Bird's nest, a fantasy in one actMygatt, Tracy D. (Tracy Dickinson)
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Bird's nest, a fantasy in one act
Mygatt, Tracy D. (Tracy Dickinson)
American drama -- 20th century; One-act plays
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Bird’s Nest
SCENE.--_A little low white cottage, approached by a
gravel-path which winds up from gray, moss-grown steps at_ L.,
_flanked by lilac-bushes. A sunken step leads across the tiny
pillared porch, twined deep with honeysuckle which, together
with the tall, recently-acquired French windows, stands open
into the living-room, dark now except for its moonlit shadows._
_At the rise of the curtain there is a moment in which the
dark and stillness permeate one; then there is a slight noise
overhead, an electric light flashes in the upper hall, and a
tallish, youthfully old figure that is_ MARTIN DOAN, _wearing
valet’s livery, can be made out, descending the little flight
of stairs just inside. As he reaches the bottom, the heavy
strokes of the clock in the church tower, faintly visible
in the middle-distance, begin to boom out midnight._ MARTIN
_pauses, listening. As the strokes proceed, he steps into the
open doorway, and peers into the garden._
MARTIN.
[_In soft unison with the bells._] Nine--ten--eleven--twelve----!
[_Then, snapping the profound quiet which succeeds the ending
of the chimes, there is an abrupt movement above stairs, and_
GEORGE SANFORD’S _voice, thick but vibrant with unwonted
excitement, calls_.
SANFORD.
That you, Martin?
MARTIN.
[_Turning toward the cottage._] Yes, sir.
SANFORD.
[_Jovially descending the stairs._] Well, well, Martin, what have you
got to keep _you_ awake?
MARTIN.
[_Measuring a conscious distance in his voice._] I hardly know, sir! It
was such a night, sir! I was going to bring up the ear-trumpet----
SANFORD.
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