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《卖花女》剧本全本1st

Pygmalion

Act1

CoventGardenat11.15p.m.Torrentsofheavysummerrain.Cabwhistlesblowingfranticallyinalldirections.PedestriansrunningforshelterintothemarketandundertheporticoofSt.Paul'sChurch,wheretherearealreadyseveralpeople.Theyareallpeeringoutgloomilyattherain,exceptonemanwithhisbackturnedtotherest,whoseemswhollypreoccupiedwithanotebookinwhichheiswritingbusily.Thechurchclockstrikesthefirstquarter.

Ayoungmanoftwenty,ineveningdress,openshisumbrellaanddashesoffontothestreettostopapassingtaxi,butcomesintocollisionwithaflowergirl,whoishurryinginforshelter,knockingherbasketoutofherhands.Ablindingflashoflightning,followedinstantlybyarattlingpealofthunder,orchestratestheincident.]

THEFLOWERGIRL:

Nahthen,lookwh'y'gowin,deah.

TheYOUNGMAN:

Sorry[herushesoff].

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[pickingupherscatteredflowersandreplacingtheminthebasket]There'smennersf'yer!

Te-oobanchesovoyletstrodintothemad.[Shesitsdownontheplinthofthecolumn,sortingherflowers,ontherightofanoldlady.Sheisnotatallanattractiveperson.Sheisperhapseighteen,perhapstwenty,hardlyolder.ShewearsalittlesailorhatofblackstrawthathaslongbeenexposedtothedustandsootofLondonandhasseldomifeverbeenbrushed.Herhairneedswashingratherbadly:

itsmousycolorcanhardlybenatural.Shewearsashoddyblackcoatthatreachesnearlytoherkneesandisshapedtoherwaist.Shehasabrownskirtwithacoarseapron.Herbootsaremuchtheworseforwear.Sheisnodoubtascleanasshecanaffordtobe;butcomparedtotheladiessheisverydirty.Herfeaturesarenoworsethantheirs;buttheirconditionleavessomethingtobedesired;andsheneedstheservicesofadentist].

[Anelderlygentlemanoftheamiablemilitarytyperushesintoshelter,andclosesadrippingumbrella.HeisinthesameplightasFreddy,verywetabouttheankles.Heisineveningdress,withalightovercoat.Hetakestheplaceleftvacantbythedaughter'sretirement.]

THEGENTLEMAN:

Phew!

TheOLDLADY:

[tothegentleman]Oh,sir,isthereanysignofitsstopping?

THEGENTLEMAN:

I'mafraidnot.Itstartedworsethaneverabouttwominutesago.[Hegoestotheplinthbesidetheflowergirl;putsuphisfootonit;andstoopstoturndownhistrouserends].

THEOLDLADY:

Oh,dear!

[Sheretiressadly].

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[takingadvantageofthemilitarygentleman'sproximitytoestablishfriendlyrelationswithhim].Ifit'sworseit'sasignit'snearlyover.Socheerup,Captain;andbuyafloweroffapoorgirl.

THEGENTLEMAN:

I'msorry,Ihaven'tanychange.

THEFLOWERGIRL:

Icangiveyouchange,Captain,

THEGENTLEMAN:

Forasovereign?

I'venothingless.

THEFLOWERGIRL:

Garn!

Ohdobuyafloweroffme,Captain.Icanchangehalf-a-crown.Takethisfortuppence.

THEGENTLEMAN:

Nowdon'tbetroublesome:

there'sagoodgirl.[Tryinghispockets]Ireallyhaven'tanychange—Stop:

here'sthreehapence,ifthat'sanyusetoyou[heretreatstotheotherpillar].

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[disappointed,butthinkingthreehalfpencebetterthannothing]Thankyou,sir.

THEBYSTANDERA[avigilant,eccentricmiddle-agedmaninalongrainingjacket]:

[tothegirl]Youbecareful:

givehimaflowerforit.There'samanherebehindtakingdowneverywordyou'resaying.[Allturntothemanwhoistakingnotes].

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[springingupterrified]Iain'tdonenothingwrongbyspeakingtothegentleman.I'vearighttosellflowersifIkeepoffthekerb.[Hysterically]I'marespectablegirl:

sohelpme,Ineverspoketohimexcepttoaskhimtobuyafloweroffme.[Generalhubbub,mostlysympathetictotheflowergirl,butdeprecatingherexcessivesensibility.CriesofDon'tstarthollerin.Who'shurtingyou?

Nobody'sgoingtotouchyou.What'sthegoodoffussing?

Steadyon.Easy,easy,etc.,comefromtheelderlystaidspectators,whopathercomfortingly.Lesspatientonesbidhershutherhead,oraskherroughlywhatiswrongwithher.Aremotergroup,notknowingwhatthematteris,crowdinandincreasethenoisewithquestionandanswer:

What'stherow?

Whatshedo?

Whereishe?

Atectakingherdown.What!

him?

Yes:

himoverthere:

Tookmoneyoffthegentleman,etc.Theflowergirl,distraughtandmobbed,breaksthroughthemtothegentleman,cryingmildly]Oh,sir,don'tlethimchargeme.Youdunnowhatitmeanstome.They'lltakeawaymycharacteranddrivemeonthestreetsforspeakingtogentlemen.They—

THENOTETAKER:

[comingforwardonherright,therestcrowdingafterhim]There,there,there,there!

Who'shurtingyou,yousillygirl?

Whatdoyoutakemefor?

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[stillhysterical]ItakemyBibleoathIneversaidaword—

THENOTETAKER:

[overbearingbutgood-humored]Oh,shutup,shutup.Do