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tcertainofhisaim.Hiseyeshaveamisted,oilylookandhismouthisslack.Butdespiteallthewhiskeyinhim,hehasnotescaped,andhelooksasheappearedatthecloseofthepreceedingact,asad,defeatedoldman,possessedbyhopelessresignation.

Asthecurtainrises,hefinishesagameandsweepsthecardstogether.Heshufflesthemclumsily,droppingacoupleonthefloor.Heretrievesthemwithdifficulty,andstartstoshuffleagain,whenhehearssomeoneenteringthefrontdoor.Hepeersoverhispince-nez1throughthefrontparlor.

TYRONE[hisvoicethick]Who'

sthat?

Isityou,Edmund?

[Edmund'

svoiceanswerscurtly,“Yes.”Thenheevidentlycollideswithsomethinginthedarkhallandcanbeheardcursing.Amomentlaterthehalllampisturnedon.Tyronefrownsandcalls.]Turnthatlightoutbeforeyoucomein.

[ButEdmunddoesn'

t.Hecomesinthroughthefrontparlor.Heisdrunknow,too,butlikehisfatherhecarriesitwell,andgiveslittlephysicalsignofitexceptinhiseyesandachip-on-the-shoulderaggressivenessinhismanner.Tyronespeaks,atfirstwithawarm,relievedwelcome.]

I'

mgladyou'

vecome,lad.I'

vebeendamnedlonely.[thenresentfully]You'

reafineonetorunawayandleavemetositalonehereallnightwhenyouknow—[withsharpirritation]Itoldyoutoturnoutthatlight!

We'

renotgivingaball.There'

snoreasontohavethehouseablazewithelectricityatthistimeofnight,burningupmoney!

EDMUND[angrily]Ablazewithelectricity!

Onebulb!

Hell,every-onekeepsalightoninthefronthalluntiltheygotobed.[Herubshiskness.]Idamnednearbustedmykneeonthehatstand.

TYRONEThelightfromhereshowsinthehall.Youcouldseeyourwaywellenoughifyouweresober.

EDMUNDIfIwassober?

Ilikethat!

TYRONEIdon'

tgiveadamnwhatotherpeopledo.Iftheywanttobewastefulfools,forthesakeofshow,letthembe!

EDMUNDOnebulb!

Christ,don'

tbesuchacheapskate!

I'

veprovedbyfiguresifyouleftthelightbulbonallnightitwouldn'

tbeasmuchasonedrink!

TYRONETOhellwithyourfigures!

TheproofisinthebillsIhavetopay!

EDMUND[sitsdownoppositehisfather—contemptuously]Yes,factsdon'

tmeanathing,dothey?

Whatyouwanttobelieve,that'

stheonlytruth!

[derisively]ShakespearewasanIrishCatholic,forexample.

TYRONE[stubbornly]Sohewas.Theproofisinhisplays.EDMUNDWellhewasn'

t,andthere'

snoproofofitinhisplays,excepttoyou!

[jeeringly]TheDukeofWellington,therewasanothergoodIrishCatholic!

TYRONEIneversaidhewasagoodone.HewasarenegadebutaCatholicjustthesame.

EDMUNDWell,hewasn'

t.YoujustwanttobelievenoonebutanIrishCatholicgeneralcouldbeatNapoleon.TYRONEI'

mnotgoingtoarguewithyou.Iaskedyoutoturnoutthatlightinthehall.

EDMUNDIheardyou,andasfarasI'

mconcerneditstayson.

TYRONENoneofyourdamnedinsolence!

Areyougoingtoobeymeornot?

EDMUNDNot!

Ifyouwanttobeacrazymiserputitoutyourself!

TYRONE[withthreateninganger]Listentome!

veputupwithalotfromyoubecausefromthemadthingsyou'

vedoneattimesI'

vethoughtyouweren'

tquiterightinyourhead.I'

veexcusedyouandneverliftedmyhandtoyou.Butthere'

sastrawthatbreaksthecamel'

sback.You'

llobeymeandputoutthatlightor,bigasyouare,I'

llgiveyouathrashingthat'

llteachyou—!

[SuddenlyheremembersEdmund'

sillnessandinstantlybecomesguiltyandshamefaced.]Forgiveme,lad.Iforgot—Youshouldn'

tgoadmeintolosingmytemper.

EDMUND[ashamedhimselfnow]Forgetit,Papa.Iapologize,too.Ihadnorightbeingnastyaboutnothing.Iamabitsoused,Iguess.I'

llputoutthedamnedlight.[Hestartstogetup.]

TYRONENo,staywhereyouare.Letitburn.[Hestandsupabruptly—andabitdrunkenly—andbeginsturningonthethreebulbsinthechandelier,withachildish,bitterlydramaticself-pity.]

We'

llhavethemallon!

Letthemburn!

Tohellwiththem!

Thepoorhouseistheendoftheroad,anditmightaswellbesooneraslater!

[Hefinishesturningonthelights.]

EDMUND[haswatchedthisproceedingwithanawakenedsenseofhumor——nowhegrins,teasingaffectionately]That'

sagrandcurtain.[Helaughs.]You'

reawonder,Papa.

TYRONE[sitsdownsheepishly—grumblespathetically]That'

sright,laughattheoldfool!

Thepooroldham!

Butthefinalcurtainwillbeinthepoorhousejustthesame,andthat'

snotcomedy!

[ThenasEdmundisstillgrinning,hechangesthesubject.]Well,well,let'

snotargue.You'

vegotbrainsinthatheadofyours,thoughyoudoyourbesttodenythem.You'

lllivetolearnthevalueofadollar.You'

renotlikeyourdamnedtrampofabrother.I'

vegivenuphopehe'

llevergetsense.Whereishe,bytheway?

EDMVNDHOWwouldIknow?

TYRONEIthoughtyou'

dgonebackuptowntomeethim.

EDMUNDNo.Iwalkedouttothebeach.Ihaven'

tseenhimsincethisafternoon.

TYRONEWell,ifyousplitthemoneyIgaveyouwithhim,likeafool——

EDMVNDSureIdid.He'

salwaysstakedmewhenhehadanything.

TYRONEThenitdoesn'

ttakeasoothsayertotellhe'

sprobablyinthewhorehouse.

EDMUNDWhatofitifheis?

Whyhot?

TYRONE[contemptuously]Whynot,indeed.It'

sthefitplaceforhim.Ifhe'

severhadaloftierdreamthanwhoresandwhiskey,he'

snevershownit.

EDMUNDOh,forPete'

ssake,Papa!

Ifyou'

regoingtostartthatstuff,I'

llbeatit.[Hestartstogetup.]

TYRONE[placatingly]Allfight,allfight,I'

llstop.Godknows,tdon'

tlikethesubjecteither.Willyoujoinmeinadrink?

EDMUNDAh!

Nowyou'

retalking!

TYRONE[passesthebottletohim—mechanically]I'

mwrongtotreatyou.You'

vehadenough

already.

EDMUND[pouringabigdrink—-abitdrunkenly]Enoughisnotasgoodasafeast.[Hehands

backthebottle.]

TYROMEIt'

stoomuchinyourcondition.

EDMUNDForgetmycondition!

[Heraiseshisglass.]Here'

show.

TYRONEDrinkhearty.[Theydrink.]Ifyouwalkedallthewaytothebeachyoumustbedampandchilled.

EDMUNDOh,IdroppedinattheInnonthewayoutandback.

TYRONEIt'

snotanightI'

dpickforalongwalk.

EDMUNDIlovedthefog.ItwaswhatIneeded.[Hesoundsmoretipsyandlooksit.]

TYRONEYOUshouldhavemoresensethantorisk—

EDMUNDTohellwithsense!

reallcrazy.Whatdowewantwithsense?

[HequotesfromDowsonsardonicaUy.2]

“Theyarenotlong,theweepingandthelaughter,

Loveanddesireandhate:

Ithinktheyhavenoportioninusafter

Wepassthegate.

Theyarenotlong,thedaysofwineandroses:

Outofamistydream

Ourpathemergesforawhile,thencloses

Withinadream.”

[staringbeforehim]ThefogwaswhereIwantedtobe.Halfwaydownthepathyoucan'

tSeethishouse.You'

dneverknowitwashere.Oranyoftheotherplacesdowntheavenue.Icouldn'

tseebutafewfeetahead.Ididn'

tmeetasoul.Everythinglookedandsoundedunreal.Nothingwaswhatitis.That'

swhatIwanted—tobealonewithmyselfinanotherworldwheretruthisuntrueandlifecanhidefromitself.Outbeyondtheharbor,wheretheroadrunsalongthebeach,Ievenlostthefeelingofbeingonland.Thefogandtheseaseemedpartofeachother.Itwaslikewalkingonthebottomofthesea.AsifIhaddrownedlongago.AsifIwasaghostbelongingtothefog,andthefogwastheghostofthesea.Itfeltdamnedpeacefultobenothingmorethanaghostwithinaghost.[Heseeshisfatherstaringathimwithmingledworryandirritateddisapproval.Hegrinsmockingly.]Don'

tlookatmeasifI'

dgonenutty.I'

mtalkingsense.Whowantstoseelifeasitis,iftheycanhelpit?

It'

sthethreeGorgons3inone.Youlookintheirfacesandturntostone.Orit'

sPan.4Youseehimandyoudie—thatis,insideyou—andhavetogoonlivingasaghost.

TYRONV.[impressedandatthesametimerevolted]Youhaveapoetinyoubutit'

sadamnedmorbidone!

[forcingasmile]Deviltakeyourpessimism.Ifeellow-spiritedenough.[Hesighs.]Whycan'

tyourememberyourShakespeareandforgetthethird-raters.You'

llfindwhatyou'

retryingtosayinhim—asyou'

llfindevery-thingelseworthsaying.[Hequotes,usinghisfinevoice.]“Wearesuchstuffasdreamsaremadeon,andourlittlelifeisroundedwithasleep.”5

EDMUND[ironically]Fine!

That'

sbeautiful.ButIwasn'

ttryingtosaythat.Wearesuchstuffasmanureismadeon,solet'

sdrinkupandforgetit.That'

smoremyidea.

TYRONE[disgustedly]Ach!

Keepsuchsentiment