Great Catherine by George Bernard Shaw
page 42 of 68 (61%)
page 42 of 68 (61%)
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EDSTASTON. Say I was gone before you arrived with the message. [He hurries out. The other three, too taken aback to stop him, stare after him in the utmost astonishment.] NARYSHKIN [turning from the door]. She will have him knouted. He is a dead man. THE PRINCESS DASHKOFF. But what am I to do? I cannot take such an answer to the Empress. PATIOMKIN. P-P-P-P-P-P-W-W-W-W-W-rrrrrr [a long puff, turning into a growl]! [He spits.] I must kick somebody. NARYSHKIN [flying precipitately through the central doors]. No, no. Please. THE PRINCESS DASHKOFF [throwing herself recklessly in front of Patiomkin as he starts in pursuit of the Chamberlain]. Kick me. Disable me. It will be an excuse for not going back to her. Kick me hard. PATIOMKIN. Yah! [He flings her on the bed and dashes after Naryshkin.] THE THIRD SCENE In a terrace garden overlooking the Neva. Claire, a robust young |
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