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

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sarah.No. . it's a horrible marriage.

carnaby.He's losing refinement.. mark me.. he no longer polishes his nails.

sarah.But there are the children now.

carnaby.You never have wanted children.

sarah.I don't want a little child.

carnaby.She to be Lady Leete.. someday.. soon! What has he done for his family?

sarah.I'll come with you. You are clever, Papa. And I know just what to say to Charles.

carnaby.[With a curious change of tone.]If you study anatomy you'll find that the brain, as it works, pressing forward the eyes.. thought is painful. Never be defeated. Chapter the latest.. the tickling of the Carp. And my throat is dry.. shall I drink that water?

sarah.No, I wouldn't.

carnaby.Not out of my hand?

ann.[Speaking in a strange quiet voice, after her long silence.]I will not come to Brighton with you.

carnaby.Very dry!

ann.You must go back, Sally.

carnaby.[As he looks at her, standing stiffly.]Now what is Ann's height.. five feet..?

ann.Sally must go back, for she belongs to it.. but I'll stay here where I belong.