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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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