FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   64   65   66   67   68   69   70   71   72   73   74   75   76   77   78   79   80   81   82   83   84   85   86   87   88  
89   90   91   92   93   94   >>  
you found the bag with my surplice? _He goes out with_ THOMAS, _speaking._ SIR WILFRID _moves at once to_ VIDA. JOHN, _moving to a better position, watches the door._ SIR WILFRID. [_To_ VIDA.] You're just the person I most want to see! VIDA. [_With affected iciness._] Oh, no, Sir Wilfrid, Cynthia isn't here yet! [_She moves to the table, and_ JOHN, _his eyes on the door, coming toward her, she speaks to him with obvious sweetness._] Jack, dear, I never was so ravished to see any one. SIR WILFRID. [_Taken aback._] By Jove! VIDA. [_Very sweet._] I knew I should find you here! JOHN. [_Annoyed but civil._] Now don't do that! VIDA. [_Sweeter than ever._] Jack! [_They sit down._ JOHN. [_Civil but plain spoken._] Don't do it! VIDA. [_In a voice dripping with honey._] Do what, Jack? JOHN. Touch me with your voice! I have troubles enough of my own. [_He sits not far from her; the table between them._ VIDA. And I know who your troubles are! Cynthia! [_From this moment_ VIDA _abandons_ JOHN _as an object of the chase and works him into her other game._ JOHN. I hate her. I don't know why I came. VIDA. You came, dear, because you couldn't stay away--you're in love with her. JOHN. All right, Vida, what I feel may be _love_--but all I can say is, if I could get even with Cynthia Karslake-- VIDA. You can, dear--it's as easy as powdering one's face; all you have to do is to be too nice to me! JOHN. [_Looking at her inquiringly._] Eh! VIDA. Don't you realize she's jealous of you? Why did she come to my house this morning? She's jealous--and all you have to do-- JOHN. If I can make her wince, I'll make love to you till the Heavenly cows come home! VIDA. Well, you see, my dear, if you make love to me it will [_Delicately indicating_ SIR WILFRID.] cut both ways at once! JOHN. Eh,--what! Not Cates-Darby? [_Starting._] Is that Cynthia? VIDA. Now don't get rattled and forget to make love to me. JOHN. I've got the jumps. [_Trying to follow her instructions._] Vida, I adore you. VIDA. Oh, you must be more convincing; that won't do at all. JOHN. [_Listening._] Is that she now? [MATTHEW _comes in and passes to the inner room._ VIDA. It's Matthew. And, Jack, dear, you'd best get the hang of it before Cynthia comes. You might tell me all about your divorce. That's a sympathetic subject. Were you able to undermine it? JOHN. No. I've got a wire from my lawy
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   64   65   66   67   68   69   70   71   72   73   74   75   76   77   78   79   80   81   82   83   84   85   86   87   88  
89   90   91   92   93   94   >>  



Top keywords:

Cynthia

 
WILFRID
 

jealous

 

troubles

 

morning

 

realize

 

inquiringly

 

Karslake

 
Looking
 

powdering


forget

 

Matthew

 

MATTHEW

 

passes

 

undermine

 
subject
 

divorce

 

sympathetic

 
Listening
 

indicating


Delicately

 

Starting

 

convincing

 

instructions

 
follow
 

rattled

 

Trying

 

Heavenly

 

speaks

 

obvious


sweetness

 

coming

 
ravished
 
Wilfrid
 

THOMAS

 

speaking

 

moving

 

surplice

 

position

 

watches


affected

 
iciness
 

person

 

moment

 

abandons

 

object

 

couldn

 

Sweeter

 
Annoyed
 
spoken