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1、PygmalionACTICoventGardenat11.15p.m.Torrentsofheavysummerrain.Cabwhistlesblowingfranticallyinalldirections.PedestriansrunningforshelterintothemarketandundertheporticoofSt.Paul'sChurch,wheretherearealreadyseveralpeople,amongthemaladyandherdaughterineveningdress.Theyareallpeeringoutgloomilyattherain
2、,exceptonemanwithhisbackturnedtotherest,whoseemswhollypreoccupiedwithanotebookinwhichheiswritingbusily.Thechurchclockstrikesthefirstquarter.THEDAUGHTER[inthespacebetweenthecentralpillars,closetotheoneonherleft]I'mgettingchilledtothebone.WhatcanFreddybedoingallthistime?Hesbeengonetwentyminutes.THEM
3、OTHER[Onherdaughter'sright]Notsolong.Butheoughttohavegotusacabbythis.ABYSTANDER[onthelady'sright]Hewontgetnocabnotuntilhalf-pasteleven,missus,whentheycomebackafterdroppingtheirtheatrefares.THEMOTHER.Butwemusthaveacab.Wecantstandhereuntilhalf-pasteleven.It'stoobad.THEBYSTANDER.Well,itaintmyfault,mi
4、ssus.THEDAUGHTER.IfFreddyhadabitofgumption,hewouldhavegotoneatthetheatredoor.THEMOTHER.Whatcouldhehavedone,poorboy?THEDAUGHTER.Otherpeoplegotcabs.Whycouldn’the?FreddyrushesinoutoftherainfromtheSouthamptonStreetside,andcomesbetweenthemclosingadrippingumbrella.Heisayoungmanoftwenty,ineveningdress,ve
5、rywetaroundtheankles.THEDAUGHTER.Well,havn’tyougotacab?FREDDY.There’snotonetobehadforloveormoney.THEMOTHER.Oh,Freddy,theremustbeone.Youcanthavetried.THEDAUGHTER.It'stootiresome.Doyouexpectustogoandgetoneourselves?FREDDY.Itellyouthey’reallengaged.Therainwassosudden:nobodywasprepared;andeverybodyhad
6、totakeacab.I’vebeentoCharingCrossonewayandnearlytoLudgateCircustheother;andtheywereallengaged.THEMOTHER.DidyoutryTrafalgarSquare?FREDDY.Therewasn’toneatTrafalgarSquare.THEDAUGHTER.Didyoutry?FREDDY.ItriedasfarasCharingCrossStation.DidyouexpectmetowalktoHammersmith?THEDAUGHTER.Youhavn’ttriedatall.TH
7、EMOTHER.Youreallyareveryhelpless,Freddy.Goagain;anddon’tcomebackuntilyouhavefoundacab.FREDDY.Ishallsimplygetsoakedfornothing.THEDAUGHTER.Andwhataboutus?Arewetostayhereallnightinthisdraught,withnexttonothingon.You
