Читать книгу Three Plays by Granville Barker: The Marrying of Ann Leete, The Voysey Inheritance & Waste онлайн

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ann.I can't hate you enough.

lord john.[Triumphantly.]Speak the truth now.

ann.I feel very degraded.

lord john.Nonsense.

ann.[Wretchedly.]This is one of the things which don't matter.

lord john.Ain't you to be mine?

ann.You want the right to behave like that as well as the power.

lord john.You shall command me.

ann.[With a poor laugh.]I rather like this in a way.

lord john.Little coquette!

ann.It does tickle my vanity.

For a moment he sits looking at her, then shakes himself to his feet.

lord john.Now I must go.

ann.Yes.. I want to think.

lord john.For Heaven's sake.. no!

ann.I came this morning straight to where we were last night.

lord john.As I hung about the garden my heart was beating.

ann.I shall like you better when you're not here.

lord john.We're to meet in Brighton?

ann.I'm afraid so.

lord john.Good-bye.

ann.There's just a silly sort of attraction between certain people, I believe.

lord john.Can you look me in the eyes and say you don't love me?

ann.If I looked you in the eyes you'd frighten me again. I can say anything.