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1、Glaspell,SusanKeating,1876-1948,ClosetheBookElectronicEditionbyAlexanderStreetPress,L.L.C.,2011.©SusanKeatingGlaspell,1917.Alsopublishedin Plays,SmallMaynard&Company,Boston,MA,1920.[AuthorInformation][BibliographicDetails][ViewProductionDetails][CharacterInformation][1917][PL007460]C
2、haractersJHANSIPEYTONROOT, anInstructorintheUniversityMRS.ROOT,PEYTON'S MotherMRS.PEYTON, HisGrandmotherUNCLEGEORGEPEYTON, PresidentoftheBoardofRegentsBESSIEROOTSTATESENATORBYRDMRS.STATESENATORBYRD--2--ActSCENEThelibraryinthe ROOT home,thelibraryofmiddle-westernpeoplewhoareanimportan
3、tfamilyintheircommunity,auniversitytown,andwhothinkofthemselvesaspeopleofculture.Itisaroomwhichshowsprideoffamily:ontherearwallaretwolargefamilyportraits--oneaRevolutionarysoldier,theotheramanofalaterperiod.Onthelowbook-cases,tobothsidesofdoorrear,andonthemantel,right,areminiaturesan
4、dotheroldpictures.Thereisoldfurniture--mahoganyrecentlydoneover:aneasychairnearthefireplace,adivanleft.AWingedVictorypresidesoveroneofthebook-cases,aBurneJonesishung.Itisawarmlylighted,cheerfulroom--booksandflowersabout.Attherearisadooropeningonthehall,attheleftadoorintoanotherroom.T
5、hereisacornerwindowattheright. JHANSI and PEYTON areseatedonthedivan. MRS.ROOT isjustgoingintothehall.Sheseemsperturbed. JHANSI isdressedasanon-conformist,butattractively. PEYTON isaratherhelplessyoungman,withasenseofhumorthatisitselfratherhelpless.MRS.ROOT I'llsee,Peyton,ifyourgrand
6、motherisn'treadytocomedown.[Sheleavesthem.JHANSI [Springingup.]It'sabsurdthatIshouldbehere!--3--ROOT Iknow,Jhansi,butjustthisonce--aslongasitmeanssomuchtomother,anddoesn'treallyhurtus.JHANSI Butitdoeshurtme,Peyton.Thesewallsstifleme.Youcomeofpeoplewhohavebeenwalledinalltheirlives.Itd
7、oesn'tcageyou.Butme--Iamagypsy!SometimesIfeelthemrightbehindme--allthosewanderers,peoplewhowerenevercaught;feelthembehindmepushingmeawayfromallthis!ROOT Butnotpushingyouawayfromme,dear.Youloveme,Jhansi,inspiteofmyfamily?JHANSI IfIdidn'tloveyoudoyouthinkIcouldenduretocometothisdreadfu
8、lplace?[Aloo
