Abraham Lincoln by John Drinkwater
page 42 of 108 (38%)
page 42 of 108 (38%)
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_He goes_. LINCOLN _goes to a far door and opens it. He speaks to the_
MESSENGER. _Lincoln_: Will you wait in here? _The_ MESSENGER _goes through_. _Seward_: Do you mind if I smoke? _Lincoln_: Not at all, not at all. SEWARD _lights a cigar_. Three days. If White's message doesn't help us--three days. _Seward_: But surely we must withdraw as a matter of military necessity now. _Lincoln_: Why doesn't White come? SEWARD _goes to the window and throws it up. He stands looking down into the street_. LINCOLN _stands at the table looking fixedly at the door. After a moment or two there is a knock._ Come in. HAWKINS _shows in_ WHITE _and_ JENNINGS, _and goes out_. SEWARD _closes the window_. Well? |
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