1、 y gowin, deah.The YOUNG MAN:Sorry he rushes off.picking up her scattered flowers and replacing them in the basket Theres menners f yer! Te-oo banches o voylets trod into the mad. She sits down on the plinth of the column, sorting her flowers, on the right of an old lady. She is not at all an attrac
2、tive person. She is perhaps eighteen, perhaps twenty, hardly older. She wears a little sailor hat of black straw that has long been exposed to the dust and soot of London and has seldom if ever been brushed. Her hair needs washing rather badly: its mousy color can hardly be natural. She wears a shod
3、dy black coat that reaches nearly to her knees and is shaped to her waist. She has a brown skirt with a coarse apron. Her boots are much the worse for wear. She is no doubt as clean as she can afford to be; but compared to the ladies she is very dirty. Her features are no worse than theirs; but thei
4、r condition leaves something to be desired; and she needs the services of a dentist.An elderly gentleman of the amiable military type rushes into shelter, and closes a dripping umbrella. He is in the same plight as Freddy, very wet about the ankles. He is in evening dress, with a light overcoat. He
5、takes the place left vacant by the daughters retirement.THE GENTLEMAN:Phew!The OLD LADY:to the gentleman Oh, sir, is there any sign of its stopping?Im afraid not. It started worse than ever about two minutes ago. He goes to the plinth beside the flower girl; puts up his foot on it; and stoops to tur
6、n down his trouser ends.THE OLD LADY:Oh, dear! She retires sadly.taking advantage of the military gentlemans proximity to establish friendly relations with him. If its worse its a sign its nearly over. So cheer up, Captain; and buy a flower off a poor girl.m sorry, I havent any change.I can give you
7、 change, Captain,For a sovereign? Ive nothing less.Garn! Oh do buy a flower off me, Captain. I can change half-a-crown. Take this for tuppence.Now dont be troublesome: theres a good girl. Trying his pockets I really havent any changeStop: heres three hapence, if thats any use to you he retreats to t
8、he other pillar.disappointed, but thinking three halfpence better than nothing Thank you, sir.THE BYSTANDER A a vigilant, eccentric middle-aged man in a long raining jacket: to the girl You be careful: give him a flower for it. Theres a man here behind taking down every word youre saying. All turn t
9、o the man who is taking notes.springing up terrified I aint done nothing wrong by speaking to the gentleman. Ive a right to sell flowers if I keep off the kerb. HystericallyIm a respectable girl: so help me, I never spoke to him except to ask him to buy a flower off me. General hubbub, mostly sympat
10、hetic to the flower girl, but deprecating her excessive sensibility. Cries of Dont start hollerin. Whos hurting you? Nobodys going to touch you. Whats the good of fussing? Steady on. Easy, easy, etc., come from the elderly staid spectators, who pat her comfortingly. Less patient ones bid her shut he
11、r head, or ask her roughly what is wrong with her. A remoter group, not knowing what the matter is, crowd in and increase the noise with question and answer: Whats the row? What she do? Where is he? A tec taking her down. What! him? Yes: him over there: Took money off the gentleman, etc. The flower
12、girl, distraught and mobbed, breaks through them to the gentleman, crying mildly Oh, sir, dont let him charge me. You dunno what it means to me. Theyll take away my character and drive me on the streets for speaking to gentlemen. TheyTHE NOTE TAKER:coming forward on her right, the rest crowding after him There, there, there, there! Whos hurting you, you silly girl? What do you take me for?still hysterical I take my Bible oath I never said a wordoverbearing but good-humored Oh, shut up, shut up. Do
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