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Pygmalion文本
ActIII
ItisMrs.Higgins'sat-homeday.Nobodyhasyetarrived.Herdrawing-room,inaflatonChelseaembankment,hasthreewindowslookingontheriver;andtheceilingisnotsoloftyasitwouldbeinanolderhouseofthesamepretension.Thewindowsareopen,givingaccesstoabalconywithflowersinpots.Ifyoustandwithyourfacetothewindows,youhavethefireplaceonyourleftandthedoorintheright-handwallclosetothecornernearestthewindows.
Mrs.HigginswasbroughtuponMorrisandBurneJones;andherroom,whichisveryunlikeherson'sroominWimpoleStreet,isnotcrowdedwithfurnitureandlittletablesandnicknacks.Inthemiddleoftheroomthereisabigottoman;andthis,withthecarpet,theMorriswall-papers,andtheMorrischintzwindowcurtainsandbrocadecoversoftheottomananditscushions,supplyalltheornament,andaremuchtoohandsometobehiddenbyoddsandendsofuselessthings.Afewgoodoil-paintingsfromtheexhibitionsintheGrosvenorGallerythirtyyearsago(theBurneJones,nottheWhistlersideofthem)areonthewalls.TheonlylandscapeisaCecilLawsononthescaleofaRubens.ThereisaportraitofMrs.HigginsasshewaswhenshedefiedfashioninheryouthinoneofthebeautifulRossettiancostumeswhich,whencaricaturedbypeoplewhodidnotunderstand,ledtotheabsurditiesofpopularestheticismintheeighteen-seventies.
InthecornerdiagonallyoppositethedoorMrs.Higgins,nowoversixtyandlongpasttakingthetroubletodressoutofthefashion,sitswritingatanelegantlysimplewriting-tablewithabellbuttonwithinreachofherhand.ThereisaChippendalechairfurtherbackintheroombetweenherandthewindownearestherside.Attheothersideoftheroom,furtherforward,isanElizabethanchairroughlycarvedinthetasteofInigoJones.Onthesamesideapianoinadecoratedcase.ThecornerbetweenthefireplaceandthewindowisoccupiedbyadivancushionedinMorrischintz.
Itisbetweenfourandfiveintheafternoon.
Thedoorisopenedviolently;andHigginsenterswithhishaton.
MRS.HIGGINS[dismayed]Henry[scoldinghim]!
Whatareyoudoinghereto-day?
Itismyathomeday:
youpromisednottocome.[Ashebendstokissher,shetakeshishatoff,andpresentsittohim].
HIGGINS.Ohbother!
[Hethrowsthehatdownonthetable].
MRS.HIGGINS.Gohomeatonce.
HIGGINS[kissingher]Iknow,mother.Icameonpurpose.
MRS.HIGGINS.Butyoumustn't.I'mserious,Henry.Youoffendallmyfriends:
theystopcomingwhenevertheymeetyou.
HIGGINS.Nonsense!
IknowIhavenosmalltalk;butpeopledon'tmind.[Hesitsonthesettee].
MRS.HIGGINS.Oh!
don'tthey?
Smalltalkindeed!
Whataboutyourlargetalk?
Really,dear,youmustn'tstay.
HIGGINS.Imust.I'veajobforyou.Aphoneticjob.
MRS.HIGGINS.Nouse,dear.I'msorry;butIcan'tgetroundyourvowels;andthoughIliketogetprettypostcardsinyourpatentshorthand,Ialwayshavetoreadthecopiesinordinarywritingyousothoughtfullysendme.
HIGGINS.Well,thisisn'taphoneticjob.
MRS.HIGGINS.Yousaiditwas.
HIGGINS.Notyourpartofit.I'vepickedupagirl.
MRS.HIGGINS.Doesthatmeanthatsomegirlhaspickedyouup?
HIGGINS.Notatall.Idon'tmeanaloveaffair.
MRS.HIGGINS.Whatapity!
HIGGINS.Why?
MRS.HIGGINS.Well,youneverfallinlovewithanyoneunderforty-five.Whenwillyoudiscoverthattherearesomerathernice-lookingyoungwomenabout?
HIGGINS.Oh,Ican'tbebotheredwithyoungwomen.Myideaofaloveablewomanissomethingaslikeyouaspossible.Ishallnevergetintothewayofseriouslylikingyoungwomen:
somehabitslietoodeeptobechanged.[Risingabruptlyandwalkingabout,jinglinghismoneyandhiskeysinhistrouserpockets]Besides,they'reallidiots.
MRS.HIGGINS.Doyouknowwhatyouwoulddoifyoureallylovedme,Henry?
HIGGINS.Ohbother!
What?
Marry,Isuppose?
MRS.HIGGINS.No.Stopfidgetingandtakeyourhandsoutofyourpockets.[Withagestureofdespair,heobeysandsitsdownagain].That'sagoodboy.Nowtellmeaboutthegirl.
HIGGINS.She'scomingtoseeyou.
MRS.HIGGINS.Idon'trememberaskingher.
HIGGINS.Youdidn't.Iaskedher.Ifyou'dknownheryouwouldn'thaveaskedher.
MRS.HIGGINS.Indeed!
Why?
HIGGINS.Well,it'slikethis.She'sacommonflowergirl.Ipickedheroffthekerbstone.
MRS.HIGGINS.Andinvitedhertomyat-home!
HIGGINS[risingandcomingtohertocoaxher]Oh,that'llbeallright.I'vetaughthertospeakproperly;andshehasstrictordersastoherbehavior.She'stokeeptotwosubjects:
theweatherandeverybody'shealth--FinedayandHowdoyoudo,youknow--andnottoletherselfgoonthingsingeneral.Thatwillbesafe.
MRS.HIGGINS.Safe!
Totalkaboutourhealth!
aboutourinsides!
perhapsaboutouroutsides!
Howcouldyoubesosilly,Henry?
HIGGINS[impatiently]Well,shemusttalkaboutsomething.[Hecontrolshimselfandsitsdownagain].Oh,she'llbeallright:
don'tyoufuss.Pickeringisinitwithme.I'veasortofbetonthatI'llpassheroffasaduchessinsixmonths.Istartedonhersomemonthsago;andshe'sgettingonlikeahouseonfire.Ishallwinmybet.Shehasaquickear;andshe'sbeeneasiertoteachthanmymiddle-classpupilsbecauseshe'shadtolearnacompletenewlanguage.ShetalksEnglishalmostasyoutalkFrench.
MRS.HIGGINS.That'ssatisfactory,atallevents.
HIGGINS.Well,itisanditisn't.
MRS.HIGGINS.Whatdoesthatmean?
HIGGINS.Yousee,I'vegotherpronunciationallright;butyouhavetoconsidernotonlyhowagirlpronounces,butwhatshepronounces;andthat'swhere—
Theyareinterruptedbytheparlor-maid,announcingguests.
THEPARLOR-MAID.Mrs.andMissEynsfordHill.[Shewithdraws].
HIGGINS.OhLord!
[Herises;snatcheshishatfromthetable;andmakesforthedoor;butbeforehereachesithismotherintroduceshim].
Mrs.andMissEynsfordHillarethemotheranddaughterwhoshelteredfromtheraininCoventGarden.Themotheriswellbred,quiet,andhasthehabitualanxietyofstraitenedmeans.Thedaughterhasacquiredagayairofbeingverymuchathomeinsociety:
thebravadoofgenteelpoverty.
MRS.EYNSFORDHILL[toMrs.Higgins]Howdoyoudo?
[Theyshakehands].
MISSEYNSFORDHILL.Howd'youdo?
[Sheshakes].
MRS.HIGGINS[introducing]MysonHenry.
MRS.EYNSFORDHILL.Yourcelebratedson!
Ihavesolongedtomeetyou,ProfessorHiggins.
HIGGINS[glumly,makingnomovementinherdirection]Delighted.[Hebacksagainstthepianoandbowsbrusquely].
MissEYNSFORDHILL[goingtohimwithconfidentfamiliarity]Howdoyoudo?
HIGGINS[staringather]I'veseenyoubeforesomewhere.Ihaven'ttheghostofanotionwhere;butI'veheardyourvoice.[Drearily]Itdoesn'tmatter.You'dbettersitdown.
MRS.HIGGINS.I'msorrytosaythatmycelebratedsonhasnomanners.Youmustn'tmindhim.
MISSEYNSFORDHILL[gaily]Idon't.[ShesitsintheElizabethanchair].
MRS.EYNSFORDHILL[alittlebewildered]Notatall.[ShesitsontheottomanbetweenherdaughterandMrs.Higgins,whohasturnedherchairawayfromthewriting-table].
HIGGINS.Oh,haveIbeenrude?
Ididn'tmeantobe.
Hegoestothecentralwindow,throughwhich,withhisbacktothecompany,hecontemplatestheriverandtheflowersinBatterseaParkontheoppositebankasiftheywereafrozendessert.
Theparlor-maidreturns,usheringinPickering.
THEPARLOR-MAID.ColonelPickering[Shewithdraws].
PICKERING.Howdoyoudo,Mrs.Higgins?
MRS.HIGGINS.Sogladyou'vecome.DoyouknowMrs.EynsfordHill--MissEynsfordHill?
[Exchangeofbows.TheColonelbringstheChippendalechairalittleforwardbetweenMrs.HillandMrs.Higgins,andsitsdown].
PICKERING.HasHenrytoldyouwhatwe'vecomefor?
HIGGINS[overhisshoulder]Wewereinterrupted:
damnit!
MRS.HIGGINS.OhHenry,Henry,really!
MRS.EYNSFORDHILL[halfrising]Areweintheway?
MRS.HIGGINS[risingandmakinghersitdownagain]No,no.Youcouldn'thavecomemorefortunately:
wewantyoutomeetafriendofours.
HIGGINS[turninghopefully]Yes,byGeorge!
Wewanttwoorthreepeople.You'lldoaswellasanybodyelse.
Theparlor-maidreturns,usheringFreddy.
THEPARLOR-MAID.Mr.EynsfordHill.
HIGGINS[almostaudibly,pastendurance]GodofHeaven!
anotherofthem.
FREDDY[shakinghandswithMrs.Higgins]Ahdedo?
MRS.HIGGINS.Verygoodofyoutocome.[Introducing]ColonelPickering.
FREDDY[bowing]Ahdedo?
MRS.HIGGINS.Idon'tthinkyouknowmyson,ProfessorHiggins.
FREDDY[goingtoHiggins]Ahdedo?
HIGGINS[lookingathimmuchasifhewereapickpocket]I'lltakemyoathI'vemetyoubeforesomewhere.Wherewasit?
FREDDY.Idon'tthinkso.
HIGGINS[resignedly]Itdon'tmatter,anyhow.Sitdown.HeshakesFreddy'shand,andalmostslingshimontheottomanwithhisfacetothewindows;thencomesroundtotheothersideofit.
HIGGINS.Well,hereweare,anyhow!
[HesitsdownontheottomannextMrs.EynsfordHill,onherleft.]Andnow,whatthedevilarewegoingtotalkaboutuntilElizacomes?
MRS.HIGGINS.Henry:
youarethelifeandsouloftheRoyalSociety'ssoirees;butreallyyou'rerathertryingonmorecommonplaceoccasions.
HIGGINS.AmI?
Verysorry.[Beamingsuddenly]IsupposeIam,youknow.[Uproariously]Ha,ha!
MISSEYNSFORDHILL[whoconsidersHigginsquiteeligiblematrimonially]Isympathize.Ihaven'tanysmalltalk.Ifpeoplewouldonlybefrankandsaywhattheyreallythink!
HIGGINS[relapsingintogloom]Lordforbid!
MRS.EYNSFORDHILL[takingupherdaughter'scue]Butwhy?
HIGGINS.Whattheythinktheyoughttothinkisbadenough,Lordknows;butwhattheyreallythinkwouldbreakupthewholeshow.DoyousupposeitwouldbereallyagreeableifIweretocomeoutnowwithwh
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