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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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