The Boy rises and as he does so the cloak falls about him until, when he steps out of the curtains, he discloses trousers and shoes.
BOY
I can't go through the hall looking like this.
SHE
You must.
HE (turning)
Go away, Bob. Your sister is very nervous.
[He sees the boy fairly well clothed. He gasps.
HE
Why—
SHE
Bob—
[Turning she sees the boy fairly well clothed.
I thought—How did you—Why didn't you—What were you doing in there?
BOY
Father was going to get strict and keep me off the water tonight and just as I came down here to get my sweater I heard him coming to the coat room so I jumped behind the curtains and let him pass and then Joe and Ethel came in and I couldn't let them see me this way. And then somebody else came and then you came in—well, I got cold.
HE (looking out)
Run on now, Bob, the hall is clear.
[Boy starts.
BOY
What was it you did, Sis?
SHE
I didn't do it.
BOY
Why didn't you do it?
SHE
I didn't do anything.
BOY
He said Joe squeezed your hand.
SHE
Absurd!
BOY
Well, I hope not, because he and Ethel got engaged in here too!
[He and She look fondly at each other and He murmurs, "Genevieve" as he reaches out for her.
The Boy begins to sing, "Oh, Genevieve, Sweet Genevieve," and they become aware of him, turning upon him and pursuing him with a warning cry of "Bob."
The End
JONATHAN MAKES A WISH
A Play in Three Acts
CHARACTERS
Aunt Letitia
Susan Sample
Uncle Nathaniel
Uncle John
Jonathan
Mlle. Perrault
Hank
Albert Peet
Mary
John III
ACT I