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itsmousycolorcanhardlybenatural.Shewearsashoddyblackcoatthatreachesnearlytoherkneesandisshapedtoherwaist.Shehasabrownskirtwithacoarseapron.Herbootsaremuchtheworseforwear.Sheisnodoubtascleanasshecanaffordtobe;

butcomparedtotheladiessheisverydirty.Herfeaturesarenoworsethantheirs;

buttheirconditionleavessomethingtobedesired;

andsheneedstheservicesofadentist].

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

sretirement.]

THEGENTLEMAN:

Phew!

TheOLDLADY:

[tothegentleman] 

Oh,sir,isthereanysignofitsstopping?

I'

mafraidnot.Itstartedworsethaneverabouttwominutesago. 

[Hegoestotheplinthbesidetheflowergirl;

putsuphisfootonit;

andstoopstoturndownhistrouserends].

THEOLDLADY:

Oh,dear!

[Sheretiressadly].

[takingadvantageofthemilitarygentleman'

sproximitytoestablishfriendlyrelationswithhim]. 

Ifit'

sworseit'

sasignit'

snearlyover.Socheerup,Captain;

andbuyafloweroffapoorgirl.

msorry,Ihaven'

tanychange.

Icangiveyouchange,Captain,

Forasovereign?

I'

venothingless.

Garn!

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

Nowdon'

tbetroublesome:

there'

sagoodgirl. 

[Tryinghispockets] 

Ireallyhaven'

tanychange—Stop:

here'

sthreehapence,ifthat'

sanyusetoyou 

[heretreatstotheotherpillar].

[disappointed,butthinkingthreehalfpencebetterthannothing] 

Thankyou,sir.

THEBYSTANDERA[avigilant,eccentricmiddle-agedmaninalongrainingjacket]:

[tothegirl] 

Youbecareful:

givehimaflowerforit.There'

samanherebehindtakingdowneverywordyou'

resaying. 

[Allturntothemanwhoistakingnotes].

[springingupterrified] 

Iain'

tdonenothingwrongbyspeakingtothegentleman.I'

vearighttosellflowersifIkeepoffthekerb. 

[Hysterically]I'

marespectablegirl:

sohelpme,Ineverspoketohimexcepttoaskhimtobuyafloweroffme. 

[Generalhubbub,mostlysympathetictotheflowergirl,butdeprecatingherexcessivesensibility.Criesof 

Don'

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?

[stillhysterical] 

ItakemyBibleoathIneversaidaword—

[overbearingbutgood-humored] 

Oh,shutup,shutup.DoIlooklikeapoliceman?

[farfromreassured] 

Thenwhatdidyoutakedownmywordsfor?

HowdoIknowwhetheryoutookmedownright?

Youjustshowmewhatyou'

vewroteaboutme. 

[Thenotetakeropenshisbookandholdsitsteadilyunderhernose,thoughthepressureofthemobtryingtoreaditoverhisshoulderswouldupsetaweakerman]. 

sthat?

Thatain'

tproperwriting.Ican'

treadthat.

Ican. 

[Reads,reproducingherpronunciationexactly] 

“Cheerap,Keptin;

n'

hawyaflahrorfaporegel.”

[muchdistressed] 

It'

sbecauseIcalledhimCaptain.Imeantnoharm.[Tothegentleman] 

tlethimlayachargeagenmeforawordlikethat.You—

Charge!

Imakenocharge. 

[Tothenotetaker] 

Really,sir,ifyouareadetective,youneednotbeginprotectingmeuntilIaskyou.Anybodycouldseethatthegirlmeantnoharm.

THEBYSTANDERSGENERALLY:

[demonstratingagainstpoliceespionage] 

Coursetheycould.Whatbusinessisitofyours?

Youmindyourownaffairs.Girlneversaidawordtohim.Whatharmifshedid?

Nicethingagirlcan'

tshelterfromtherainwithoutbeinginsulted,etc.,etc.,etc. 

[Sheisconductedbythemoresympatheticdemonstratorsbacktoherplinth,wheresheresumesherseatandstruggleswithheremotion].

THEBYSTANDERB:

Heain'

tatec.He'

sabloomingbusybody:

that'

swhatheis.Itellyou,lookathisboots.

[turningonhim 

] 

AndhowareallyourpeopledownatSelsey?

[suspiciously] 

WhotoldyoumypeoplecomefromSelsey?

Neveryoumind.Theydid. 

[Tothegirl] 

Howdoyoucometobeupsofareast?

YouwereborninLissonGrove.

[appalled] 

Oh,whatharmisthereinmyleavingLissonGrove?

Itwasn'

tfitforapigtolivein;

andIhadtopayfour-and-sixaweek. 

[Intears] 

Oh,boo—hoo—oo—

Livewhereyoulike;

butstopthatnoise.

Come,come!

hecan'

ttouchyou:

youhavearighttolivewhereyouplease.

[subsidingintoabroodingmelancholyoverherbasket,andtalkingverylow-spiritedlytoherself] 

magoodgirl,Iam.

[notattendingtoher] 

Doyouknowwhere 

thisgentleman 

comesfrom?

Cheltenham,Harrow,Cambridge,andIndia.

[Titterings.Popularinterestinthenotetaker'

sperformanceincreases.]

Quiteright. 

[Greatlaughter.Reactioninthenotetaker'

sfavor.Exclamationsof 

Heknowsallaboutit.Toldhimproper.Hearhimtellthe 

wherehecomefrom?

etc.]. 

MayIask,sir,doyoudothisforyourlivingatamusichall?

vethoughtofthat.PerhapsIshallsomeday.

[Therainhasstopped;

andthepersonsontheoutsideofthecrowdbegintodropoff.]

[resentingthereaction] 

He'

snogentleman,heain'

t,tointerferewithapoorgirl.[stillpreoccupiedwithherwoundedfeelings] 

snorighttotakeawaymycharacter.Mycharacteristhesametomeasanylady'

s.

Idon'

tknowwhetheryou'

venoticedit;

buttherainstoppedabouttwominutesago.

Soithas.Whydidn'

tyousaysobefore?

anduslosingourtimelisteningtoyoursilliness. 

[Hewalksoff.Withsomegrumbles,otherbystandersalsowalkoffthestageseparately].

Poorgirl!

Hardenoughforhertolivewithoutbeingworritedandchivied.

[returningtohisformerplaceonthenotetaker'

sleft] 

Howdoyoudoit,ifImayask?

Simplyphonetics.Thescienceofspeech.That'

smyprofession;

alsomyhobby.Happyisthemanwhocanmakealivingbyhishobby!

Icanplaceanymanwithinsixmiles.IcanplacehimwithintwomilesinLondon.Sometimeswithintwostreets.

Oughttobeashamedofhimself,unmanlycoward!

Butistherealivinginthat?

Ohyes.Quiteafatone.Thisisanageofupstarts.MenbegininKentishTownwith80poundsayear,andendinParkLanewithahundredthousand.TheywanttodropKentishTown;

buttheygivethemselvesawayeverytimetheyopentheirmouths.NowIcanteachthem—

Lethimmindhisownbusinessandleaveapoorgirl—

[explosively] 

Woman:

ceasethis 

horribleboohooinginstantly;

orelseseektheshelterofsomeotherplace.

[withfeebledefiance] 

vearighttobehereifIlike,sameasyou.

Awomanwhoutterssuchdepressinganddisgustingsoundshasnorighttobeanywhere—norighttolive.Rememberthatyouareahumanbeingwithasoulandthedivinegiftofarticulatespeech:

thatyournativelanguageisthelanguageofShakespearandMiltonandTheBible;

anddon'

tsitthere 

likeapigeon.

[quiteoverwhelmed,andlookingupathiminmingledwonderanddeprecationwithoutdaringtorai