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MRS。 GWYN。 You'd better explain what you mean�察�I think。
JOY。 I want to get you tohehe 'she 'snot��
MRS。 GWYN。 ��Frigidly。�А �Really�察�Joy��
JOY。 ��Passionately。�А �I'll fight against him�察�and I know there's something wrong about
��She stops。��
MRS。 GWYN。 About what��
JOY。 Let's tell Uncle Tom�察�Mother�察�and go away。
MRS。 GWYN。 Tell UncleTomwhat��
JOY。 ��Looking down and almost whispering。�А �Aboutaboutthe mine。
MRS。 GWYN。 What about the mine�拭 �What do you mean�拭 。�Fiercely。�А�Have you been spying on me��
JOY。 ��Shrinking。�А �No� �oh�察�no��
MRS。 GWYN。 Where were you��
JOY。 ��Just above her breath。�А �II heard something。
MRS。 GWYN。 ��Bitterly。�� But you were not spying��
JOY。 I was n'tI wasn't� �I didn't wantto hear。 I only heard a little。 I couldn't help listening�察�Mother。
MRS。 GWYN。 ��With a little laugh。 Couldn't help listening��
JOY。 ��Through her teeth。�А �I hate him。 I didn't mean to listen�察�but I hate him。
MRS。 GWYN。 I see。 Why do you hate him��
��There is a silence。��
JOY。 Hehe ��She stops。��
MRS。 GWYN。 Yes��
JOY。 ��With a sort of despair。�А �I don't know。 Oh� �I don't know� �But I feel
MRS。 GWYN。 I can't reason with you。 As to what you heard�察�it 's ridiculous。
JOY。 It 's not that。 It 'sit 's you��
MRS。 GWYN。 ��Stonily。�А �I don't know what you mean。
JOY。 ��Passionately。�А �I wish Dad were here��
MRS。 GWYN。 Do you love your Father as much as me��
JOY。 Oh� �Mother�察�no´you know I don't。
MRS。 GWYN。 ��Resentfully。�А �Then why do you want him��
JOY。 ��Almost under her breath。�А �Because of that man。
MRS。 GWYN。 Indeed��
JOY。 I will nevernever make friends with him。
MRS。 GWYN。 ��Cuttingly。�А �I have not asked you to。
JOY。 ��With a blind movement of her hand。�А �Oh�察�Mother��
��MRS。 GWYN half turns away。��
Motherwon't you�拭 �Let's tell Uncle Tom and go away from him��
MRS。 GWYN。 If you were not�察�a child�察�Joy�察�you wouldn't say such things。
JOY。 ��Eagerly。�А �I'm not a child�察�I'mI'm a woman。 I am。
MRS。 GWYN。 No� �Youarenot a woman�察�Joy。
��She sees joy throw up her arms as though warding off a blow�察 �and turning finds that LEVER is standing in the opening of the wall。��
LEVER。 ��Looking from face to face。�А �What's the matter �拭 。�There is no answer。�А �What is it�察�Joy��
JOY。 ��Passionately。�А �I heard you�察�I don't care who knows。 I'd listen again。
LEVER。 ��Impassively。�А �Ah� �and what did I say that was so very dreadful��
JOY。 You're aayou 're acoward��
MRS。 GWYN。 ��With a sort of groan。�А �Joy��
LEVER。 ��Stepping up to JOY�察�and standing with his hands behind him in a low voice。�А �Now hit me in the facehit mehit me as hard as you can。 Go on�察�Joy�察�it'll do you good。
��Joy raises her clenched hand�察�but drops it�察�and hides her face。��
Why don't you�拭 �I'm not pretending��
��Joy makes no sign。��
Come�察�joy�察�you'll make yourself ill�察�and that won't help�察�will it��
��But joy still makes no sign。��
��With determination。�А �What's the matter�拭 �now cometell me��
JOY。 ��In a stifled�察�sullen voice。�А �Will you leave my mother alone��
MRS。 GWYN。 Oh� �my dear Joy�察�don't be silly��
JOY。 ��Wincing�察�then with sudden passion。�А �I defy youI defy you� 。�She rushes from their sight。��
MRS。 GWYN。 ��With a movement of distress。�А�Oh��
LEVER。 ��Turning to MRS。 GWYN with a protecting gesture。�А �Never mind�察�dear� �It'll beit'll be all right��
��But the expression of his face is not the expression of his words。��
The curtain falls。
ACT III
It is evening�察�a full yellow moon is shining through the branches of the hollow tree。 The Chinese lanterns are alight。 There is dancing in the house�察�the music sounds now loud�察�now soft。 MISS BEECH is sitting on the rustic seat in a black bunchy evening dress�察�whose inconspicuous opening is inlaid with white。 She slowly fans herself。
DICK comes from the house in evening dress。 He does not see Miss BEECH。
DICK。 Curse� 。�A short silence。�А �Curse��
MISS BEECH。 Poor young man��
DICK。 ��With a start。�А �Well�察�Peachey�察�I can't help it ��He fumbles off his gloves。��
MISS BEECH。 Did you ever know any one that could��
DICK。 ��Earnestly。 It's such awfully hard lines on Joy。 I can't get her out of my head�察�lying there with that beastly headache while everybody's jigging round。
MISS BEECH。 Oh� �you don't mind about yourselfnoble young man��
DICK。 I should be a brute if I did n't mind more for her。
MISS BEECH。 So you think it's a headache�察�do you��
DICK。 Did n't you hear what Mrs。 Gwyn said at dinner about the sun�拭。�With inspiration。�А �I say�察�Peachey�察�could n't youcould n't you just go up and give her a message from me�察�and find out if there 's anything she wants�察�and say how brutal it is that she 's seedy�察�it would be most awfully decent of you。 And tell her the dancing's no good without her。 Do�察�Peachey�察�now do� �Ah� �and look here��
��He dives into the hollow of the tree�察�and brings from out of it a pail of water in which are placed two bottles of champagne�察 �and some yellow iriseshe takes the irises。��
You might give her these。 I got them specially for her�察�and I have n't had a chance。
MISS BEECH。 ��Lifting a bottle。�А �What 's this��
DICK。 Fizz。 The Colonel brought it from the George。 It 's for supper�察�he put it in here because of��Smiling faintly�А�Mrs。 Hope�察�I think。 Peachey�察�do take her those irises。
MISS。 BEECH。 D' you think they'll do her any good ��
DICK。 ��Crestfallen。�А �I thought she'd likeI don't want to worry heryou might try。
��MISS BEECH shakes her head。��
Why not��
MISS BEECH。 The poor little creature won't let me in。
DICK。 You've been up then��
MISS BEECH。 ��Sharply。�А �Of course I've been up。 I've not got a stone for my heart�察�young man��
DICK。 All right� �I suppose I shall just have to get along somehow。
MISS BEECH。 ��With devilry。�А �That's what we've all got to do。
DICK。 ��Gloomily。�� But this is too brutal for anything��
MISS BEECH。 Worse than ever happened to any one��
DICK。 I swear I'm not thinking of myself。
MISS BEECH。 Did y' ever know anybody that swore they were��
DICK。 Oh� �shut up��
MISS BEECH。 You'd better go in and get yourself a partner。
DICK。 ��With pale desperation。�А �Look here�察�Peachey�察�I simply loathe all those girls。
MISS BEECH。 Ah´h� 。�Ironically。�А �Poor lot�察�are n't they��
DICK。 All right�察�chaff away�察�it's good fun�察�isn't it�拭 �It makes me sick to dance when Joy's lying there。 Her last night�察�too��
MISS BEECH。 ��Sidling to him。�А �You're a good young man�察�and you 've got a good heart。
��She takes his hand�察�and puts it to her cheek。��
DICK。 PeacheyI say�察�Peachey d' you think there 'sI mean d' you think there'll ever be any chance for me��
MISS BEECH。 I thought that was coming� �I don't approve of your making love at your time of life�察�don't you think I 'm going to encourage you。
DICK。 But I shall be of age in a year�察�my money's my own�察�it's not as if I had to ask any one's leave�察�and I mean�察�I do know my own mind。
MISS BEECH。 Of course you do。 Nobody else would at your age�察�but you do。
DICK。 I would n't ask her to promise�察�it would n't be fair when she 's so young�察�but I do want her to know that I shall never change。
MISS BEECH。 And supposeonly supposeshe's fond of you�察�and says she'll never change。
DICK。 Oh� �Peachey� �D' you think there's a chance of thatdo you��
MISS BEECH。 A´h´h��
DICK。 I wouldn't let her bind herself�察�I swear I wouldn't。 ��Solemnly。�А �I'm not such a selfish brute as you seem to think。
MISS BEECH。 ��Sidling close to him and in a violent whisper。�А �Well have a go��
DICK。 Really�拭 �You are a brick�察�Peachey��
��He kisses her。��
MISS BEACH。 ��Yielding pleasurably�察�then remembering her principles。�А�Don't you ever say I said so� �You're too young�察�both of you。
DICK。 But it is exceptionalI mean in my case�察�is n't it��
��The COLONEL and MRS。 GWYN are coming down the lawn。��
MISS BEECH。 Oh� �very��
��She sits beneath the tree and fans herself。��
COLONEL。 The girls are all sitting out�察�Dick� �I've been obliged to dance myself。 Phew��
��He mops his brow。��
��DICK swinging round goes rushing off towards the house。��
��Looking after him。�А �Hallo� �What's the matter with him�拭 �Cooling your heels�察�Peachey�拭 �By George� �it's hot。 Fancy the poor devils in London on a night like this�察�what�拭 。�He sees the moon。�А �It's a full moon。 You're lucky to be down here�察�Molly。
MRS。 GWYN。 ��In a low voice。�А �Very��
MISS BEECH。 Oh� �so you think she's lucky�察�do you��
COLONEL。 ��Expanding his nostrils。�А �Delicious scent to´night� �Hay and rosesdelicious。
��He seats himself between them。��
A shame that poor child has knocked up like this。 Don't think it was the sun myselfmore likely neuralgicshe 's subject to neuralgia�察�Molly。
MRS。 GWYN。 ��Motionless。�А �I know。
COLONEL。 Got too excited about your coming。 I told Nell not to keep worrying her about her frock�察�and this is the result。 But your Aunt you knowshe can't let a thing alone��
MISS BEECH。 Ah� �'t isn't neuralgia。
��MRS。 GWYN looks at her quickly and averts her eyes。��
COLONEL。 Excitable little thing。 You don't understand her�察�Peachey。
MISS BEECH。 Don't I��
COLONEL。 She's all affection。 Eh�察�Molly�拭 �I remember what I was like at her age�察�a poor affectionate little rat�察�and now look at me��
MISS BEECH。 ��Fanning herself。�А �I see you。
COLONEL。 ��A little sadly。�А �We forget what we were like when we were young。 She's been looking forward to to´night ever since you wrote�察�and now to have to go to bed and miss the�察�dancing。 Too bad��
MRS。 GWYN。 Don't�察�Uncle Tom��
COLONEL。 ��Patting her hand。�А �There�察�there�察�old girl�察�don't think about it。 She'll be all right tomorrow。
MISS BEECH。 If I were her mother I'd soon have her up。
COLONEL。 Have her up with that headache� �What are you talking about�察�Peachey��
MISS BEECH。 I know a remedy。
COLONEL。 Well�察�out with it。
MISS BEECH。 Oh� �Molly knows it too��
MRS。 GWYN。 ��Staring at the ground。�А �It's easy to advise。
COLONEL。 ��Fidgetting。�А �Well�察�if you're thinking of morphia for her�察�don't
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