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Plays By John Galsworthy Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Plays By John Galsworthy novel. A total of 333 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The First Series Plays, Complete.by John Galsworthy.THE SILVER BOX A COMEDY IN THREE ACT
The First Series Plays, Complete.by John Galsworthy.THE SILVER BOX A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS PERSONS OF THE PLAY
JOHN BARTHWICK, M.P., a wealthy Liberal MRS. BARTHWICK, his wife JACK BARTHWICK, their son ROPER, their solicitor MRS. JONES, their charwoman MA
- 1 The First Series Plays, Complete.by John Galsworthy.THE SILVER BOX A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS PERSONS OF THE PLAY JOHN BARTHWICK, M.P., a wealthy Liberal MRS. BARTHWICK, his wife JACK BARTHWICK, their son ROPER, their solicitor MRS. JONES, their charwoman MA
- 2 The curtain rises again at once.SCENE III BARTHWICK and MRS. BARTHWICK are seated at the breakfast table.He is a man between fifty and sixty; quietly important, with a bald forehead, and pince-nez, and the "Times" in his hand. She is a lady of n
- 3 BARTHWICK. [Suspiciously.] Yes, but what do you want him for?MARLOW. [Offhandedly.] There's a lady called--asked to speak to him for a minute, sir.BARTHWICK. A lady, at this time in the morning. What sort of a lady?MARLOW. [Without expression in his
- 4 BARTHWICK. I am at a loss--I repeat I am at a---- [He glances at this unknown lady, who stands with eyes cast down, twisting her hands And suddenly Jack appears. He stops on seeing who is here, and the unknown lady hysterically giggles. There is a silence
- 5 BARTHWICK. Was the house all right this morning? None of the windows open?MARLOW. No, sir. [Quietly to JACK.] You left your latch-key in the door last night, sir.[He hands it back, unseen by BARTHWICK]JACK. Tst!BARTHWICK. Who's been in the room this
- 6 BARTHWICK. And how many children have you?MRS. JONES. Three children; but of course they don't eat very much sir. [A little silence.]BARTHWICK. And how old is the eldest?MRS. JONES. Nine years old, sir.BARTHWICK. Do they go to school? MRS. JONES, Yes
- 7 MRS. JONES. Yes, sir, of course I 'm afraid of what he might do to me if I were to leave him; he can be so very violent.BARTHWICK. H'm! Well, that I can't pretend to say anything about.It's the bad principle I'm speaking of---- MR
- 8 JONES. [Mockingly.] Don't mention it.MRS. SEDDON. Thank you, and I'm sure I'm very much obliged. [She slides away.][MRS. JONES gazes at JONES who is still lacing up his boots.]JONES. I 've had a bit of luck. [Pulling out the crimson pu
- 9 SNOW. Do you wish to say anything before I take her?[JONES remains silent, with his head bend down.]Well then, Missis. I 'll just trouble you to come along with me quietly.MRS. JONES. [Twisting her hands.] Of course I would n't say I had n'
- 10 [BARTHWICK, holding his wine-gla.s.s to his eye, lowers it and pa.s.ses it before his nose.]MRS. BARTHWICK. I hate people that can't speak the truth. [Father and son exchange a look behind their port.] It 's just as easy to speak the truth as no
- 11 [BARTHWICK starts; JACK rises and sits dozen again.]I suppose the lady has n't missed her purse?BARTHWICK. [Hastily.] Oh, no! Oh! No!JACK. No!MRS. BARTHWICK. [Dreamily.] No! [To SNOW.] I 've been inquiring of the servants. This man does hang abo
- 12 MRS. BARTHWICK. But don't what, dear?JACK. It was pure sport. I don't know how I got the thing. Of course I 'd had a bit of a row--I did n't know what I was doing--I was--I Was--well, you know--I suppose I must have pulled the bag out
- 13 MRS. BARTHWICK. We want you to speak the truth and say you never let this low man into the house.BARTHWICK. Of course if you think that you really gave this man whisky in that disgraceful way, and let him see what you'd been doing, and were in such a
- 14 BARTHWICK. It is a child. I can see it against the railings.MARLOW. [Opening the window, and looking out quietly.] It's Mrs.Jones's little boy, ma'am; he came here after his mother.MRS. BARTHWICK. [Moving quickly to the window.] Poor little
- 15 RELIEVING OFFICER. The mother, your Wors.h.i.+p, is able to get access to them.MAGISTRATE. Yes, yes; the mother, of course, is an improper person to have anything to do with them. [To the Father.] Well, now what do you say?LIVENS. Your Wors.h.i.+p, I can
- 16 CLERK. Did you afterwards communicate the loss to your employer, and did he send you to the police station?MARLOW. Yes, Sir.CLERK. [To MRS. JONES.] Have you anything to ask him?MRS. JONES. No, sir, nothing, thank you, sir.CLERK. [To JONES.] James Jones, h
- 17 MAGISTRATE. Had he been drinking?MRS. JONES. Yes, your Wors.h.i.+p.MAGISTRATE. And was he drunk?MRS. JONES. Yes, your Wors.h.i.+p, he was almost quite drunk.MAGISTRATE. And did he say anything to you? MRS. JONES. No, your Wors.h.i.+p, only to call me name
- 18 ROPER. [Examining.] What is your name?JACK. [In a low voice.] John BARTHWICK, Junior.[The CLERK writes it down.]ROPER. Where do you live?JACK. At 6, Rockingham Gate. [All his answers are recorded by the Clerk.]ROPER. You are the son of the owner?JACK. [In
- 19 JONES. I took it out of spite.MAGISTRATE. [Hissing, with protruded neck.] You took it out of spite? Well now, that's something! But do you imagine you can go about the town taking things out of spite?JONES. If you had my life, if you'd been out
- 20 [BARTHWICK hesitates, then yielding to his nerves, he makes a shame-faced gesture of refusal, and hurries out of court. MRS.JONES stands looking after him.]The curtain falls.JOY A PLAY ON THE LETTER "I" IN THREE ACTS PERSONS OF THE PLAY COLONEL
- 21 [Taking the letters.]What about Miss joy's frock, Rose?ROSE. Please, 'm, I can't get on with the back without Miss Joy.MRS. HOPE. Well, then you must just find her. I don't know where she is.ROSE. [In a slow, sidelong manner.] If you p
- 22 MRS. HOPE. [Abstractedly.] I can't put Ernest and Letty in the blue room, there's only the single bed. Suppose I put Mr. Lever there, and say nothing about the earwigs. I daresay he'll never notice.COLONEL. Treat a guest like that!MRS. HOPE
- 23 [Joy claps her hands.]She was the worst girl I ever taught.JOY. Then you weren't fond of her?MISS BEECH. Oh! yes, I was.JOY. Fonder than of me? MISS BEECH. Don't you ask such a lot of questions.JOY. Peachey, duckie, what was Mother's worst
- 24 JOY. [On the rustic seat, and in a violent whisper.] I hope the worms will crawl up your legs![d.i.c.k, in flannels and a hard straw hat comes in. He is a quiet and cheerful boy of twenty. His eyes are always fixed on joy.]d.i.c.k. [Grimacing.] The Colone
- 25 [He is going to say "hated him too!" But the voices of ERNEST BLUNT and the COLONEL are heard approaching, in dispute.]JOY. Oh! d.i.c.k, hide me, I don't want my hair seen till Mother comes.[She springs into the hollow tree. The COLONEL and
- 26 [She goes towards the house. ERNEST, rising from the swing, turns to Miss BEECH, who follows.]ERNEST. [Smiling, faintly superior.] Personal, not a bit! I only think while Molly 's out at gra.s.s, she oughtn't to---- MISS BEECH. [Sharply.] Oh! do
- 27 Henty's.[Her manner is rather artificially composed.]JOY. [Dully.] Oh! Is he-is he really coming here, Mother?MRS. GWYN. [Whose voice has hardened just a little.] If Aunt Nell's got a room for him--of course--why not?JOY. [Digging her chin into
- 28 COLONEL. Of course, if you wish it, my dear.MRS. GWYN. Unfortunately, I do.COLONEL. [Nervously.] Ah! yes, I know; but look here, Molly, your aunt thinks you're in a very delicate position-in fact, she thinks you see too much of young Lever.MRS. GWYN.
- 29 MRS. GWYN. You'd better ask Maurice.MRS. HOPE. There, you see, you call him Maurice! Now supposing your uncle went in for some of them---- COLONEL. [Taking off his hat-in a high, hot voice] I'm not going in for anything of the sort.MRS. HOPE. Do
- 30 I'm not an expert, but you ought to prove that ground to the East more thoroughly.LEVER. [Quizzically.] Of course, sir, if you advise that---- COLONEL. If it were mine, I'd no more sit down under the belief that the ore stopped there than I
- 31 COLONEL. That'll do now.MISS BEECH. [Unmoved.] For every ounce you take out of a gold mine you put two in.COLONEL. Who told you that rubbish?MISS BEECH. [With devilry.] You did!COLONEL. This is n't an ordinary gold mine. MISS BEECH. Oh! quite a
- 32 MRS. HOPE. Don't believe a word of what?[The COLONEL is Silent.][Pursuing his thoughts with her own.]If I thought there was anything between Molly and Mr. Lever, d 'you suppose I'd have him in the house?[The COLONEL stops, and gives a sort
- 33 JOY. Oh! Mums, here you are![Seizing her, she turns her back on LEVER. They sit in various seats, and MRS. HOPE pours out the tea.]MRS. HOPE. Hand the sandwiches to Mr. Lever, Peachey. It's our own jam, Mr. Lever.LEVER. Thanks. [He takes a bite.] It&
- 34 d.i.c.k. [Quietly.] Let's go on the river, Joy.[JOY rises, and goes to her Mother's chair.]MRS. HOPE. Of course! What rubbish, Tom! As if any one ever invested money without making sure!LEVER. [Ironically.] It seems a little difficult to make su
- 35 MRS. GWYN. [Losing her control.] Can't you SEE? It haunts me? How are we to go on? I must know--I must know!LEVER. I don't see that my coming---- MRS. GWYN. I thought I should have more confidence; I thought I should be able to face it better in
- 36 [JOY nods. He goes away towards the river. But there is no rest for JOY. The voices of MRS. GWYN and LEVER are heard returning.]JOY. [With a gesture of anger.] Hateful! Hateful![She runs away.][MRS. GWYN and LEVER are seen approaching; they pa.s.s the tre
- 38 MRS. GWYN. [Cuttingly.] I have not asked you to.JOY. [With a blind movement of her hand.] Oh, Mother![MRS. GWYN half turns away.]Mother--won't you? Let's tell Uncle Tom and go away from him?MRS. GWYN. If you were not, a child, Joy, you wouldn�
- 39 [MISS BEECH shakes her head.]Why not?MISS BEECH. The poor little creature won't let me in.d.i.c.k. You've been up then!MISS BEECH. [Sharply.] Of course I've been up. I've not got a stone for my heart, young man! d.i.c.k. All right! I s
- 40 MISS BEECH. Don't I?COLONEL. She's all affection. Eh, Molly? I remember what I was like at her age, a poor affectionate little rat, and now look at me!MISS BEECH. [Fanning herself.] I see you.COLONEL. [A little sadly.] We forget what we were lik
- 41 MISS BEECH. Some one calling you.COLONEL. There, there, my dear, you just stay here, and cool yourself--I 'll come back--shan't be a minute. [He turns to go.][MRS. HOPE'S voice sounds nearer.][Turning back.] And Molly, old girl, don't
- 42 MRS. GWYN. Her heart knows.[LEVER makes a movement of discomfiture; suddenly MRS. GWYN looks at him as though to read his soul.]I seem to bring you nothing but worry, Maurice. Are you tired of me?LEVER. [Meeting her eyes.] No, I am not.MRS. GWYN. Ah, but
- 43 JOY. Yes.d.i.c.k. Joy, what is the matter?JOY. I 've got something to tell him.d.i.c.k. What? [With sudden inspiration.] Is it about Lever?JOY. [In a low voice.] The mine. d.i.c.k. The mine?JOY. It 's not--not a proper one.d.i.c.k. How do you me
- 44 Then it is true. Oh!MRS. GWYN. That's enough, Joy! What I am is my affair--not yours-- do you understand?JOY. [Low and fierce.] Yes, I do.MRS. GWYN. You don't. You're only a child.JOY. [Pa.s.sionately.] I understand that you've hurt [S
- 45 [The music of a waltz is heard again.]d.i.c.k. Look here, joy! It's no good, we must talk it over calmly.JOY. You don't see! It's the--it 's the disgrace---- d.i.c.k. Oh! as to disgrace--she's your Mother, whatever she does; I
- 46 MISS BEECH. [To herself.] He said he wouldn't let her.COLONEL. What! have you been encouraging them!MISS BEECH. Don't be in such a hurry![She moves towards the hollow tree.]COLONEL. [Abstractedly.] By George, Peachey, to think that Nell and I we
- 47 ACT I It is noon. In the Underwoods' dining-room a bright fire is burning. On one side of the fireplace are double-doors leading to the drawing-room, on the other side a door leading to the hall. In the centre of the room a long dining-table without
- 48 WILDER. Harness! Ah! He's one of those cold-blooded, cool-headed chaps. I distrust them. I don't know that we didn't make a mistake to come down. What time'll the men be here?UNDERWOOD. Any time now.WILDER. Well, if we're not read
- 49 SCANTLEBURY. [With emphasis.] We ought to think of the shareholders. [Turning heavily.] Chairman, I say we ought to think of the shareholders. [ANTHONY mutters.]SCANTLEBURY. What's that?TENCH. The Chairman says he is thinking of you, sir.SCANTLEBURY.
- 50 EDGAR. [Irritably.] It won't kill the shareholders to miss a dividend or two; I don't see that that's reason enough for knuckling under.SCANTLEBURY. [With grave discomfort.] You talk very lightly of your dividends, young man; I don't k
- 51 EDGAR. [Looking up suddenly.] We're sorry for the state of the men.HARNESS. [Icily.] The men have no use for your pity, sir. What they want is justice.ANTHONY. Then let them be just.HARNESS. For that word "just" read "humble," Mr.
- 52 HARNESS. Come, Roberts, you have your own G.o.d. Respect the G.o.d of other men.ROBERTS. That's right, sir. We have another G.o.d down here; I doubt He is rather different to Mr. Wilder's. Ask Henry Thomas; he will tell you whether his G.o.d and
- 53 WILDER. [With emphatic disgust.] Well![The double-doors are opened.]ENID. [Standing in the doorway.] Lunch is ready.[EDGAR, getting up abruptly, walks out past his sister.]WILDER. Coming to lunch, Scantlebury? SCANTLEBURY. [Rising heavily.] I suppose so,
- 54 ANTHONY. It will take a generation or two for you to understand.ENID. It's only you and Roberts, Father, and you know it![ANTHONY thrusts out his lower lip.]It'll ruin the Company.ANTHONY. Allow me to judge of that. ENID. [Resentfully.] I won�
- 55 [ANTHONY looks in his face, then slowly shakes his head.][Disheartened.] No, Sir? [He goes on arranging papers.][FROST places the whiskey and salver and puts it down by ANTHONY'S right hand. He stands away, looking gravely at ANTHONY.]FROST. Nothing
- 56 MADGE. Won't I? The cowards--when their own mothers and their own children don't know where to turn.MRS. ROBERTS. Madge!MADGE. [Looking searchingly at MRS. ROBERTS.] I wonder he can look you in the face. [She squats before the fire, with her han
- 57 MRS. ROBERTS. [Stiffening.] Roberts is always good to me.ENID. But you ought to have everything you want, and you have nothing!MRS. ROBERTS. [Appealingly.] They tell me I don't look like a dyin'woman?ENID. Of course you don't; if you could
- 58 ROBERTS. [Hanging up his hat.] I have nothing to say, Ma'am.ENID. But I must speak to you, please.[She moves towards the door.]ROBERTS. [With sudden venom.] I have not the time to listen!MRS. ROBERTS. David! ENID. Mr. Roberts, please!ROBERTS. [Taking
- 59 [ENID, suppressing a retort, goes out. UNDERWOOD opens the door for her and follows. ROBERTS, going to the fire, holds out his hands to the dying glow.]ROBERTS. How goes it, my girl? Feeling better, are you?[MRS. ROBERTS smiles faintly. He brings his over
- 60 THOMAS. [Detaching his sleeve with dignity.] Leave me to do what's proper, girl![He goes out. MADGE, in the centre of the open doorway, slowly moves in, as though before the approach of some one.]ROUS. [Appearing in the doorway.] Madge![MADGE stands
- 61 BULGIN. [Menacing.] Let 'em try.[There are savage murmurs from the crowd.]BROWN. [A round-faced man.] Where could they get 'em then?EVANS. [A small, restless, hara.s.sed man, with a fighting face.]There's always blacklegs; it's the nat
- 62 [A laugh. THOMAS angrily goes on.]What are ye laughing at? It is pat, I say! We are fighting for a principle; there is no potty that shall say I am not a peliever in principle. Putt when Nature says "No further," then it is no coot snapping your
- 63 LEWIS. [Apostrophising Rous.] Hallo! What's turned him round?ROUS. [Speaking with intense excitement.] 'E said fair. "Stand by us," 'e said, "and we'll stand by you." That's where we've been makin' ou
- 64 THOMAS. It's a judgment on him for going against Chapel. I tolt him how 't would be!EVANS. All the more reason for sticking by 'im. [A cheer.] Are you goin' to desert him now 'e 's down? Are you going to chuck him over, now &
- 65 [EDGAR walks to and fro.]But she would stand up for Roberts. When you see all this wretchedness going on and feel you can do nothing, you have to shut your eyes to the whole thing.EDGAR. If you can.ENID. When I went I was all on their side, but as soon as
- 66 [He pa.s.ses on. ]ENID. Father![ANTHONY Stops at the double doors.]I'm only thinking of you!ANTHONY. [More softly.] I can take care of myself, my dear. ENID. Have you thought what'll happen if you're beaten-- [she points]--in there?ANTHONY.
- 67 [ENID moves closer to the double-doors.]There's a kind o' man that never forgives the world, because 'e wasn't born a gentleman. What I say is--no man that's a gentleman looks down on another because 'e 'appens to be a c
- 68 That 'll make him better.ENID. Go away!MADGE. When a person hurts us we get it back on them.[She makes a sudden and swift movement towards ENID, fixing her eyes on the child's frock lying across the little table. ENID s.n.a.t.c.hes the frock up,
- 69 WILDER. It's a deadlock then. [Letting his hands drop with a sort of despair.] Now I shall never get off to Spain!w.a.n.kLIN. [Retaining a trace of irony.] You hear the consequences of your victory, Chairman?WILDER. [With a burst of feeling.] My wife
- 70 [He covers his ears.]w.a.n.kLIN. None of us are opposed to a settlement, except your Father.EDGAR. I'm certain that if the shareholders knew---- w.a.n.kLIN. I don't think you'll find their imaginations are any better than ours. Because a wo
- 71 [A general murmur. With a violent effort ANTHONY recovers his control.]EDGAR. [Quietly.] I said it of myself, too, Father.[A long look is exchanged between them, and ANTHONY puts out his hand with a gesture as if to sweep the personalities away; then plac
- 72 THOMAS. Ye were past endurance, man.GREEN. If ye'd listen to me!BULGIN. (Under his breath.) Hold your jaw!ROBERTS. Ye waited for that!HARNESS. [Taking the Director's copy of the terms, and handing his own to TENCH.] That's enough, men. You
- 73 The Second Series Plays, Complete.by John Galsworthy.THE ELDEST SON BY JOHN GALSWORTHY PERSONS OF THE PLAY SIR WILLIAM CHEs.h.i.+RE, a baronet LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE, his wife BILL, their eldest son HAROLD, their second son RONALD KEITH(in the Lancers), their
- 74 DOT. Yes, mother, and don't you pretend you don't understand, because you know you do.CHRISTINE. Instance? Of what?JOAN and MABEL have ceased talking, and listen, still at the fire.DOT. Humbug, of course. Why should you want them to marry, if he
- 75 KEITH. I don't agree a bit, John.LATTER. Of course, if you won't listen.KEITH. [Clipping a cigar] Draw it mild, my dear chap. We've had the whole thing over twice at least.LATTER. My point is this---- KEITH. [Regarding LATTER quizzically wi
- 76 [Turning to LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE, who has come in from the billiard-room]That affair of young Dunning's, my dear.LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. Oh! Yes! I'm so sorry, Studdenham. The poor girl!STUDDENHAM. [Respectfully] Fancy he's got a feeling she's
- 77 SIR WILLIAM. [Following] And look here! Just understand this [He too goes out....]BILL, lighting a cigarette, has approached the writing-table.He looks very glum. The billiard-room door is flung open.MABEL LANFARNE appears, and makes him a little curtsey.
- 78 BILL. Ye-es.LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. You're not keeping anything from me, are you?BILL. [Facing her] No. [He then turns very deliberately to the writing things, and takes up a pen] I must write these letters, please.LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. Bill, if there's
- 79 LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. [Closing the door] What is it?SIR WILLIAM. You deliberately refuse! Go away, Dorothy.LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. [Resolutely] I haven't seen Bill for two months.SIR WILLIAM. What! [Hesitating] Well--we must talk it over again.LADY CHEs.h.i.
- 80 LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. You're not to worry over your work. And by the way, I promised your father to make you eat more. [FREDA smiles.]LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. It's all very well to smile. You want bracing up.Now don't be naughty. I shall give you a
- 81 JOAN. Look here, Dot; about the baby in this scene. I'm sure I ought to make more of it.DOT. Romantic little beast! [She plucks the footstool out by one ear, and holds it forth] Let's see you try!JOAN. [Recoiling] But, Dot, what are we really go
- 82 BILL. [Savagely] What makes you bait me this morning of all mornings?MABEL. The beautiful morning! [Suddenly] It must be dull for poor Freda working in there with all this fun going on?BILL. [Glancing at the door] Fun you call it?MABEL, To go back to you,
- 83 LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. [Fixing her eyes on FREDA] Now!BILL. I fell in love with her. And she with me.LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. When?BILL. In the summer.LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. Ah! BILL. It wasn't her fault.LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. No?BILL. [With a sort of menace] Mother!L
- 84 BILL. I know all that, thanks.LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. n.o.body does till they've been through it. Marriage is hard enough when people are of the same cla.s.s. [With a sudden movement towards him] Oh! my dear-before it's too late!BILL. [After a strugg
- 85 FREDA. Yes. Just like Rose.LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. [In a low, horror-stricken voice] Oh!There is a dead silence, then going swiftly up to her, she looks straight into FREDA's eyes.FREDA. [Meeting her gaze] Oh! Yes--it's the truth. [Then to Bill who h
- 86 CHRISTINE. Oh! nothing.DOT. Something's happened.MABEL. Really! I am sorry. [Hesitating] Is it bad enough for me to go?CHRISTINE. Oh! no, Mabel!DOT. [Sardonically] I should think very likely. While she is looking from face to face, BILL comes in from
- 87 BILL. This is about as low-down a thing as one could have done, I suppose--one's own mother's maid; we've known her since she was so high. I see it now that--I've got over the attack.HAROLD. But, heavens! if you're no longer keen
- 88 DOT. Mabel's going. [They all stir, as if at fresh consciousness of discomfiture]. She walked into Gracely and sent herself a telegram.HAROLD. Phew!DOT. And we shall say good-bye, as if nothing had happened.HAROLD. It's up to you, Ronny.KEITH, l
- 89 CHRISTINE. It's ridiculous--monstrous! It's fantastic!HAROLD. [Holding up his hand] There's his horse going round. He's in!They turn from listening to the sound, to see LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE coming from the billiard-room. She is very pale.
- 90 SIR WILLIAM. [Raising his clenched fist] What in G.o.d's name is he about?LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. What have you said to him?SIR WILLIAM. Nothing-by a miracle. [He breaks away from the fire and walks up and down] My family goes back to the thirteenth centu
- 91 SIR WILLIAM. You'll deserve all you'll get. Confound it! To expect me to--It's intolerable! Do you know where my son is?FREDA. [Faintly] I think he's in the billiard-room with my lady.SIR WILLIAM. [With renewed resolution] I wanted to-
- 92 FREDA. [Almost inaudibly] In the summer, father.LADY CHEs.h.i.+RE. Don't be harsh to her!STUDDENHAM. Hars.h.!.+ [His eyes again move from side to side as if pain and anger had bewildered them. Then looking sideways at FREDA, but in a gentler voice] A
- 93 SCENE I It is just after sunset of an August evening. The scene is a room in a mountain hut, furnished only with a table, benches.and a low broad window seat. Through this window three rocky peaks are seen by the light of a moon which is slowly whitening
- 94 SEELCHEN. There is still one bed. This is too hard for you.LAMOND. Oh! thanks; but that's all right.SEELCHEN. To please me!LAMOND. May I ask your name?SEELCHEN. Seelchen. LAMOND. Little soul, that means--doesn't it? To please you I would sleep w
- 95 SEELCHEN. Oh! They have faces!The face of THE WINE HORN is the profile of a beardless youth.The face of THE COW HORN is that of a mountain shepherd.solemn, and broom, with fierce black eyes, and a black beard.Between them THE GREAT HORN, whose hair is of
- 97 THE COW HORN. I give thee one love.THE WINE HORN. I give you many.SEELCHEN. [As if the words were torn from her heart] Both, both--I will love!And suddenly the Peak of THE GREAT HORN speaks.THE GREAT HORN. And both thou shalt love, little soul! Thou shalt
- 98 SEELCHEN. Can it not walk? [He shakes his head] Is that all they make here with their sadness?But again the mandolin tw.a.n.gs out; the shutters fall over the houses; the door of the Inn grows dark.LAMOND. What is it, then, you would have? Is it learning?
- 99 with parted lips, and hands stretched out; and the forms of death have vanished.SEELCHEN. I come.LAMOND. [Clasping her knees] Little soul! Must I then die, like a gnat when the sun goes down? Without you I am nothing.SEELCHEN. [Releasing herself] Poor hea
- 100 See! Sleep has stolen the day! It is night already.There come the female shadow forms of SLEEP, in grey cobweb garments, waving their arms drowsily, wheeling round her.SEELCHEN. Are you Sleep? Dear Sleep!Smiling, she holds out her arms to FELSMAN. He take
- 101 JUSTICE PERSONS OF THE PLAY JAMES HOW, solicitor WALTER HOW, solicitor ROBERT c.o.kESON, their managing clerk WILLIAM FALDER, their junior clerk SWEEDLE, their office-boy WISTER, a detective COWLEY, a cas.h.i.+er MR. JUSTICE FLOYD, a judge HAROLD CLEAVER,
- 102 RUTH. He's not there.c.o.kESON. [Uneasy] Are you related to the party?RUTH. No, sir.c.o.kESON. [In real embarra.s.sment] I don't know what to say. It's no affair of the office.RUTH. But what am I to do? c.o.kESON. Dear me! I can't tell