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LEVER。  Nothing�察�so far as I know。

COLONEL。  ��With suspicion。�А �Eh��

LEVER。  All I can tell you is�此�This is as far as we've got�察�and we want more money before we can get any farther。

COLONEL。  ��Absently。�А �Yes�察�yes�察�that's very usual。

LEVER。  If you ask my personal opinion I think it's very doubtful that the gold does go down。

COLONEL。  ��Smiling。�А �Oh�  �a personal opinion a matter of this sort��

LEVER。  ��As though about to take the papers。�А �Perhaps we'd better close the sitting�察�sir�察�sorry to have bored you。

COLONEL。  Now�察�now�  �Don't be so touchy�  �If I'm to put money in�察�I'm bound to look at it all round。

LEVER。  ��With lifted brows。�А �Please don't imagine that I want you to put money in。

COLONEL。  Confound it�察�sir�  �D 'you suppose I take you for a Company promoter��

LEVER。  Thank you��

COLONEL。  ��Looking at him doubtfully。�А �You've got Irish blood in youum�拭 �You're so hasty��

LEVER。  If you 're really thinking of taking sharesmy advice to you is�察�don't��

COLONEL。  ��Regretfully。�А �If this were an ordinary gold mine�察�I wouldn't dream of looking at it�察�I want you to understand that。 Nobody has a greater objection to gold mines than I。

LEVER。  ��Looks down at his host with half´closed eyes。�А �But it is a gold mine�察�Colonel Hope。

COLONEL。  I know�察�I know�察�but I 've been into it for myself�察�I've formed my opinion personally。  Now�察�what 's the reason you don't want me to invest��

LEVER。  Well�察�if it doesn't turn out as you expect�察�you'll say it's my doing。  I know what investors are。

COLONEL。  ��Dubiously。�А �If it were a Westralian or a Kaffir I would n't touch it with a pair of tongs�  �It 's not as if I were going to put much in�  。�He suddenly bends above the papers as though magnetically attracted。�А�I like these Triassic formations��

     ��DICK�察�who has hung the last lantern�察�moodily departs。��

LEVER。  ��Looking after him。  That young man seems depressed。

COLONEL。  ��As though remembering his principles。�А �I don't like mines�察�never have�  。�Suddenly absorbed again。�А �I tell you what�察�Leverthis thing's got tremendous possibilities。  You don't seem to believe in it enough。  No mine's any good without faith�察�until I see for myself�察�however�察�I shan't commit myself beyond a thousand。

LEVER。  Are you serious�察�sir��

COLONEL。  Certainly�  �I've been thinking it over ever since you told me Henty had fought shy。  I 've a poor opinion of Henty。  He's one of those fellows that says one thing and does another。  An opportunist��

LEVER。  ��Slowly。�А �I'm afraid we're all that�察�more or less。  ��He sits beneath the hollow tree。��

COLONEL。  A man never knows what he is himself。  There 's my wife。 She thinks she 's By the way�察�don't say anything to her about this�察�please。  And�察�Lever ��nervously�В察�I don't think�察�you know�察�this is quite the sort of thing for my niece。

LEVER。  ��Quietly。�А �I agree。  I mean to get her out of it。

COLONEL。  ��A little taken aback。�А �Ah�  �You know�察�sheshe's in a very delicate position�察�living by herself in London。  ��LEVER looks at him ironically。�А �You  ��very nervously�А �see a good deal of her�拭 �If it had n't been for Joy growing so fast�察�we shouldn't have had the child down here。  Her mother ought to have her with her。  Eh�  �Don't you think so��

LEVER。  ��Forcing a smile。�А �Mrs。 Gwyn always seems to me to get on all right。

COLONEL。  ��As though making a discovery。�А �You know�察�I've found that when a woman's living alone and unprotected�察�the very least thing will set a lot of hags and jackanapes talking。  ��Hotly。�А �The more unprotected and helpless a woman is�察�the more they revel in it。  If there's anything I hate in this world�察�it's those wretched creatures who babble about their neighbours' affairs。

LEVER。  I agree with you。

COLONEL。  One ought to be very careful not to give themthat is ��checks himself confused�察�then hurrying on��I suppose you and Joy get on all right��

LEVER。  ��Coolly。�А �Pretty well�察�thanks。  I'm not exactly in Joy's line�察�have n't seen very much of her�察�in fact。

     ��Miss BEECH and JOY have been approaching from the house。  But      seeing LEVER�察�JOY turns abruptly�察�hesitates a moment�察�and with      an angry gesture goes away。��

COLONEL ��Unconscious。�А �Wonderfully affectionate little thing�  �Well�察�she'll be going home to´morrow��

MISS BEECH。  ��Who has been gazing after JOY。�А �Talkin' business�察�poor creatures��

LEVER。  Oh�察�no�  �If you'll excuse me�察�I'll wash my hands before tea。

     ��He glances at the COLONEL poring over papers�察�and�察�shrugging      his shoulders�察�strolls away。��

MISS BEECH。  ��Sitting in the swing。�А �I see your horrid papers。

COLONEL。  Be quiet�察�Peachey��

MISS BEECH。  On a beautiful summer's day�察�too。

COLONEL。  That'll do now。

MISS BEECH。  ��Unmoved。�А �For every ounce you take out of a gold mine you put two in。

COLONEL。  Who told you that rubbish��

MISS BEECH。 ��With devilry。�А �You did��

COLONEL。  This is n't an ordinary gold mine。

MISS BEECH。  Oh� �quite a special thing。

     ��COLONEL stares at her�察�but subsiding at hey impassivity�察�he      pores again over the papers。��

     ��Rosy has approached with a tea cloth。��

ROSE。  If you please�察�sir�察�the Missis told me to lay the tea。

COLONEL。  Go away�  �Ten fives fifty。  Ten 5 16ths�察�Peachey��

MISS BEECH。  I hate your nasty sums��

     ��ROSE goes away。  The COLONEL Writes。  MRS。 HOPE'S voice is      heard�察 �Now then�察�bring those chairs�察�you two。  Not that one�察     �Ernest。;  ERNEST arid LETTY appear through the openings of the      wall�察�each with a chair。��

COLONEL。  ��With dull exasperation。�А �What do you want��

LETTY。  Tea�察�Father。

     ��She places her chair arid goes away。��

ERNEST。  That Johnny´bird Lever is too cocksure for me�察�Colonel。 Those South American things are no good at all。  I know all about them from young Scrotton。  There's not one that's worth a red cent。 If you want a flutter

COLONEL。  ��Explosively。�А �Flutter�  �I'm not a gambler�察�sir��

ERNEST。  Well�察�Colonel ��with a smile�В察�I only don't want you to chuck your money away on a stiff 'un。  If you want anything good you should go to Mexico。

COLONEL。  ��Jumping up and holding out the map。�А �Go to  ��He stops in time。�А �What d'you call that�察�eh�拭 �M´E´X

ERNEST。  ��Not to be embarrassed。�А �It all depend on what part。

COLONEL。  You think you know everythingyou think nothing's right unless it's your own idea�  �Be good enough to keep your advice to yourself。

ERNEST。  ��Moving with his chair�察�and stopping with a smile。�А �If you ask me�察�I should say it wasn't playing the game to put Molly into a thing like that。

COLONEL。  What do you mean�察�sir��

ERNEST。  Any Juggins can see that she's a bit gone on our friend。

COLONEL。  ��Freezingly。�А �Indeed��

ERNEST。  He's not at all the sort of Johnny that appeals to me。

COLONEL。  Really��

ERNEST。  ��Unmoved。�А �If I were you�察�Colonel�察�I should tip her the wink。  He was hanging about her at Ascot all the time。  It 's a bit thick��

     ��MRS。 HOPE followed by ROSE appears from the house。��

COLONEL。  ��Stammering with passion。�А �Jackanapes��

MRS。 HOPE。  Don't stand there�察�Tom�察�clear those papers�察�and let Rose lay the table。  Now�察�Ernest�察�go and get another chair。

     ��The COLONEL looks wildly round and sits beneath the hollow      tree�察�with his head held in his hands。  ROSE lays the cloth。��

MRS。 BEECH。  ��Sitting beside the COLONEL。�А �Poor creature��

ERNEST。  ��Carrying his chair about with him。�А �Ask any Johnny in the City�察�he 'll tell you Mexico's a very tricky countrythe people are awful rotters

MRS。 HOPE。  Put that chair down�察�Ernest。

     ��ERNEST looks at the chair�察�puts it down�察�opens his mouth�察�and      goes away。  ROSE follows him。��

What's he been talking about�拭 �You oughtn't to get so excited�察�Tom�察�is your head bad�察�old man�拭 �Here�察�take these papers�  。�She hands the papers to the COLONEL。�А �Peachey�察�go in and tell them tea 'll be ready in a minute�察�there 's a good soul�拭 �Oh� �and on my dressing table you'll find a bottle of Eau de Cologne。

MRS。 BEECH。  Don't let him get in a temper again。  That 's three times to´day��

     ��She goes towards the house。 ��

COLONEL。  Never met such a fellow in my life�察�the most opinionated�察�narrow´mindedthinks he knows everything。  Whatever Letty could see in him I can't think。  Pragmatical beggar��

MRS。 HOPE。  Now Tom�  �What have you been up to�察�to get into a state like this��

COLONEL。  ��Avoiding her eyes。�А �I shall lose my temper with him one of these days。  He's got that confounded habit of thinking nobody can be right but himself。

MRS。 HOPE。  That's enough�  �I want to talk to you seriously�  �Dick's in love。  I'm perfectly certain of it。

COLONEL。  Love�  �Who's he in love withPeachey��

MRS。 HOPE。  You can see it all over him。  If I saw any signs of Joy's breaking out�察�I'd send them both away。  I simply won't have it。

COLONEL。  Why�察�she's a child��

MRS。 HOPE。  ��Pursuing her own thoughts。�А �But she isn'tnot yet。 I've been watching her very carefully。  She's more in love with her Mother than any one�察�follows her about like a dog�  �She's been quite rude to Mr。 Lever。

COLONEL。  ��Pursuing his own thoughts。�А �I don't believe a word of it。

     ��He rises and walks about��

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�察�d 'you suppose I'd have him in the house��

     ��The COLONEL stops�察�and gives a sort of grunt。��

He's a very nice fellow�察�and I want you to pump him well�察�Tom�察�and see what there is in this mine。

COLONEL。  ��Uneasily。�А �Pump��

MRS。 HOPE。  ��Looking at him curiously。�А �Yes�察�you 've been up to something�  �Now what is it��

COLONEL。  Pump my own guest�  �I never heard of such a thing��

MRS。 HOPE。  There you are on your high horse�  �I do wish you had a little common´sense�察�Tom��

COLONEL。  I'd as soon you asked me to sneak about eavesdropping� �Pump��

MRS。 HOPE。  Well�察�what were you looking at these papers for�拭 �It does drive me so wild the way you throw away all the chances you have of making a little money。  I've got you this opportunity�察�and you do nothing but rave up and down�察�and talk nonsense��

COLONEL。  ��In a high voice�А �Much you know about it�  �I 've taken a thousand sh
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