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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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