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1、PygmalionACTICoventGardenat11.15p.m.Torrentsofheavysummerrain.Cabwhistlesblowingfranticallyinalldirections.PedestriansrunningforshelterintothemarketandundertheporticoofSt.Paul'sChurch,wheretherearealreadyseveralpeople,amongthemaladyandherdaughterineveningdress.Theyareallpee
2、ringoutgloomilyattherain,exceptonemanwithhisbackturnedtotherest,whoseemswhollypreoccupiedwithanotebookinwhichheiswritingbusily.Thechurchclockstrikesthefirstquarter.THEDAUGHTER[inthespacebetweenthecentralpillars,closetotheoneonherleft]I'mgettingchilledtothebone.WhatcanFreddy
3、bedoingallthistime?Hesbeengonetwentyminutes.THEMOTHER[Onherdaughter'sright]Notsolong.Butheoughttohavegotusacabbythis.ABYSTANDER[onthelady'sright]Hewontgetnocabnotuntilhalf-pasteleven,missus,whentheycomebackafterdroppingtheirtheatrefares.THEMOTHER.Butwemusthaveacab.Wecantsta
4、ndhereuntilhalf-pasteleven.It'stoobad.THEBYSTANDER.Well,itaintmyfault,missus.THEDAUGHTER.IfFreddyhadabitofgumption,hewouldhavegotoneatthetheatredoor.THEMOTHER.Whatcouldhehavedone,poorboy?THEDAUGHTER.Otherpeoplegotcabs.Whycouldn’the?FreddyrushesinoutoftherainfromtheSouthampt
5、onStreetside,andcomesbetweenthemclosingadrippingumbrella.Heisayoungmanoftwenty,ineveningdress,verywetaroundtheankles.THEDAUGHTER.Well,havn’tyougotacab?FREDDY.There’snotonetobehadforloveormoney.THEMOTHER.Oh,Freddy,theremustbeone.Youcanthavetried.THEDAUGHTER.It'stootiresome.D
6、oyouexpectustogoandgetoneourselves?-74-用心爱心专心FREDDY.Itellyouthey’reallengaged.Therainwassosudden:nobodywasprepared;andeverybodyhadtotakeacab.I’vebeentoCharingCrossonewayandnearlytoLudgateCircustheother;andtheywereallengaged.THEMOTHER.DidyoutryTrafalgarSquare?FREDDY.Therewas
7、n’toneatTrafalgarSquare.THEDAUGHTER.Didyoutry?FREDDY.ItriedasfarasCharingCrossStation.DidyouexpectmetowalktoHammersmith?THEDAUGHTER.Youhavn’ttriedatall.THEMOTHER.Youreallyareveryhelpless,Freddy.Goagain;anddon’tcomebackuntilyouhavefoundacab.FREDDY.Ishallsimplygetsoakedfornot
8、hing.THEDAUGHTER.Andwhataboutus?Arewetostayhereallnightinthisdraught,withnexttonot