been married

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a month. I adored you.
Did you really Rachel? You know, I did.
Yes, I know too, but I like hearing you say it you ought to
be leave it by this time withouthaving Going to be told oh, of
course I do. Oh little.

(01:10:51):
I wonder if you knew the absolute trust.
I have in you how I love and reverence you more than I can
put into words. and how I wonderevery day at the great gifts
that have come to me from you and child, my life is

(01:11:12):
overflowing with happiness. And when I think of those lonely
days, when I was going ahead, thinking I had got all I wanted
and I had nothing. Darling.
I must try to be worthy of at all.
He stands up by her. She holds out her hand to him.

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He takes it in both his and theypart as the maid comes in with a
letter Carter it takes it. Looks at it and throws it down
on the table, nothing for me. How dull the Evening Post always
is, you shall have half of mine,it looks fearfully.
Dull to me. Yes, a letter of that shape.

(01:11:55):
Always is it's about business. I suppose she leans back in her
chair and goes on, cutting the book with a paper knife and then
the brute stick it down so that you can't get to open it.
No great loss idea. Say here she throws him.
The paper knife and leans back idly comfortable in her chair.

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Carter it takes the knife and cuts it open.
Oh, Rachel. What is it?
Who is it from? It's from traveled and picks.
Listen visitors there, Jack. Thornton's solicitors.

(01:12:39):
Rachel a ghost stands. Up.
Transfixed Carteret is so full of the letter that he doesn't
look at her. Listen.
Yes, sir. We have to inform you that we
have received from East Africa, the will of our late client mr.
John Thornton deceased in which he instructs us.

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That a third of the fortune. He acquired there is to be
assigned on her 21st birthday tomarry Carteret.
His he is going to turn over thepage when Who rushes forward
with a shriek? Wait, wait, don't turn over.

(01:13:23):
Wait, stop. I want to tell you something.
First say you won't look. Hey Cho.
What is it? You are not.
Well, is it hearing about this? So suddenly he makes a movement.
She thinks he's going to turn the page.
Don't, don't you promised you promised you wouldn't.

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I want to tell you what is undernext page before you read it?
I know how it goes on. Mary Carter had his child.
Rachel what has happened to you?Mary contradicts his child.
Jake Thornton's child. Yes, Mary is Jack Thornton's

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child. A silent Carteret stands looking
at her seizing her wrists. It isn't true.
Is it true? Is it?
Oh, you heard me? Is it true?
Yes, read it. Turn over the page now quarter.

(01:14:32):
It has the letter in his hand. Still, he looks at the bottom of
the page. He has read and turns it over
with shaking hands and reads. What is on the next?
Now, you know, it's true. You see yourself what it says
quarter at work for moment gazing at the page then looks up
at her. Doesn't say so.

(01:14:54):
Doesn't say so no. To Mary Carter.
It is Godchild. Oh, it's not in the letter and I
told you, I myself, I still don't believe it.

(01:15:16):
You don't know what you're saying.
Yes. Yes.
I tell you. It's true.
And I've told you I did. If I hadn't, you wouldn't have
known. What?
It is true. Then.
And that is all. You can think of that.
You needn't have told me that ifyou had not, you could have gone

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on pretending we should have gone on being happy.
And now it's gone happy. You could have lived with that
lie in your heart and been happytill I was buried.
He was dead, I was safe, we werehappy, we should always have

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been happy now. He is dead.
But the truth, do you care. So little about the truth, the
truth can be. So terrible, is that what women
are like? Oh, women are afraid.
All these years I have been. So.
Terrified. So haunted by Terror till I knew
he was dead. Then then I thought I was safe.

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I used to think, suppose supposeyou ever came to know it.
I try to tell you at first, I did indeed but my heart died at
the thought and then when I fellin love with you and so how
desperately you cared for Mary? Don't I couldn't and then I
thought it was in the letter andyou'd see it.
And so I told you I told you Youhis godchild?

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Is that true? Make sure shakes her head a lie
to like all the rest. Oh my God, he sits down and
buried his face in his hands. And if the letter hadn't come, I

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should have gone on being fooledto the end.
You had better have told me Rachel before we married I
should have done exactly what I did.
I should have married. You all the same.
Rachel moves with an irresistible impulse of love and
gratitude towards him. No you needn't go on with that.

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Now I shouldn't have had those illusions.
I shouldn't have had that dream of love and pride, and In the
child. When I should not have had this
ghastly Awakening. Good God.

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That night that I told you aboutjust now.
The night. I first had I've never told
another human being about that night of Revelation.
Of knowing what it meant to havea child.

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And it was all a lie. It was none of it.
True. She's not my child.
I have no child. She's a child without a name.
No, no I won't have you say thatshe has your name.
He'll Splendid name Will, you'renot going to take it from her.

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You're not going to make her suffer for something.
She had no part in my likely to make a child suffer.
Do you understand me as little as that?
It is not the child who will have to endure the clock
strikes. The hour.
They look at each other. Are you going up to her?

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No. I'll go.
Instead she be wondering. No.
You shall not go from here. I must have the truth.
All, you've kept back the whole of this damnable story.
I can't. I can't.
You tell you find me. When you look like that, I must

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have it. I must know.
You understand. I must have the truth.
Rachel tries to make up her mindto speak go on.
They were all so unkind to me there.
When I was two Governors go on, that's not what I want to hear
Jake, I like and do you understand that you are not

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going from here till you have told me?
How when you look like that, I feel.
I have no one she buried her face in her hands.
Go on. Let me hear Rachel weights.
He takes down her hands. She looks up at him and makes up
her mind and begins again. He was the only one who was kind

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and and, and what? He made love to me you let him
make love to you. Yes, you scoundrel now then you
know it all. No, not all.

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Where you going away with him that night?
Yes. He said we must be married.
I knew we must. Yes, you had to marry.
Someone Rachel looks at him imploringly go on to the end.
He was going to East Africa, he was to say next day and I was

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going with him. We were going up by the late
train to be married in the morning and we meant to leave
the car at the station with a letter to his parents and then
the car broke down by the roadside and you came and the
next day he sailed now, you know, it all.
Yes. That sounds like the truth at

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last. I know that I've dragged the
truth from you bit by bit. My God.
I was Far Enough from it that night when I thought I was
protecting an innocent little girl who was being bullied by
her employer. you called me simple just now I was simple,

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indeed. Yes, you are simple and trusting
and wonderful. You say, you would have married
me all the same. If I had to tell you, I know you
would, it would have been like you like your greatness and
goodness. But oh how could I tell you?
How could I oh will you say you could have forgiven me then?

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Can't you forgive me now? Forgiveness.
What does forgiveness matter? There's no belief when trust is
God. Rachel, I believed in you as I
Believe In My Redeemer. You knew I did.

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What was in your thoughts? This very evening was it?
Or was it another lifetime? When I told you how I trusted
and reverenced, you did, you feel nothing but mockery at the
success of your deceit? No, no.

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I thought when you were telling me what a great Pure Heart, you
had how I would try to be worthyof you owe me by letting me
believe every day of Our Lives. Something that is false.
False something that had never been.

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Oh, I can't bear it. Oh, don't let Mary know.
Don't speak her name. Can't endure it yet.
Don't let her suffer. Oh, don't let suffering come to
her. Let me have it.
All you have it all. Is that what you think?

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Suffering is all around us everywhere like the darkness.
He sits on sofa covering his face with his hands.
The darkness will, I'm so frightened.
You have been my shelter on my rock, my love, help me know,
help me I cannot do without you,she stands, looking at him,

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waiting for him to speak. You need not be so frightened.
I will always shelter you you and your child.
Rachel stands for a moment as iftransfixed and speaks, I am

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going up to say good night to her.
She will be lying awake culture.It as she slowly turns away puts
out his hand. The other still covering his
face. Poor little Rachel.
She takes his hand timidly the class pans and loose them.
Again, it is not a Lover's embrace, it is a compact between

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them. Curtain comes down as Rachel
goes out. Carteret still sitting with his
face hidden. His hands broken with emotion.
End of the story of Rachel. We're fighting in America.

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I asked her and wolf, one-act flight collection 9.
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narrator, read by twinkle Molly,Espen Haines, read by Rose, 33.

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Bob Espen Haines, read by rat. 1260, Hilda, read by Hannah, MB.
The curtain Rises on the Espen, hey, and dining room.
It is furnished with modest taste and refinement.
There is a door Center, meaning to the living room, and a

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swinging door left. Leading to the kitchen.
The table is set, and Robert andMolly Espen.
Haines are discovered at their evening meal.
They are educated well-bred, Young Americans, Robert.
Is a pleasing energetic, businessman of 30 Molly, an

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attractive woman of 25, the bouillon cups are before them as
the curtain Rises Molly. I heard from the man who owns
that house in Kenilworth. He wants to sell the house, he
won't rent. I really don't care.
Bob, that house was too far fromthe station and it had only one

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sleeping porch and, you know, I want white enameled would Work
in the bedrooms. But Bob, I've been terribly
stupid household. Molly, you remember the
Russell's move to Highland Park last spring?
Yes, Ed Russell. Rented, the house that had just

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been built a perfectly darling, little house and Fanny Russell,
once told me that the man who built it, will put up a house
for anyone who will take a five-year lease.
And she says that the man is very Competent and they are
simply delighted with their place.
Why don't we get in touch with the man?

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Wasn't it? Stupid of me not to think about
it. It just flashed into my mind
this morning and I sat down at once and sent a special delivery
letter to Fanny Russell. I asked her to tell me his name
at once and where we could find him good.
You ought to have an answer by tomorrow or Thursday and will go

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up North and have a talk with him on Saturday.
It'd be wonderful if he built just what we want Fanny.
Russell says every detail of their house is perfect.
Even the garage, they use it Molly.
That's the one thing I'm afraid about the North Shore plan.
I've said repeatedly that I don't want to buy a car for

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another year or two but here youare talking about a garage
already but you didn't let me finish what I was saying.
The Russell's have fitted up. Their garage has a playroom for
the children. If we had a garage, we could do
the same thing. Well, let's keep Temptation
behind us and not even talk to the man about a garage.

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If we move up, north it must be on an economy basis for a few
years. Just to halfway step between the
apartment in the house. We used to plan.
You mustn't, get your heart set on a car.
I haven't even thought of one. Dear, Bob and Molly have now,
both finished the movie on chorus and lay down their
spoons, reaching out her hand totouch the table button and at

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the same time leaning across thetable.
And speaking very impressively Bob, I'm about to ring for Hilda
what of it, you know, very well.What of it?
I don't want Hilda to hear us say one word about moving from
the south side but Molly Interrupting her and lie and

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holding her fingers to her lips in warning.
The next instant Hilda enters, she is a Tall Blond Swedish girl
about 25 years old, she is very pretty and Carries herself.
Well and looks particularly Charming in a main stress with

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white collars and cuffs. And a dainty waitresses apron
every detail of her dress is immaculate speaking.
The instance that Hilda appears and talking very Dudley all the
time that Hilda remains in the room while she speaks while he
watches Hilda, rather than Robert whom she pretends to be

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addressing in the last game. Gert Jones was my partner.
It was a frame, a piece. And I dealt.
And I bid one, no Trump. I had a very weak.
No Trump. I'll admit that, but I didn't
want them to win the rubber mrs.Stone bid to Spades and Gert
Jones doubled her. Mrs. Green past and I simply
couldn't go 2/3 of anything. Mrs. Stone played two Spades

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doubled, and she made them. Of course.
They put them out and gave them the rubber.
I think that was a foolish double of Gert Jones and then
she said, it was my fault because I bid one.
No, Trump as Molly begins her flow of words.
Bob first looks at her and open-mouthed astonishment.
Then as he gradually comprehends, that Molly is

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merely talking Against Time He to turns his eyes to Hilda and
watch her closely in her movements around the table.
Meanwhile Hilda moves quietly and quickly and pays no
attention to anything except thework she has in hand.
She carries a small serving trayand as Molly speaks, Hilda first

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takes the bouillon cups from thetable.
Then brings the carving knife and fork from the sideboard and
places them before Robert. And And with the empty billion
cups, exits left Bob and Molly are both watching Hilda as she
goes out, the instant the door swings shut behind her.

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Molly relaxes with a sigh and Robert leans across the table to
speak Molly will not be sensibleabout this thing.
Have a talk with Hilda and find out.
If she were moved North with us,that's just like a man.
Then we might not find a house to please us and Hilda will be
dissatisfied answers. Suspicious, she might even
leave. Of course, I must speak to her

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before we sign a lease because Ireally don't know what I do.
If Hilda refused to leave south side, but there we won't think
about the disagreeable things until everything is settled,
that's good, American Doctrine warningly.
And again touching her fingers to her lips.

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Hilda enter is left carrying themeat plates with a heavy napkin
under them. I think my last year's hat will
do very nicely, you know, it rained all last summer and I
really only wore the Hat. A half a dozen times.
Perhaps, not that often. I can make a few changes on it,

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put on some new ribbons, you know, and it will do very nicely
for another year. You remember that hat?
Don't you dare? Bob starts to answer but Molly,
Russia is right on. Of course you do you remember
you said it was so become. Aiming.
That's another reason why I wantto wear it this summer Hilda.
Meanwhile, puts the plates on the table in front of Bob and

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goes out left Molly at once. Stop speaking holding his hands
over the plates as over a fire and rubbing them together and
genial warmth all the good hot plates, she never forgets them.
She is a gym, Molly, if you are finally convinced of that after
three years, I wish you would bea little More careful.

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What you say. The next time Hilda comes in the
room in open mouth astonishment.What?
Well, I don't want. He'll do you think we were
making plans behind her back? A man's house.
Is his castle. It's very evident that the
Englishmen who first said that, it didn't keep any servants.
Telephone Bell, Rings offstage answer that Bob, won't heal to

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answer it standing up quickly and speaking in patiently very
well, I shall answer it myself. I can't ask Hilda to run to the
telephone while she is serving the meal sullenly as he gets up.
All right, all right. Bob exits Center as He does.

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So Hilda, appears at the door left, her aim to answer the
telephone, mr. Espen Haines will answer it,
Hilda. Hilda makes the slightest
possible bowel evacuation sense,withdraws left, and in a moment
reappears with vegetable dishes and small side dishes.

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When she puts before, mrs. Espen Haines!
She is arranging these when Bob re-enter is Center somebody for
you, Hilda. Me.
Oh but I cannot answer right now.
Please ask the party to call later.
Just take the number yourself. Hilda and tell the party you
will call back after dinner. Thank you mrs.

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Astor Haines, Hilda exit Center,Bob, stands watching Hilda, as
she leaves the room and then turns and looks at Molly, when
the bewilderness expression standing on his chair but I
thought Hitler couldn't be running to the telephone while
She serves the dinner but this call is for Hilda herself,

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that's quite different, you see.Oh yes, of course.
I see sits down in his chair that is I don't quite see
immediately leaning across the table.
And speaking in a cautious whisper, do you know who it is?
Bob closes his lips, very tightly and nods.
Yes and a very important manner.Whoo, looking around the room as

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if to see if He's in hiding and then putting his hand to his
mouth and exaggerating The Whisper.
The terrible Swede Roberts. I've told you a hundred times
that you shouldn't refer to to the man in that way.
And I've told you a hundred times to ask, Hilda, his name.
If I knew his name, I denounce him with as much ceremony as if

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he were of the Swedish Ambassador.
Oh, don't try to be funny suppose.
Some day, Hilda hear you speak of him in that manner.
Are you know that's mild compared to what you think of
him. Suppose some day, he'll learns
what you think of him? I think very well of him and you
know it of course I dread the time when she marries him but I

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wouldn't for the world. Have her think that we speak
disrespectfully of her or her friends, a man's home is his
castle Molly's only answer is a gesture of impatience Molly and
Bob sit back in their chairs, too.
Wait till this return. Both sit with fingers

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interlaced, hands, resting on the edge of the table in the
attitude of schoolchildren and attention a long.
Pause Molly unclasped her hands and shifts on easily.
Robert does the same Molly sing this hastily.
Resumes her for attitude of quiet, waiting, Robert, however,

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grows increasingly Restless His restlessness makes Molly nervous
and she watches Robert and when he is not observing her, she
nards quick, anxious glances at the door Center fog drains and
refills his glass. She has been watching Robert and
every time he shifts or moves, she unconsciously does the same

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and finally she breaks out nervously.
I don't understand this at all. Isn't today Tuesday?
What I love it. He usually calls up on Wednesday
and comes to see her on Saturdayand takes her to the theater on
Thursday and two dances on Sundays.
He's merely extending his line of attack another long.

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Pause then Bob begins to experiment to learn welding.
The plates are still hot. He gingerly touches the edges of
the upper plate in two or three places it seems safe to handle.
He takes hold of Upper and Lowerplates Foley muttering, as he
does so cold as drops. The plates when the clatter and

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a smothered oath, shakes his fingers and blows on them.
Meanwhile, Molly is sitting veryrigid regarding Bob with a fixed
stare and meaning of vigorous tattoo on the tablecloth with
her fingers, Bob's catches her eye and cringes under her days.
He drains. And refill, since glass, he

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studies the walls and the ceiling of the room.
Meanwhile, still nursing his fingers.
Bob steals a sidelong glance at Molly.
She is still staring at him. He turns to his water goblet
picks it up and holds it to the light.
He rolls the stand between his fingers swing, Seen at the light

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through the water, reciting slowly, as he continues to gaze
at the light star light star. Bright will Hilda, talk to him
all night? Oh, stop that singing.
Bob puts down his glass, then drinks the water and refills the
glass. He then turns his attention to

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the silverware and Cutlery before him.
He examined it critically. Then lays a teaspoon carefully
on the cloth before For him. And attempts, the trick of
picking it up with the first finger in the bowl and the
thumb, and the point of the handle, after one or two
attempts, the spoon shoots on the floor, far behind him, Molly

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jumps at the noise. Bob turns slowly and looks at
the spoon with an injured are then turns back to Bali with a
silly vacuous smile, You know, lays all the remaining Cutlery
in a straight row before him slowly counting, the cutlery and
silver back and forth. Eeny meeny, miny, moe, catch a

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stopped suddenly as an idea comes to him cases thoughtfully
at Molly for a moment. Then begins to count over again,
eeny meeny, miny moe, he'll justtalking to her bow.
If we holler, she may go eenie meenie.
Bob, if you don't stop all that nonsense.
Since I Shall Scream, I believe I'm going to have one of my sick

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headaches puts her hand to her forehead.
I know it, I can feel it coming on Hunger.
My dear hunger, when you have a good warm meal, you'll feel
better, what do you suppose? I ought to do get out in the
kitchen and fry a couple of eggs.
Oh be serious. I'm at my Wit's End.
Hilda never did anything like this before.

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What does that fellow do for a living anyhow?
How should I know? Did you ever ask Hilda?
Certainly not Hilda. Doesn't ask me about your
business. Why should I pry into her
Affairs? Taking out his cigarette case
and lighting a cigarette Molly, I see you're strong for the
Constitution of the United States.

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What do you mean by that? The constitution says whereas it
is a self-evident truth that allmen are born equal with a wave
of the hand. Hilda and you in the terrible
Swede and I and Bob You're such a heathen that's not in the
Constitution that's in the Bible.
Well, whatever it is until this evening, I never realized what a

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personage, Hilda is you can makefun of me all you please.
But I know what's right? Your remarks don't influence me
in the least, not in the least. How true.
Why don't they get married? Do you know that?
All I know is that they're waiting until his business isn't

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Charlie successful. So that Hilda won't have to
work. Well, the swedes are pretty
careful with their money. The chances are, he'll to has a
neat little nest egg laid by. That's one thing that worries
me. A little, I think Hilda puts
money into into into the young man's business.
Do you mean to tell me that? This girl gives her money to

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that fellow? And you don't try to find out a
thing about him who he is, what he does.
I suppose she supports the loafer.
He is not Not a loafer. I've seen him, I've talked with
him. I know he's a gentleman Molly.
I'm getting tired of all that kind of drivel I believe.
Nowadays women give a good deal more thought to pleasing their
maids and they do to please in their husbands.

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Well, you know, Bob your made can leave you much easier than
your husband can and I'm sure she's much harder to replace
very angry looking at his watch,throwing his napkin on the table
and standing. Up.
Molly, our dinner has been interrupted for 15 minutes,
while Hilda entertains. Her gentleman friend, if you

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won't stop it, I will steps toward the door Center sternly
pointing to Bob's chair, Robert sit down, Bob, pauses
momentarily and at the instant Hilda, enters the center meeting
Bob face-to-face, both are startled, Bob in a surly manner,

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walks back to his His place at the table, Hilda follows
excited. And eager Bob sits down and
Hilda stands for moment at the table smiling from one to the
other and evidently anxious to say something.
Bob and Molly are severe and unfriendly.
They gaze at Hilda coldly. Slowly hell doesn't use the

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azzam cools and she becomes again.
The impassive servant. Excuse me.
Mrs. Asper Haines. I bring the Dinner right in
Hilda, exits left, it's all nonsense touches the plates
again. But this time even more
cautiously than before this time, he finds their entirely

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safe to handle these plates are Stone Cold.
Now Hilda answer is left with meat.
Platter places it before. Bob, he serves the meat and
Molly starts to serve the vegetables.
Hilda hands Molly her meat platevegetables.
Bob is chewing on his knee and does not answer.

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Molly looks at him inquiringly but his eyes are on his plate.
Repeating vegetables. Still no answer from Bob hmm.
Molly helps herself to vegetables and then dishes out a
portion which he hands to Hilda,who in turn places the dish

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beside Bob, When both are servedfilled, the stands were moment
back of the table, she clasped and unclasped her hands in a
nervous manner, seems about to speak, but as Bob and Molly, pay
no attention to her, she slowly and reluctantly turns.
And exits left. Molly tanks one or two bites of

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the meat and then gives a quick glance at Bob.
He is busy chewing on his meat and Molly quietly laced on her
knife and fork and turns to the Balls cheering desperately on
his Meek tenderloin, I believe. Yes, dear.
Hmm, he takes one or two more hard.

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B, molly. I have an idea.
I'm relieved. Yes, you will be when you hear
it. When we get that Builders name
from Fannie, Russell will tell him instead of the garage, which
we don't need. He can build a special telephone
booth off the kitchen. Then, while Hilda serves dinner,
Bob, stopped short as tilde burst in.
In abruptly left and comes to the table.

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Excuse me. Is anything wrong?
Hilda. Mrs. A sprain.
Mr. Lindquist. He said, you want to move to
Highland Park Bob and Molly simultaneously drop their knives
and forks and look at Hilda in astonishment and wonder what?
Who mr. Lindquist he say, you look for

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House on North Shore on really overcome Matilda's knowledge and
I do lost rewards of denial. We moved to North Shore.
How are you dick? You Hilda, where did you get
such an idea? Turns to Robert Robert.
Did you ever hear anything so laughable, huh?

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Robert has been looking at Hildaand dumb.
Wonder at Molly's question. He turns to her and startled,
surprise, he starts to answer, gulps swallows hard and then
coughs violently, very sharply after waiting a moment for Bob
to answer, Robert Espen Haines. Can we stop that coughing and

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answer me between coughs and drinking a glass of water
ex-excuse me something stuck in my throat, turning to Hilda
someday. We might want to move.
North Hilda but not now. Oh no not now who told you that
Hilda mr. Lindquist.

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Who is mr. Lindquist.
Mr. Lindquist. Mr. Lindquist as young man who
just speak to me on Telephone. He come to see me every
Saturday. Oh, mr.
Lindquist the that are interrupting frantically and
waving her hands at Bob. Yes.
Yes, of course, you know mr. Lindquist Bob catches himself

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just in time and Molly. Settles back with a sigh of
relief, then turns to Hilda witha puzzled air, but where did mr.
Lindquist get, such an idea. Mrs. Russell tell him.
So what mrs. Russell, mrs.
Russell, you are friend mrs. Edwin Russell, who comes to see

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me every now and then. Yes.
But how does mrs. Russell know, mr.
Lindquist, and why should she tell mr.
Lindquist. That we expect it to move to the
North Shore. Mr. Lindquist.
He build Missy's Russell's houseThat is Heath business.

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He built houses on North Shore and he sell them and print them
Bob and Molly look at each otherand at Hilda in Wonder and
astonishment as a situation slowly filters into their
brains. A long pause, you mean that mr.
Lindquist, the young man who comes to see you every every now
and then the same man who put upthe Russell house.

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Yes. Mr. Astor Haines.
And then when mrs. Espen Haines points to Molly.
To mrs. Russell during system to
indicate the north. This is Russell told, mr.
Lindquist jerks, his thumb and opposite direction and mr.
Lindquist telephone to you points to Hilda, yes mr.

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Astor, Haines nodding hmm. Then slowly resuming his meal,
and speaking, and mock seriousness and subtle just a
trolley and imitating her tone of a moment or two back.
But of course, you understand Hilda, we don't want to I move
to the North Shore. Now.
Oh no. Not now.
Yes mr. Esper, Haines.

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But of course, if mr. Lindquist builds houses.
We might look. Yes.
We might look yes mr. Esper Haines.
And he built such beautiful houses and so cheap.
He do so much himself. He's father was Carpenter and he
worked his way through University of Minnesota and
study architecture. And then he go to University of

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Illinois and studied landscape gardening.
And now he been in business for himself sex years and oh, mrs.
Aspirin, you must see his own home.
You will love it. It is so beautiful.
A little house, far back from the road.
You can hardly see it for the trees and the shrubs.

(01:49:57):
And in the summer the roses growall around it, it is just like
the picture book, how Charming pauses thoughtfully, then turns
to him. Elda anxiously then I suppose
Hilda. If we should decide to move up
to the North Shore, you would gowith us.
Yes, mrs. Astor, Haines.

(01:50:19):
But I think I must tell you, these spring mr.
Lindquist and I expect to get married.
Mr. Lindquist is business is very good with a quick smile and
a glance from one to the other. You know, I am partner with you.
I put all my money in mr. Lee Inquests business to Bob and
Molly gaze at each other and complete resignation and

(01:50:42):
surrender quite seriously, aftera long, pause Hilda, I don't
know whether we will move north or not.
But the next time, mr. Linguist comes here.
I want you to introduce me to him.
I'd like to know him. You ought to be very proud of a
man like that radiant with pleasure.
Thank you, mr. Astor Haines.
Yes indeed, Hilda, mr. Espen Haines has often said Said

(01:51:07):
what a fine young man. Mr. Lindquist seems to be.
We want to meet him and mr. Estaphan Haines and I will talk
about the house and then we willspeak to mr.
Linguist, of course we didn't expect to move north for a long
time but of course if you expectto get married and mr.

(01:51:30):
Lindquist builds a house her voice dies out long, pause, You
mrs. Jasper Haines, I tell mr.
Lindquist, Hilda stance, and thetable.
A moment longer than slowly turns and moves toward or left
Bob and Molly watch her. And as she moves away from the
table, Bob turns to Molly at this moment.

(01:51:53):
Hilda stops turn suddenly and returns to the table.
Oh, miss he's aspirating, I forget one thing.
What? Now Hilda.
Mr. Lindquist says Fu and mr. Aspirant want to Look at
property on North Shore. I shall let him know and he meet
you at station with his automobile.

(01:52:15):
And of where, but in America. And of where, but in America.

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