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1、PygmalionACTICoventGardenat11.15p.m.Torrentsofheavysummerrain.Cabwhistlesblowingfranticallyinalldirections.PedestriansrunningforshelterintothemarketandundertheporticoofSt.Paul'sChurch,wheretherearealreadyseveralpeople,amongthemaladyandherdaughterineveningdress.Theyareallpeeringoutgloom
2、ilyattherain,exceptonemanwithhisbackturnedtotherest,whoseemswhollypreoccupiedwithanotebookinwhichheiswritingbusily.Thechurchclockstrikesthefirstquarter.THEDAUGHTER[inthespacebetweenthecentralpillars,closetotheoneonherleft]I'mgettingchilledtothebone.WhatcanFreddybedoingallthistime?Hesbe
3、engonetwentyminutes.THEMOTHER[Onherdaughter'sright]Notsolong.Butheoughttohavegotusacabbythis.ABYSTANDER[onthelady'sright]Hewontgetnocabnotuntilhalf-pasteleven,missus,whentheycomebackafterdroppingtheirtheatrefares.THEMOTHER.Butwemusthaveacab.Wecantstandhereuntilhalf-pasteleven.It'stooba
4、d.THEBYSTANDER.Well,itaintmyfault,missus.THEDAUGHTER.IfFreddyhadabitofgumption,hewouldhavegotoneatthetheatredoor.THEMOTHER.Whatcouldhehavedone,poorboy?THEDAUGHTER.Otherpeoplegotcabs.Whycouldn’the?FreddyrushesinoutoftherainfromtheSouthamptonStreetside,andcomesbetweenthemclosingadripping
5、umbrella.Heisayoungmanoftwenty,ineveningdress,verywetaroundtheankles.THEDAUGHTER.Well,havn’tyougotacab?FREDDY.There’snotonetobehadforloveormoney.THEMOTHER.Oh,Freddy,theremustbeone.Youcanthavetried.THEDAUGHTER.It'stootiresome.Doyouexpectustogoandgetoneourselves?FREDDY.Itellyouthey’reall
6、engaged.Therainwassosudden:nobodywasprepared;andeverybodyhadtotakeacab.I’vebeentoCharingCrossonewayandnearlytoLudgateCircustheother;andtheywereallengaged.THEMOTHER.DidyoutryTrafalgarSquare?FREDDY.Therewasn’toneatTrafalgarSquare.THEDAUGHTER.Didyoutry?FREDDY.ItriedasfarasCharingCrossStat
7、ion.DidyouexpectmetowalktoHammersmith?THEDAUGHTER.Youhavn’ttriedatall.THEMOTHER.Youreallyareveryhelpless,Freddy.Goagain;anddon’tcomebackuntilyouhavefoundacab.FREDDY.Ishallsimplygetsoakedfornothing.THEDAUGHTER.Andwhataboutus?Arewetostayhereallnightinthisdraught,withnexttonothingon.You
