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《卖花女》剧本全本1st

Pygmalion之马矢奏春创作

创作时间：

二零二一年六月三十日

Act1

CoventGardenat11.15p.m.Torrentsofheavysummerrain.Cabwhistlesblowingfranticallyinalldirections.Pedestriansrunningforshelterintothemarketandunderthe  ofSt.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. [Shesitsdownonthe  ofthecolumn,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.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?

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[stillhysterical] ItakemyBibleoathIneversaidaword—

THENOTETAKER:

[overbearingbutgood-humored] Oh,shutup,shutup.DoIlooklikeapoliceman?

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[farfromreassured] Thenwhatdidyoutakedownmywordsfor?

HowdoIknowwhetheryoutookmedownright?

Youjustshowmewhatyou'vewroteaboutme. [Thenotetakeropenshisbookandholdsitsteadilyunderhernose,thoughthepressureofthemobtryingtoreaditoverhisshoulderswouldupsetaweakerman]. What'sthat?

Thatain'tproperwriting.Ican'treadthat.

THENOTETAKER:

Ican. [Reads,reproducingherpronunciationexactly] “Cheerap,Keptin;n'hawyaflahrorfaporegel.”

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[muchdistressed] It'sbecauseIcalledhimCaptain.Imeantnoharm.[Tothegentleman] Oh,sir,don'tlethimlayachargeagenmeforawordlikethat.You—

THEGENTLEMAN:

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.

THENOTETAKER:

[turningonhim ] AndhowareallyourpeopledownatSelsey?

THEBYSTANDERB:

[suspiciously] WhotoldyoumypeoplecomefromSelsey?

THENOTETAKER:

Neveryoumind.Theydid. [Tothegirl] Howdoyoucometobeupsofareast?

YouwereborninLissonGrove.

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[appalled] Oh,whatharmisthereinmyleavingLissonGrove?

Itwasn'tfitforapigtolivein;andIhadtopayfour-and-sixaweek. [Intears] Oh,boo—hoo—oo—

THENOTETAKER:

Livewhereyoulike;butstopthatnoise.

THEGENTLEMAN:

[tothegirl] Come,come!

hecan'ttouchyou:

youhavearighttolivewhereyouplease.

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[subsidingintoabroodingmelancholyoverherbasket,andtalkingverylow-spiritedlytoherself] I'magoodgirl,Iam.

THEBYSTANDERB:

[notattendingtoher] Doyouknowwhere thisgentleman comesfrom?

THENOTETAKER:

Cheltenham,Harrow,Cambridge,andIndia.

[Titterings.Popularinterestinthenotetaker'sperformanceincreases.]

THEGENTLEMAN:

Quiteright. [Greatlaughter.Reactioninthenotetaker'sfavor.Exclamationsof Heknowsallaboutit.Toldhimproper.Hearhimtellthe wherehecomefrom?

 etc.]. MayIask,sir,doyoudothisforyourlivingatamusichall?

THENOTETAKER:

I'vethoughtofthat.PerhapsIshallsomeday.

[Therainhasstopped;andthepersonsontheoutsideofthecrowdbegintodropoff.]

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[resentingthereaction] He'snogentleman,heain't,tointerferewithapoorgirl.[stillpreoccupiedwithherwoundedfeelings] He'snorighttotakeawaymycharacter.Mycharacteristhesametomeasanylady's.

THENOTETAKER:

Idon'tknowwhetheryou'venoticedit;buttherainstoppedabouttwominutesago.

THEBYSTANDERB:

Soithas.Whydidn'tyousaysobefore?

anduslosingourtimelisteningtoyoursilliness. [Hewalksoff.Withsomegrumbles,otherbystandersalsowalkoffthestageseparately].

THEFLOWERGIRL:

Poorgirl!

Hardenoughforhertolivewithoutbeingworritedandchivied.

THEGENTLEMAN:

[returningtohisformerplaceonthenotetaker'sleft] Howdoyoudoit,ifImayask?

THENOTETAKER:

Simplyphonetics.Thescienceofspeech.That'smyprofession;alsomyhobby.Happyisthemanwhocanmakealivingbyhishobby!

Icanplaceanymanwithinsixmiles.IcanplacehimwithintwomilesinLondon.Sometimeswithintwostreets.

THEFLOWERGIRL:

Oughttobeashamedofhimself,unmanlycoward!

THEGENTLEMAN:

Butistherealivinginthat?

THENOTETAKER:

Ohyes.Quiteafatone.Thisisanageofupstarts.MenbegininKentishTownwith80poundsayear,andendinParkLanewithahundredthousand.TheywanttodropKentishTown;buttheygivethemselvesawayeverytimetheyopentheirmouths.NowIcanteachthem—

THEFLOWERGIRL:

Lethimmindhisownbusinessandleaveapoorgirl—

THENOTETAKER:

[explosively] Woman:

ceasethis horribleboohooinginstantly;orelseseektheshelterofsomeotherplace.

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[withfeebledefiance] I'vearighttobehereifIlike,sameasyou.

THENOTETAKER:

Awomanwhoutterssuchdepressinganddisgustingsoundshasnorighttobeanywhere—norighttolive.Rememberthatyouareahumanbeingwithasoulandthedivinegiftofarticulatespeech:

thatyournativelanguageisthelanguageofShakespearandMiltonandTheBible;anddon'tsitthere  likeapigeon.

THEFLOWERGIRL:

[quiteoverwhelmed,andlookingupathiminmingledwonderanddeprecationwithoutdaringtorai