VOICEMechanically。It’sme-it’sPhil-it’syourhusband。
CAPTGShedoesn’tknowmel-It’syourownhusband，darling。
VOICEYourownhusband，darlingAYAHWithaninspiration。
MemsahibunderstandingallIsaying。
CAPTGMakeherunderstandmethen-quick！
AYAHHandonMasG。’sfore-head。Memsahib！CaptainSahibhere。
VOICESalaemdoFretfully。IknowI’mnotfittobeseen。
AYAHAsidetoG。Say“marneen“sameasbreakfash。
CAPTGGood-morning，littlewomanHowareweto-day？
VOICEThat’sPhilPooroldPhilViciously。Phil，youfool，I
can’tseeyouComenearer。
CAPTGMinnie！Minnie！It’sme-youknowme？
VOICEMockingly。OfcourseIdoWhodoesnotknowthemanwhowassocrueltohiswife-almosttheonlyoneheeverhad？
CAPTGYes，dearYes-ofcourse，ofcourseButwon’tyouspeaktobim？Hewantstospeaktoyousomuch。
VOICEThey’dneverlethiminTheDoctorwouldgivedarwazabundevenifhewereinthehouseHe’llnevercome。
Despairingly。OJudas！Judas！Judas！
CAPTGPuttingouthisarms。Theyhavelethimin，andhealwayswasinthehouseOh，mylove-don’tyouknowme？
VOrCEInahalfchant。“Anditcametopassattheeleventhhourthatthispoorsoulrepented。”Itknockedatthegates，buttheywereshut-tightasaplaster-agreat，burningplasterTheyhadpastedourmarriagecertificateallacrossthedoor，anditwasmadeofred-hotiron-peoplereallyoughttobemorecareful，youknow。
CAPTGWhatamItodo？Takingherinhisarms。Minnie！
speaktome-toPhil。
VOICEWhatshallIsay？Oh，tellmewhattosaybeforeit’stoolate！TheyareallgoingawayandIcan’tsayanything。
CAPTGSayyouknowme！Onlysayyouknowme！
DOCTORWhohasenteredquietly。Forpity’ssakedon’ttakeittoomuchtoheart，GadsbyIt’sthiswaysometimesTheywon’trecognizeTheysayallsortsofqueerthings-don’tyousee？
CAPTGAllright！Allright！Goawaynow；she’llrecognizeme；
you’rebotheringherShemust-mustn’tshe？
DOCTORShewillbefore-HaveIyourleavetotry？-
CAPTGAnythingyouplease，solongasshe’llknowmeIt’sonlyaquestionof-hours，isn’tit？
DOCTORProfessionally。Whilethere’slifethere’shopey’knowButdon’tbuildonit。
CAPTGIdon’tPullhertogetherifit’spossibleAside。WhathaveIdonetodeservethis？
DOCTORBendingoverbed。Now，MrsGadsby！WeshallbeallrighttomorrowYoumusttakeit，orIsha’n’tletPhilseeyouItisn’tnasty，isit？
VoiceMedicines！Alwaysmoremedicines！Can’tyouleavemealone？
CAPTGOh，leaveherinpeace，Doc！
DOCTORSteppingback，-aside。MayIbeforgivenifI’venonewrongAloud。Inafewminutessheoughttobesensible；butI
daren’ttellyoutolookforanythingIt’sonly-
CAPTGWhat？Goon，man。
DOCTORInawhisper。Forcingthelastrally。
CAPTGThenleaveusalone。
DOCTORDon’tmindwhatshesaysatfirst，ifyoucanThey-they-theyturnagainstthosetheylovemostsometimesinthis-It’shard，but-
CAPTGAmIherhusbandorareyou？Leaveusaloneforwhattimewehavetogether。
VOICEConfidentially。Andwewereengagedquitesuddenly，EmmaIassureyouthatIneverthoughtofitforamoment；but，oh，mylittleMe！-Idon’tknowwhatIshouldhavedoneifhehadn’tproposed。
CAPTGShethinksofthatDeercourtgirlbeforeshethinksofme。
Aloud。Minnie！
VOICENotfromtheshops，MummydearYoucangettherealleavesfromKaintu，andlaughingweaklynevermindabouttheblossoms-Deadwhitesilkisonlyfitforwidows，andIwon’twearitIt’sasbadasawindingsheetAlongp...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看：