Dr. Jonathan by Winston Churchill
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page 44 of 137 (32%)
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MINNIE. I remember that first night I ran into you,--I was coming home
from your shops, and you made love to me right off the bat! And after that we used to meet by the watering trough on the Lindon road. We were kids then. And it didn't make no difference how tired I was, I'd get over it as soon as I saw you. You were the live wire! GEORGE. Minnie, tell me, what made you come back to Foxon Falls today? (He seizes her hand.) MINNIE (struggling). Don't, George,--don't go and be foolish again! (The shop whistle blows. She pulls away from him and backs toward the doorway, upper right.) There's the noon whistle! Goodbye, I'll be thinking of you, over there. GEORGE. I'll write to you. Will you write to me, Minnie? MINNIE (shaking her head). Don't lose any sleep about me. Good luck, George! (She goes to the doorway, upper right, turns, kisses her hand to GEORGE and disappears. He goes to the doorway and gazes after her; presently he raises his hand and waves in answer to another signal, and smiles. He remains there until MINNIE is out of sight, and then is about to come back into the room when a man appears on the sidewalk, seen through the windows. The man is PRAG. He is a gaunt workman, with high cheek bones and a rather fanatical light in his blue eyes. He stands motionless, gazing at the house.) |
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