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1、MisallianceMisalliancebyGeorgeBernardShaw1MisallianceJohnnyTarleton,anordinaryyoungbusinessmanofthirtyorless,istakinghisweeklyFridaytoTuesdayinthehouseofhisfather,JohnTarleton,whohasmadeagreatdealofmoneyoutofTarleton'sUnderwear.ThehouseisinSurrey,ontheslopeofHindhead;andJohnny,reclining,novelinh
2、and,inaswingingchairwithalittleawningaboveit,isenshrinedinaspacioushalfhemisphereofglasswhichformsapavilioncommandingthegarden,and,beyondit,abarrenbutlovelylandscapeofhillprofilewithfirtrees,commonsofbrackenandgorse,andwonderfulcloudpictures.__Theglasspavilionspringsfromabridgelikearchinthewallo
3、fthehouse,throughwhichonecomesintoabighallwithtiledflooring,whichsuggeststhattheproprietor'snotionofdomesticluxuryisfoundedontheloungesofweek-endhotels.Thearchisnotquiteinthecentreofthewall.Thereismorewalltoitsrightthantoitsleft,andthisspaceisoccupiedbyahatrackandumbrellastandinwhichtennisracket
4、s,whiteparasols,caps,Panamahats,andothersummeryarticlesarebestowed.JustthroughthearchatthiscornerstandsanewportableTurkishbath,recentlyunpacked,withitscratebesideit,andonthecratethedrawnnailsandthehammerusedinunpacking.Nearthecrateareopenboxesofgardengames:bowlsandcroquet.Nearlyinthemiddleoftheg
5、lasswallofthepavilionisadoorgivingonthegarden,withacoupleofstepstosurmountthehot-waterpipeswhichskirttheglass.AtintervalsroundthepavilionaremarblepillarswithspecimensofViennesepotteryonthem,veryflamboyantincolourandfloridindesign.Betweenthemarefoldedgardenchairsflunganyhowagainstthepipes.Inthesi
6、dewallsaretwodoors:onenearthehatstand,leadingtotheinteriorofthehouse,theotherontheoppositesideandattheotherend,leadingtothevestibule.__Thereisnosolidfurnitureexceptasideboardwhichstandsagainstthewallbetweenthevestibuledoorandthepavilion,asmallwritingtablewithablotter,arackfortelegramformsandstat
7、ionery,andawastepaperbasket,standingoutinthehallnearthesideboard,andalady'sworktable,withtwochairsatit,towardstheothersideofthelounge.Thewritingtablehasalsotwochairsatit.Onthesideboardthereisatantalus,2Misallianceliqueurbott
