What Every Woman Knows by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
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page 55 of 143 (38%)
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SYBIL. Then I hope you will come to see me in London as I present no
terrors. JOHN [he is a man, is JOHN]. I'll be very pleased. SYBIL. Any afternoon about five. JOHN. Much obliged. And you can teach me the things I don't know yet, if you'll be so kind. SYBIL [the impediment becoming more assertive]. If you wish it, I shall do my best. JOHN. Thank you, Lady Sybil. And who knows there may be one or two things I can teach you. SYBIL [it has now become an angel's hiccough]. Yes, we can help one another. Good-bye till then. JOHN. Good-bye. Maggie, the ladies are going. [During this skirmish MAGGIE has stood apart. At the mention of her name they glance at one another. JOHN escorts SYBIL, but the COMTESSE turns back.] COMTESSE. Are you, then, THE Maggie? [MAGGIE nods rather defiantly and the COMTESSE is distressed.] But if I had known I would not have said those things. Please forgive an old woman. MAGGIE. It doesn't matter. |
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