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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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