The First and the Last by John Galsworthy
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[LARRY shakes his head. ] Nor leave in the morning? You can't be certain. LARRY. I am. KEITH. You were fortunate. Sit down again, man. I must think. He turns to the fire and leans his elbows on the mantelpiece and his head on his hands. LARRY Sits down again obediently. KEITH. It's all too unlikely. It's monstrous! LARRY. [Sighing it out] Yes. KEITH. This Walenn--was it his first reappearance after an absence? LARRY. Yes. KEITH. How did he find out where she was? LARRY. I don't know. KEITH. [Brutally] How drunk were you? LARRY. I was not drunk. KEITH. How much had you drunk, then? LARRY. A little claret--nothing! |
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