Second Plays by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
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JILL. Oh, Oliver, how lovely! Thank you. (She puts it in her mouth.) OLIVER (sucking hard). There was nothing but breadfruit trees here the first time I was marooned on it. Rotten things to have on a decent island. So I planted a bull's-eye tree, and a barley-sugar-cane grove, and one or two other things, and made a jolly ripping place of it. JILL (pointing). What's that tree over there? OLIVER. That one? Rice-pudding tree. JILL (getting up indignantly). Oliver! Take me back to the boat at once. OLIVER. I say, shut up, Jill. You didn't think I meant it for _you_, did you? JILL. But there's only you and me on the island. OLIVER. What about the domestic animals? I suppose _they've_ got to eat. JILL. Oh, how lovely! Have we got a goat and a parrot, and a--a-- OLIVER. Much better than that. Look in that cage there. JILL. Oh, is that a cage? I never noticed it. What do I do? OLIVER (going to it). Here, I'll show you (He draws the blind, and the |
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