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UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME
ANDROMACHE
A Play in Three Acts
LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN 21 Bedford Street, W.C.
A TRAINED NURSE A MANSERVANT A PUNKAH-BOY
CARLYON SAHIB
THE FIRST ACT
ELIZABETH.
Am I sitting right, dear?
VERA.
Yes, that's it. Just the same as before. Now, I must let the light fall full on your eye--just for a minute. Don't wink. That's all; now you can go right into the dark again, Elizabeth. I'm afraid it hurt; it is so kind of you!
ELIZABETH.
Not at all, dear. And it is all right as soon as I get into the dark again.
VERA.
VERA.
ELIZABETH.
That poor bird: I wondered if I might feed him in here, where it's warm?
VERA.
What are you going to feed him with?
ELIZABETH.
Well, you see, Vera, he is really ill. He won't eat anything at all unless it's alive.
VERA.
Then you can't feed him in my room!
ELIZABETH.
Very well, dear. Do you know, Vera, I think you are really a little unkind about my eagles.
VERA.
I can't think why father ever gave you such horrid things!
ELIZABETH.
VERA.
Oh, their looks are magnificent; it's their habits! But I must get to work again.
When will he be back?
VERA.
This afternoon.
ADENE.
I am glad. I want to ask him for some advice and some introductions. I'm going to India.
VERA.
What!
ADENE.
The fact is, I feel rather run down, and I'm going to take a holiday--with a little work to fill in spare moments.
VERA.
I know your idea of a holiday: twelve hours a day at a new subject instead of ten at an old one!
ADENE.
I'm going to Rajpoor, your father's old province: and I want specially to get up into the mountains, to the scene of his great exploits.
VERA.
To Bhoj?l! You'll find that difficult. But why in the world are you going?
ADENE.
You know I've been working for some years at Indian dialects?
VERA.
Yes; you sent us your book. Father said he couldn't imagine where you had learnt all those languages.
ADENE.
Where? Why at "Stratford-atte-Bow!" More precisely at Limehouse. All nationalities come in course of time to London Docks. But Bhoj?li is my last acquisition--since my book. I came across my Bhoj?li by accident a year ago. And now I can talk pretty well with him.
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