The Return of Peter Grimm by David Belasco
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page 60 of 154 (38%)
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too bad he had such an M--
PETER. An M--? MRS. BATHOLOMMEY. [_In pantomime--mouthing the word so that_ WILLIAM _cannot hear_.] Mother ... Annamarie. PETER. Oh! ... MRS. BATHOLOMMEY. She ought to have told you or Mr. Batholommey who the F-- was. PETER. F--? MRS. BATHOLOMMEY. [_In pantomime--as before_.] Father. PETER. Oh... [_Spelling out the word_.] S-c-o-u-n-d-r-e-l--whoever he is! [_Calls_.] William. [WILLIAM _looks up from his book_.] You're very contented here with me, are you not? WILLIAM. Yes, sir. PETER. And you want to stay here? WILLIAM. Yes, sir. [_At that moment, a country circus band--playing a typical parade march--blares out as it comes up some distant street_.] There's a circus in town. PETER. A circus? |
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