Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour

Name: Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Сомерсет Моэм

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Сомерсет Моэм

Год написания книги

2017

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So could I if I might write it down.

Dick

You must say it.

Mrs. Crowley

But what I'm trying to make you understand is that I don't want to marry you a bit. You're just the sort of man who'll beat his wife regularly every Saturday night… You will say yes if I ask you, won't you?

Dick

I've never been able to refuse a woman anything.

Mrs. Crowley

I have no doubt you will after six months of holy matrimony.

Dick

I never saw any one make such a fuss about so insignificant a detail as a proposal of marriage.

Mrs. Crowley

Dick. [She stretches out her hands, smiling, and he takes her in his arms.] You really are a detestable person.

Dick

[With a smile, taking a ring from his pocket.] I bought an engagement ring yesterday on the off chance of its being useful.

Mrs. Crowley

Then you meant to ask me all the time?

Dick

Of course I did, you silly.

Mrs. Crowley

Oh, I wish I had known that before. I'd have refused you again.

Dick

You absurd creature.

[He kisses her.

Mrs. Crowley

[Trying to release herself.] There's somebody coming.

Dick

It's only Alec.

[Alec comes in.

Alec

Hulloa!

Dick

Alec, we've made friends, Mrs. Crowley and I.

Alec

It certainly looks very much like it.

Dick

The fact is, I've asked her to marry me, and she…

Mrs. Crowley

[Interrupting, with a smile.] After much pressure —

Dick

Has consented.

Alec

I'm so glad. I heartily congratulate you both. I was rather unhappy at leaving Dick, Mrs. Crowley. But now I leave him in your hands, I'm perfectly content. He's the dearest, kindest old chap I've ever known.

Dick

Shut up, Alec! Don't play the heavy father, or we shall burst into tears.

Alec

He'll be an admirable husband because he's an admirable friend.

Mrs. Crowley

I know he will. And I'm only prevented from saying all I think of him and how much I love him, by the fear that he'll become perfectly unmanageable.

Dick