American drama -- 20th century; Experimental fiction, American; Prose poems
Were you dreaming badly. No. Then go to sleep again little sweetheart.
Ernestine.
It is easy to see four boats. Boats are a ship. There are English and
Danish and other boats. It is hard to tell the Italian flag. Hard almost
impossible.
I do not mean to be discourteous.
Ernestine.
Come in.
John.
Did you meet him.
I did and I believed in him.
Did you go away.
No I stayed a long time.
Did you go to another country to earn your own living.
I did not I stayed here for some time.
I am going away.
I have finished everything.
I will expect a selection.
I have dreams of women.
Do dream of me.
I will come to see weather.
I understand what they mean by dirty weather. It's the color.
Act so that you will be spared the necessity of deceiving anyone.
I do.
I will.
Scene II.
They were willing to have table and bed linen and neglect dressing. They
were willing to have excellent eating. They did not care about coffee.
Sarah.
Wood is not to be neglected. I will attend to everything.
If he hasn't them send us his name.
What do we do with methods and respect.
Methods and respect serve us for imitation. We imitate pronunciation.
Mexico.
Henry Irving.
Neglect me and believe me and caress me.
Say I am careful.
Believe in punishments. Search for many.
Many men are necessary. We are necessary. We mean more and we have
faithful truths.
Mexico.
I was so pleased.
ACT II.
A grand opening and many boats. I like them with white sails. I like
them to use better coal.
Appreciations.
Mrs. Guilbert.
I understand Welsh.
So do I.
Mrs. Hendry.
I have never been married.
I have.
Mexico.
Mexico is prettily pronounced in Spanish.
Pronounce it for me.
Yes I will.
Say it prettily.
Mexico.
There are many ways of winning a lottery.
Newspaper notoriety.
A grocery store.
A butcher shop.
A silk seller.
Embroidery.
Clothes.
Muffs.
And corduroy.
This is the way we win.
We refuse to go to theater not because we don't like it but because we'd
rather go to Penfolds. Penfolds have not a pleasant house we are going
there for tea tomorrow.
Mrs. Guilbert.
She has remarkable lace. She teaches English.
We have chosen a handkerchief.
William Guilbert.
He is very young. He has been here altogether. He is not older than
Allan.
How old is Allan.
I do not know I think he is seventeen.
Fairly reorganized they are loading from one boat into another.
I have my foot.
Genevieve.
I do not mean to know her.
Yes you do.
I mean I have not met her.
Well that's possible.
Madeleine.
My name is Victoria.
Yes the Captain told me.
We do not address him.
He speaks English.
Yes of course he does.
Why of course we do.
We are going to begin.
Listen to one another.
We are all together.
This is a song.
Mrs. Childs.
I am decided we must not expose ourselves to the cold.
Thank you very much.
ACT III.
Now let us understand each other. We have more time than we had. Let us
begin now.
A cab stand.
Who is restless.
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