American drama -- 20th century; Experimental fiction, American; Prose poems
They are laying them for the electrical railroad.
Sarah. I don't like him. I don't like his ways. I don't like it and I
will not say it. I will do as you do and you do it so nicely. I will do
as you do and then we were right. We were right to ask him to come in.
He will not come in. I will not go out. We will not stay there. We will
say yes certainly, we are not very busy. Yes please see that you have
the things you want. You have not been given them. Don't fail to come
again when you need them.
A Farmer.
A fisherman.
We don't like to look at a wall.
A Fisherman and a farmer.
They both believe in fish. Fish is a fertilizer. It cannot be found in
the bay. You do not have to go out far. You have to have a great many
boats.
An English mother.
You make me quite afraid of dogs.
SCENE VI.
A water faucet.
We were very likely to meet one another. None of us have running water.
The count Rangle had.
We were all fond of winter. We said we liked summer. The trouble with
the summer is that it is too hot. You see I am convinced.
Harold.
Harold is your name. I thought it was Martin.
It is Martin or Mark.
Thank you.
You speak English.
Yes certainly.
And french.
Very nicely.
And Hindustani.
My mother does.
I supposed she did.
We had never thought about it.
SCENE VII.
ACT II.
We are deserted. We are left alone. They are going to Paris. We stay
here.
Minorca. And there is such a nice view.
A dinner.
Tomorrow.
Every day.
Yes every day.
In the morning.
We will ride. We will come home. Yes we will. Don't bother. Yes you need
to we understand. We will meet you at half past one old time. You need
never be drunk. It is an older word.
Do be clear.
Golly Moses it is damp out here.
Any little piece of paper makes a wind.
Yes yes.
Anthony and Cleopatra.
Do you like him. I must go and see the workingmen.
Do you like them they are giving our son a knife.
Whom does he resemble. The son resembles his mother. Don't say it.
Why not.
Because the father does not prefer to hear it. He prefers to hear that
the son resembles him.
The son resembles him but he looks like his mother.
They wish him to have every advantage.
Change of scene.
In walking home we did not go that way. I had my reason for not going
that way. I did not care about losing a button. As a matter of fact I
didn't lose it.
Winnie and William.
How are they today.
They are going away.
We are going away.
I am sorry.
We are not sorry.
No I cannot say whether we are not sorry.
We are not sorry.
Another climate.
The ponds are frozen. We did not read that today.
Mike wrote it.
We were very careful to look at the water.
It was not cold here.
There are a great many times when there is rain.
Oh yes.
All right.
He.
He came in.
What is the name of it.
I cannot say it.
Do not say it.
I do not care to look at any one.
I do.
Then please yourself.
I do not understand electricity.
I do.
I do not understand hail.
I can explain it.
I do not care for history.
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