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The Pigeon
by John Galsworthy
A Fantasy in Three Acts
BY JOHN GALSWORTHY
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
CHRISTOPHER WELLWYN�察�an artist
ANN�察�his daughter
GUINEVERE MEGAN�察�a flower´seller
RORY MEGAN�察�her husband
FERRAND�察�an alien
TIMSON�察�once a cabman
EDWARD BERTLEY�察�a Canon
ALFRED CALWAY�察�a Professor
SIR THOMAS HOXTON�察�a Justice of the Peace
Also a police constable�察�three humble´men�察�and some curious persons
The action passes in Wellwyn's Studio�察�and the street outside。
ACT I。 Christmas Eve。
ACT II。 New Year's Day。
ACT III。 The First of April。
ACT I
It is the night of Christmas Eve�察�the SCENE is a Studio�察�flush
with the street�察�having a skylight darkened by a fall of snow。
There is no one in the room�察�the walls of which are whitewashed��
above a floor of bare dark boards。 A fire is cheerfully
burning。 On a model's platform stands an easel and canvas。
There are busts and pictures�察�a screen�察�a little stool�察�two arm。
chairs�察�and a long old´fashioned settle under the window。 A
door in one wall leads to the house�察�a door in the opposite wall
to the model's dressing´room�察�and the street door is in the
centre of the wall between。 On a low table a Russian samovar is
hissing�察�and beside it on a tray stands a teapot�察�with glasses��
lemon�察�sugar�察�and a decanter of rum。 Through a huge uncurtained
window close to the street door the snowy lamplit street can be
seen�察�and beyond it the river and a night of stars。
The sound of a latchkey turned in the lock of the street door��
and ANN WELLWYN enters�察�a girl of seventeen�察�with hair tied in a
ribbon and covered by a scarf。 Leaving the door open�察�she turns
up the electric light and goes to the fire。 She throws of her
scarf and long red cloak。 She is dressed in a high evening
frock of some soft white material。 Her movements are quick and
substantial。 Her face�察�full of no nonsense�察�is decided and
sincere�察�with deep´set eyes�察�and a capable�察�well´shaped
forehead。 Shredding of her gloves she warms her hands。
In the doorway appear the figures of two men。 The first is
rather short and slight�察�with a soft short beard�察�bright soft
eyes�察�and a crumply face。 Under his squash hat his hair is
rather plentiful and rather grey。 He wears an old brown ulster
and woollen gloves�察�and is puffing at a hand´made cigarette。 He
is ANN'S father�察�WELLWYN�察�the artist。 His companion is a
well´wrapped clergyman of medium height and stoutish build�察�with
a pleasant�察�rosy face�察�rather shining eyes�察�and rather chubby
clean´shaped lips�察�in appearance�察�indeed�察�a grown´up boy。 He is
the Vicar of the parishCANON BERTLEY。
BERTLEY。 My dear Wellwyn�察�the whole question of reform is full of
difficulty。 When you have two men like Professor Calway and Sir
Thomas Hoxton taking diametrically opposite points of view�察�as we've
seen to´night�察�I confess�察�I
WELLWYN。 Come in�察�Vicar�察�and have some grog。
BERTLEY。 Not to´night�察�thanks� �Christmas tomorrow� �Great
temptation�察�though�察�this room� �Goodnight�察�Wellwyn�察�good´night�察�Ann��
ANN。 ��Coming from the fire towards the tea´table。�А �Good´night��
Canon Bertley。
��He goes out�察�and WELLWYN�察�shutting the door after him��
approaches the fire。
ANN。 ��Sitting on the little stool�察�with her back to the fire�察�and
making tea。�А �Daddy��
WELLWYN。 My dear��
ANN。 You say you liked Professor Calway's lecture。 Is it going to
do you any good�察�that's the question��
WELLWYN。 II hope so�察�Ann。
ANN。 I took you on purpose。 Your charity's getting simply awful。
Those two this morning cleared out all my housekeeping money。
WELLWYN。 Um� �Um� �I quite understand your feeling。
ANN。 They both had your card�察�so I couldn't refusedidn't know what
you'd said to them。 Why don't you make it a rule never to give your
card to anyone except really decent people�察�andpicture dealers�察�of
course。
WELLWYN。 My dear�察�I haveoften。
ANN。 Then why don't you keep it�拭 �It's a frightful habit。 You are
naughty�察�Daddy。 One of these days you'll get yourself into most
fearful complications。
WELLWYN。 My dear�察�when theywhen they look at you��
ANN。 You know the house wants all sorts of things。 Why do you speak
to them at all��
WELLWYN。 I don'tthey speak to me。
��He takes of his ulster and hangs it over the back of an
arm´chair。
ANN。 They see you coming。 Anybody can see you coming�察�Daddy。
That's why you ought to be so careful。 I shall make you wear a hard
hat。 Those squashy hats of yours are hopelessly inefficient。
WELLWYN。 ��Gazing at his hat。�А �Calway wears one。
ANN。 As if anyone would beg of Professor Calway。
WELLWYN。 Well´perhaps not。 You know�察�Ann�察�I admire that fellow。
Wonderful power of´of´theory� �How a man can be so absolutely tidy in
his mind� �It's most exciting。
ANN。 Has any one begged of you to´day��
WELLWYN。 ��Doubtfully。�А �Nono。
ANN。 ��After a long�察�severe look。�А �Will you have rum in your tea��
WELLWYN。 ��Crestfallen。�А�Yes�察�my deara good deal。
ANN。 ��Pouring out the rum�察�and handing him the glass。�А �Well�察�who
was it��
WELLWYN。 He didn't beg of me。 ��Losing himself in recollection。��
Interesting old creature�察�Annreal type。 Old cabman。
ANN。 Where��
WELLWYN。 Just on the Embankment。
ANN。 Of course� �Daddy�察�you know the Embankment ones are always
rotters。
WELLWYN。 Yes�察�my dear�察�but this wasn't。
ANN。 Did you give him your card��
WELLWYN。 IIdon't
ANN。 Did you�察�Daddy��
WELLWYN。 I'm rather afraid I may have��
ANN。 May have� �It's simply immoral。
WELLWYN。 Well�察�the old fellow was so awfully human�察�Ann。 Besides�察�I
didn't give him any moneyhadn't got any。
ANN。 Look here�察�Daddy� �Did you ever ask anybody for anything�拭 �You
know you never did�察�you'd starve first。 So would anybody decent。
Then�察�why won't you see that people who beg are rotters��
WELLWYN。 But�察�my dear�察�we're not all the same。 They wouldn't do it
if it wasn't natural to them。 One likes to be friendly。 What's the
use of being alive if one isn't��
ANN。 Daddy�察�you're hopeless。
WELLWYN。 But�察�look here�察�Ann�察�the whole thing's so jolly
complicated。 According to Calway�察�we're to give the State all we can
spare�察�to make the undeserving deserving。 He's a Professor�察�he ought
to know。 But old Hoxton's always dinning it into me that we ought to
support private organisations for helping the deserving�察�and damn the
undeserving。 Well�察�that's just the opposite。 And he's a J。P。
Tremendous experience。 And the Vicar seems to be for a little bit of
both。 Well�察�what the devil�拭 �My trouble is�察�whichever I'm with��
he always converts me。 ��Ruefully。�А�And there's no fun in any of
them。
ANN。 ��Rising。�А �Oh� �Daddy�察�you are sodon't you know that you're
the despair of all social reformers�拭 。�She envelops him。�А �There's a
tear in the left knee of your trousers。 You're not to wear them
again。
WELLWYN。 Am I likely to��
ANN。 I shouldn't be a bit surprised if it isn't your only pair。
D'you know what I live in terror of��
��WELLWYN gives her a queer and apprehensive look。��
ANN。 That you'll take them off some day�察�and give them away in the
street。 Have you got any money�拭 。�She feels in his coat�察�and he his
trousersthey find nothing。�А �Do you know that your pockets are one
enormous hole��
WELLWYN。 No��
ANN。 Spiritually。
WELLWYN。 Oh� �Ah� �H'm��
ANN。 ��Severely。�А �Now�察�look here�察�Daddy� 。�She takes him by his
lapels。�А �Don't imagine that it isn't the most disgusting luxury on
your part to go on giving away things as you do� �You know what you
really are�察�I supposea sickly sentimentalist��
WELLWYN。 ��Breaking away from her�察�disturbed。�А �It isn't sentiment。
It's simply that they seem to me sosojolly。 If I'm to give up
feeling sort ofnice in here ��he touches his chest�А�about peopleit
doesn't matter who they arethen I don't know what I'm to do。
I shall have to sit with my head in a bag。
ANN。 I think you ought to。
WELLWYN。 I suppose they see I like themthen they tell me things。
After that�察�of course you can't help doing what you can。
ANN。 Well�察�if you will love them up��
WELLWYN。 My dear�察�I don't want to。 It isn't them especiallywhy�察�I
feel it even with old Calway sometimes。 It's only Providence that he
doesn't want anything of meexcept to make me like himselfconfound
him��
ANN。 ��Moving towards the door into the houseimpressively。�А �What
you don't see is that other people aren't a bit like you。
WELLWYN。 Well�察�thank God��
ANN。 It's so old´fashioned too� �I'm going to bedI just leave you
to your conscience。
WELLWYN。 Oh��
ANN。 ��Opening the door´severely。�А�Good´night��with a certain
weakening�А�you oldDaddy��
��She jumps at him�察�gives him a hug�察�and goes out。��
��WELLWYN stands perfectly still。 He first gazes up at the
skylight�察�then down at the floor。 Slowly he begins to shake his
head�察�and mutter�察�as he moves towards the fire。
WELLWYN。 Bad lot。 。 。 。 Low typeno backbone�察�no stability��
��There comes a fluttering knock on the outer door。 As the sound
slowly enters his consciousness�察�he begins to wince�察�as though
he knew�察�but would not admit its significance。 Then he sits
down�察�covering his ears。 The knocking does not cease。 WELLWYN
drops first one�察�then both hands�察�rises�察�and begins to sidle
towards the door。 The knocking becomes louder。
WELLWYN。 Ah dear� �Tt� �Tt� �Tt��
��After a look in the direction of ANN's disappearance�察�he opens
the street door a very little way。 By the light of the lamp
there can be seen a young girl in dark clothes�察�huddled in a
shawl to which the snow is clinging。 She has on her arm a
basket covered with a bit of sacking。
WELLWYN。 I can't�察�you know�察�it's impossible。
��The girl says nothing�察�but looks at him with dark eyes。��
WELLWYN。 ��Wincing。�А�Let's seeI don't know youdo I��
��The girl�察�speaking in a soft�察�hoarse voice�察�with a faint accent
of reproach�此 �Mrs。 Meganyou give me this´; She holds out a
dirty visit
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