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Joy
by John Galsworthy
A PLAY ON THE LETTER ;I;
IN THREE ACTS
PERSONS OF THE PLAY
COLONEL HOPE�察�R。A。�察�retired
MRS。 HOPE�察�his wife
MISS BEECH�察�their old governess
LETTY�察�their daughter
ERNEST BLUNT�察�her husband
MRS。 GWYN�察�their niece
JOY�察�her daughter
DICK MERTON�察�their young friend
HON。 MAURICE LEVER�察�their guest
ROSE�察�their parlour´maid
TIME�此�The present。 The action passes throughout midsummer day on the
lawn of Colonel Hope's house�察�near the Thames above Oxford。
ACT I
The time is morning�察�and the scene a level lawn�察�beyond which the river is running amongst fields。 A huge old beech tree overshadows everything�察�in the darkness of whose hollow many things are hidden。 A rustic seat encircles it。 A low wall clothed in creepers�察�with two openings�察�divides this lawn from the flowery approaches to the house。 Close to the wall there is a swing。 The sky is clear and sunny。 COLONEL HOPE is seated in a garden´chair�察�reading a newspaper through pince´nez。 He is fifty´five and bald�察�with drooping grey moustaches and a weather´darkened face。 He wears a flannel suit and a hat from Panama�察�a tennis racquet leans against his chair。 MRS。 HOPE comes quickly through the opening of the wall�察�with roses in her hands。 She is going grey�察�she wears tan gauntlets�察�and no hat。 Her manner is decided�察�her voice emphatic�察�as though aware that there is no nonsense in its owner's composition。 Screened from sight�察�MISS BEECH is seated behind the hollow tree�察�and JOY is perched on a lower branch hidden by foliage。
MRS。 HOPE。 I told Molly in my letter that she'd have to walk up�察�Tom。
COLONEL。 Walk up in this heat�拭 �My dear�察�why didn't you order Benson's fly��
MRS。 HOPE。 Expense for nothing� �Bob can bring up her things in the barrow。 I've told Joy I won't have her going down to meet the train。 She's so excited about her mother's coming there's no doing anything with her。
COLONEL。 No wonder�察�after two months。
MRS。 HOPE。 Well�察�she's going home to´morrow�察�she must just keep herself fresh for the dancing tonight。 I'm not going to get people in to dance�察�and have Joy worn out before they begin。
COLONEL。 ��Dropping his paper。�А �I don't like Molly's walking up。
MRS。 HOPE。 A great strong woman like Molly Gwyn� �It isn't half a mile。
COLONEL。 I don't like it�察�Nell�察�it's not hospitable。
MRS。 HOPE。 Rubbish� �If you want to throw away money�察�you must just find some better investment than those wretched 3 per cents。 of yours。 The greenflies are in my roses already� �Did you ever see anything so disgusting�拭 。�They bend over the roses they have grown�察�and lose all sense of everything。�А �Where's the syringe�拭 �I saw you mooning about with it last night�察�Tom。
COLONEL。 ��Uneasily。�А �Mooning��
��He retires behind his paper。 MRS。 HOPE enters the hollow of the tree。��
There's an account of that West Australian swindle。 Set of ruffians� �Listen to this�察�Nell� �It is understood that amongst the share´ holders are large numbers of women�察�clergymen�察�and Army officers。; How people can be such fools��
��Becoming aware that his absorption is unobserved�察�he drops his glasses�察�and reverses his chair towards the tree。��
MRS。 HOPE。 ��Reappearing with a garden syringe。 I simply won't have Dick keep his fishing things in the tree�察�there's a whole potful of disgusting worms。 I can't touch them。 You must go and take 'em out�察�Tom。
��In his turn the COLONEL enters the hollow of the tree。��
MRS。 HOPE。 ��Personally。�А �What on earth's the pleasure of it�拭 �I can't see� �He never catches anything worth eating。
��The COLONEL reappears with a paint pot full of worms�察�he holds them out abstractedly。��
MRS。 HOPE。 ��Jumping。�А �Don't put them near me��
MISS BEECH。 ��From behind the tree。�А �Don't hurt the poor creatures。
COLONEL。 ��Turning。�А �Hallo�察�Peachey�拭 �What are you doing round there��
��He puts the worms down on the seat。��
MRS。 HOPE。 Tom�察�take the worms off that seat at once��
COLONEL。 ��Somewhat flurried。�А �Good gad� �I don't know what to do with the beastly worms��
MRS。 HOPE。 It's not my business to look after Dick's worms。 Don't put them on the ground。 I won't have them anywhere where they can crawl about。 ��She flicks some greenflies off her roses。��
COLONEL。 ��Looking into the pot as though the worms could tell him where to put them。�А �Dash��
MISS BEECH。 Give them to me。
MRS。 HOPE。 ��Relieved。�А �Yes�察�give them to Peachey。
��There comes from round the tree Miss BEECH�察�old´fashioned�察 �barrel´shaped�察�balloony in the skirts。 She takes the paint pot�察 �and sits beside it on the rustic seat。��
MISS BEECH。 Poor creatures��
MRS。 HOPE。 Well�察�it's beyond me how you can make pets of worms´ wriggling�察�crawling�察�horrible things��
��ROSE�察�who is young and comely�察�in a pale print frock�察�comes from the house and places letters before her on a silver salver。��
��Taking the letters。��
What about Miss joy's frock�察�Rose��
ROSE。 Please�察�'m�察�I can't get on with the back without Miss Joy。
MRS。 HOPE。 Well�察�then you must just find her。 I don't know where she is。
ROSE。 ��In a slow�察�sidelong manner。�А �If you please�察�Mum�察�I think Miss Joy's up in the
��She stops�察�seeing Miss BEECH signing to her with both hands。��
MRS。 HOPE。 ��Sharply。�А �What is it�察�Peachey��
MISS BEECH。 ��Selecting a finger。�А �Pricked meself��
MRS。 HOPE。 Let's look��
��She bends to look�察�but Miss BEECH places the finger in her mouth。��
ROSE。 ��Glancing askance at the COLONEL。�А �If you please�察�Mum�察�it's below the waist�察�I think I can manage with the dummy。
MRS。 HOPE。 Well�察�you can try。 ��Opening her letter as ROSE retires。�А�Here's Molly about her train。
MISS BEECH。 Is there a letter for me��
MRS。 HOPE。 No�察�Peachey。
MISS BEECH。 There never is。
COLONEL。 What's that�拭 �You got four by the first post。
MISS BEECH。 Exceptions��
COLONEL。 ��Looking over his glasses。�А �Why� �You know�察�you get 'em every day��
MRS。 HOPE。 Molly says she'll be down by the eleven thirty。 ��In an injured voice。�А �She'll be here in half an hour� 。�Reading with disapproval from the letter。�А �MAURICE LEVER is coming down by the same train to see Mr。 Henty about the Tocopala Gold Mine。 Could you give him a bed for the night�拭�
��Silence�察�slight but ominous。��
COLONEL。 ��Calling into his aid his sacred hospitality。�А �Of course we must give him a bed��
MRS。 HOPE。 Just like a man� �What room I should like to know��
COLONEL。 Pink。
MRS。 HOPE。 As if Molly wouldn't have the pink��
COLONEL。 ��Ruefully。�А �I thought she'd have the blue��
MRS。 HOPE。 You know perfectly well it's full of earwigs�察�Tom。 I killed ten there yesterday morning。
MISS BEECH。 Poor creatures��
MRS。 HOPE。 I don't know that I approve of this Mr。 Lever's dancing attendance。 Molly's only thirty´six。
COLONEL。 ��In a high voice。�А �You can't refuse him a bed�察�I never heard of such a thing。
MRS。 HOPE。 ��Reading from the letter。�А �This gold mine seems to be a splendid chance。 ��She glances at the COLONEL。�А �I've put all my spare cash into it。 They're issuing some Preference shares now�察�if Uncle Tom wants an investment;��She pauses�察�then in a changed�察�decided voice ��Well�察�I suppose I shall have to screw him in somehow。
COLONEL。 What's that about gold mines�拭 �Gambling nonsense� �Molly ought to know my views。
MRS。 HOPE。 ��Folding the letter away out of her consciousness。�А �Oh� �your views� �This may be a specially good chance。
MISS BEECH。 Ahem� �Special case��
MRS。 HOPE。 ��Paying no attention。�А �I 'm sick of these 3 per cent。 dividends。 When you've only got so little money�察�to put it all into that India Stock�察�when it might be earning 6 per cent。 at least�察�quite safely� �There are ever so many things I want。
COLONEL。 There you go��
MRS。 HOPE。 As to Molly�察�I think it's high time her husband came home to look after her�察�instead of sticking out there in that hot place。 In fact
��Miss BEECH looks up at the tree and exhibits cerebral excitement��
I don't know what Geoff's about�察�why doesn't he find something in England�察�where they could live together。
COLONEL。 Don't say anything against Molly�察�Nell��
MRS。 HOPE。 Well�察�I don't believe in husband and wife being separated。 That's not my idea of married life。
��The COLONEL whistles quizzically。��
Ah�察�yes�察�she's your niece�察�not mime� �Molly's very
MISS BEECH。 Ouch� 。�She sucks her finger。��
MRS。 HOPE。 Well�察�if I couldn't sew at your age�察�Peachey�察�without pricking my fingers� �Tom�察�if I have Mr。 Lever here�察�you'll just attend to what I say and look into that mine��
COLONEL。 Look into your grandmother� �I have n't made a study of geology for nothing。 For every ounce you take out of a gold mine�察�you put an ounce and a half in。 Any fool knows that�察�eh�察�Peachey��
MISS BEECH。 I hate your horrid mines�察�with all the poor creatures underground。
MRS。 HOPE。 Nonsense�察�Peachey� �As if they'd go there if they did n't want to��
COLONEL。 Why don't you read your paper�察�then you'd see what a lot of wild´cat things there are about。
MRS。 HOPE。 ��Abstractedly。�А �I can't put Ernest and Letty in the blue room�察�there's only the single bed。 Suppose I put Mr。 Lever there�察�and say nothing about the earwigs。 I daresay he'll never notice。
COLONEL。 Treat a guest like that��
MRS。 HOPE。 Then where am I to put him for goodness sake��
COLONEL。 Put him in my dressing´room�察�I'll turn out。
MRS。 HOPE。 Rubbish�察�Tom�察�I won't have you turned out�察�that's flat。 He can have Joy's room�察�and she can sleep with the earwigs。
JOY。 ��From her hiding´place upon a lower branch of the hollow tree。�А�I won't。
��MRS。 HOPE and the COLONEL jump。��
COLONEL。 God bless my soul��
MRS。 HOPE。 You wretched girl� �I told you never to climb that tree again。 Did you know�察�Peachey�拭 。�Miss BEECH smiles。�А �She's always up there�察�spoiling all her frocks。 Come down now�察�Joy�察�there's a good child��
JOY。 I don't want to sleep with earwigs�察�Aunt Nell。
MISS BEECH。 I'll sleep with the poor creatures。
MRS。 HOPE�察。�After a pause。�А �Well�察�it would be a mercy if y
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