Pygmalion eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 130 pages of information about Pygmalion.

Pygmalion eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 130 pages of information about Pygmalion.

Higgins [taking out his pocket book and coming between Doolittle and the piano] This is irresistible.  Let’s give him ten. [He offers two notes to the dustman].

Doolittle.  No, Governor.  She wouldn’t have the heart to spend ten; and perhaps I shouldn’t neither.  Ten pounds is a lot of money:  it makes a man feel prudent like; and then goodbye to happiness.  You give me what I ask you, Governor:  not a penny more, and not a penny less.

Pickering.  Why don’t you marry that missus of yours?  I rather draw the line at encouraging that sort of immorality.

Doolittle.  Tell her so, Governor:  tell her so.  I’m willing.  It’s me that suffers by it.  I’ve no hold on her.  I got to be agreeable to her.  I got to give her presents.  I got to buy her clothes something sinful.  I’m a slave to that woman, Governor, just because I’m not her lawful husband.  And she knows it too.  Catch her marrying me!  Take my advice, Governor:  marry Eliza while she’s young and don’t know no better.  If you don’t you’ll be sorry for it after.  If you do, she’ll be sorry for it after; but better you than her, because you’re a man, and she’s only a woman and don’t know how to be happy anyhow.

Higgins.  Pickering:  if we listen to this man another minute, we shall have no convictions left. [To Doolittle] Five pounds I think you said.

Doolittle.  Thank you kindly, Governor.

Higgins.  You’re sure you won’t take ten?

Doolittle.  Not now.  Another time, Governor.

Higgins [handing him a five-pound note] Here you are.

Doolittle.  Thank you, Governor.  Good morning.

[He hurries to the door, anxious to get away with his booty.  When he opens it he is confronted with a dainty and exquisitely clean young Japanese lady in a simple blue cotton kimono printed cunningly with small white jasmine blossoms.  Mrs. Pearce is with her.  He gets out of her way deferentially and apologizes].  Beg pardon, miss.

The Japanese lady.  Garn!  Don’t you know your own daughter?

Doolittle {exclaiming Bly me! it’s Eliza! 
Higgins {simul- What’s that!  This! 
Pickering {taneously By Jove!

Liza.  Don’t I look silly?

Higgins.  Silly?

Mrs. Pearce [at the door] Now, Mr. Higgins, please don’t say anything to make the girl conceited about herself.

Higgins [conscientiously] Oh!  Quite right, Mrs. Pearce. [To
Eliza] Yes:  damned silly.

Mrs. Pearce.  Please, sir.

Higgins [correcting himself] I mean extremely silly.

Liza.  I should look all right with my hat on. [She takes up her hat; puts it on; and walks across the room to the fireplace with a fashionable air].

Higgins.  A new fashion, by George!  And it ought to look horrible!

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