It is 11:00 on the next day in Higgins's laboratory at his home. In one corner are file cabinets and a table with several instruments used for his work with speech. This includes an image of the vocal organs. A very comfortable chair and another chair flank the fireplace. A clock sits on the mantelpiece and a phonograph table with two chairs is nearby. A grand piano with its bench graces another part of this room but remnants of a previous meal sit on its keyboard. Pickering sits at the table, investigating some of Higgins's paraphernalia. Higgins is nearby.
In the morning light, Higgins presents himself as a healthy, attractive man of perhaps forty. He appears wealthy and professional. His focus is on his work, never on people and their feelings. He can be.....
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