 Wysłany: Śro 3:53, 23 Lut 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published ccaafgmc |
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have some sense of shame left. Cecily. They have been eating muffins.That looks like repentance. Gwendolen. [Afterapause.]Theydon’tseemtonoticeusatall. Couldn’t you cough? Cecily. But I haven’t got a cough. Gwendolen. They’re looking at us.What effrontery original outlet! Cecily. They’re approaching.That’s very forward of them. Gwendolen. Let us preserve a dignified silence. Cecily. Certainly.It’stheonlythingtodonow.[EnterJack followed byAlgernon .TheywhistlesomedreadfulpopularairfromaBritish Opera.] Gwendolen. Thisdignifiedsilenceseemstoproduceanunpleasant effect. Cecily. A most distasteful one. Gwendolen. But we will not be the first to speak. Cecily. Certainly not. Gwendolen. Mr.WorthingIhavesomethingveryparticulartoask you.Much depends on your reply. Cecily. Gwendolenyourcommonsenseisinvaluable.Mr.Moncrieff kindlyanswermethefollowingquestion.Whydidyoupretendtobe my guardian’s brother? Algernon. In order that I might have an opportunity of meeting you. Cecily. [ToGwendolen .]Thatcertainlyseemsasatisfactoryexplana- tiondoes it not? Gwendolen. Yesdearif you can believe him. Cecily. Idon’ |
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