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1、1(background)Atthetopofathree-storybrickbuilding,SueandJohnsyhadtheirstudio."Johnsy"wasfamiliarforJoanna.OnewasfromMaine;theotherfromCalifornia.TheyhadmetatacafeonEighthStreetandfoundtheirtastesinart,chicorysaladandbishopsleevessomuchintunethatthejointstudioresulted
2、.ThatwasinMay.InNovemberacold,unseenstranger,whomthedoctorscalledPneumonia,stalkedaboutthedistrict,touchingonehereandtherewithhisicyfingers.Johnsywasamonghisvictims.Shelay,scarcelymovingonherbed,lookingthroughthesmallwindowattheblanksideofthenextbrickhouse.Scene0:Ch
3、aracter:Doctor,Sue2( OnemorningthebusydoctorinvitedSueintothehallwaywithabushy,grayeyebrow.)3Doctor:“Shehasonechanceinten,andthatchanceisforhertowanttolive.Yourlittleladyhasmadeuphermindthatshe'snotgoingtogetwell.Hassheanythingonhermind?”4Sue:"She--shewantedtopaintt
4、heBayofNaplessomeday."5Doctor:"Paint?--bosh!Hassheanythingonhermindworththinkingabouttwice--aman,forinstance?"6Sue: "Aman?Isamanworth--but,no,doctor;thereisnothingofthekind."7Doctor: "Well,Iwilldoallthatsciencecanaccomplish.Butwhenevermypatientbeginstocountthecarria
5、gesinherfuneralprocessionIsubtract50percentfromthecurativepowerofmedicines." 8(AfterthedoctorhadgoneSuewentintotheworkroomandcried.)Scene1:Character:Sue,Johnsy9(ThenshemarchedintoJohnsy'sroomwithherdrawingboard,whistlingamerrytune.Johnsylay,scarcelymakingamovementun
6、derthebedclothes,withherfacetowardthewindow.Shewaslookingoutandcounting--countingbackward.)10Johnsy:"Twelve,"..."eleven,"..."ten,"..."nine,"..."eight,"..."seven"...11( Suelookedoutofthewindow.Whatwastheretocount?Therewasonlyabare,drearyyardtobeseen,andtheblanksideof
7、thebrickhousetwentyfeetaway.Anold,oldivyvineclimbedhalfwayupthebrickwall.Thecoldbreathofautumnhadblownawayitsleaves,leavingitalmostbare.)12Johnsy[inalmostawhisper]:"Six...They'refallingfasternow.Threedaysagotherewerealmostahundred.Itmademyheadachetocountthem.Butnowi
8、t'seasy.Theregoesanotherone.Thereareonlyfiveleftnow."13Sue:"Fivewhat,dear? 14Johnsy:"Leaves.Ontheivyvine.WhenthelastonefallsImustgo,too.I'
