Night Must Fall : a Play in Three Acts by Emlyn Williams
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DORA (_uncertain_): Beg pardon, mum? MRS. BRAMSON: I suppose you think that china came from Marks and Spencer? DORA: Oh.... (_Snivelling_) Oh ... oh ... OLIVIA (_coming between_ DORA _and_ MRS. BRAMSON): Come along, Dora, it's not as bad as all that. DORA: Oh, yes, it is.... Oh.... MRS. BRAMSON: You can leave, that's all. You can leave. _Appalled,_ DORA _drops the tray and breaks the saucer._ That settles it. Now you'll _have_ to leave. DORA (_with a cry_): Oh, please I ... (_Kneeling, and collecting broken china_) Oh, ma'am--I'm not meself, you see.... (_Snivelling_) I'm in a terrible trouble.... MRS. BRAMSON: Have you been stealing? DORA (_shocked_): Oh, no! OLIVIA (_after a pause_): Are you going to have a baby? _After a pause, DORA nods._ |
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