Night Must Fall : a Play in Three Acts by Emlyn Williams
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thinkin' about it next day when the woman was missing, and trying to
remember if I could think of anything funny---- BELSIZE: What time was that? (_He rises, crosses to the fireplace, and throws his match into it._) DAN: Oh, about ... oh, you know how you wake up in the night and don't know what time it is.... BELSIZE (_staring at him doubtfully_): Mmm ... DAN: I could never sleep when I was at sea, neither, sir. BELSIZE: Mmm. (_Suddenly_) Are you feeling hot? DAN: No. BELSIZE: Your shirt's wet through. DAN (_after a pause_): I've been sawin' some wood. BELSIZE: Why didn't you tell us you were having an affair with the deceased woman? DAN: Affair? What's that? BELSIZE: Come along, old chap, I'll use a straighter word if it'll help you. But you're stalling. She was seen by two of the maids talking to you in the shrubbery. Well? |
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