第3章

类别:其他 作者:Kiping, Rudyard字数:9109更新时间:18/12/17 15:01:59
CAPT。G。No。 MRS。H。HaveIgrownoldin\'thelastfewmonths,then?(Reachesforwardtobankofflowersformenu-card。) PARTNERONLEFT。Allowme。(Handsmenu-card。MRS。H。 keepsherarmatfullstretchforthreeseconds。) MRS。H。(Topartner。)Oh,thanks。Ididn\'tsee。(Turnsrightagain。) Isanythinginmechangedatall? CAPT。G。ForGoodness\'ssakegoonwithyourdinner!Youmusteatsomething。Tryoneofthosecutletarrangements。(Aside。) AndIfanciedshehadgoodshoulders,onceuponatime!Whatanassamancanmakeofhimself! MRS。H。(Helpingherselftoapaperfrill,sevenpeas,somestampedcarrotsandaspoonfulofgravy。)Thatisn\'tananswer。 TellmewhetherIhavedoneanything。 CAPT。G。(Aside。)Ifitisn\'tendedheretherewillbeaghastlyscenesome-whereelse。IfonlyI\'dwrittentoherandstoodtheracket-atlongrange!(ToKhitmatgar。)Han!Simpkindo。(Aloud。) I\'lltellyoulateron。 MRS。H。Tellmenow。Itmustbesomefoolishmisunderstanding,andyouknowthattherewastobenothingofthatsortbetweenus。 We)ofallpeopleintheworld,can\'taffordit。IsittheVaynorman,anddon\'tyouliketosayso?Onmyhonor-CAPT。G。Ihaven\'tgiventheVaynormanathought。 MRS。H。Buthowd\'youknowthatIhaven\'t? CAPT。G。(Aside。)Here\'smychanceandmaytheDevilhelpmethroughwithit。(Aloudandmeasuredly。)Believeme,IdonotcarehowoftenorhowtenderlyyouthinkoftheVaynorman。 MRS。H。Iwonderifyoumeanthat!Oh,whatisthegoodofsquabblingandpretendingtomisunderstandwhenyouareonlyupforsoshortatime?Pip,don\'tbeastupid! Followsapause,duringwhichhecrosseshisleftlegoverhisrightandcontinueshisdinner。 CAPT。G。(Inanswertothethunderstorminhereyes。)Corns-myworst。 MRS。H。Uponmyword,youaretheveryrudestmanintheworld!I\'llneverdoitagain。 CAPT。G。(Aside。)No,Idon\'tthinkyouwill;butIwonderwhatyouwilldobeforeit\'sallover。(ToKhitmatgar。)ThorahurSimpkindo。 MRS。H。Well!Haven\'tyouthegracetoapologize,badman? CAPT。G。(Aside。)Imustn\'tletitdriftbacknow。Trustawomanforbeingasblindasabatwhenshewon\'tsee。 MRS。H。I\'mwaiting;orwouldyoulikemetodictateaformofapology? CAPT。G。(Desperately。)Byallmeansdictate。 MRS。H。(Lightly。)Verywell。RehearseyourseveralChristiannamesaftermeandgoon:\"Professmysincererepentance。\" CAPT。G。\"Sincererepentance。\" MRS。H。\"Forhavingbehaved\"- CAPT。G。(Aside。)Atlast!IwishtoGoodnessshe\'dlookaway。 \"Forhavingbehaved\"-asIhavebehaved,anddeclarethatIamthoroughlyandheartilysickofthewholebusiness,andtakethisopportunityofmakingclearmyintentionofendingit,now,henceforward,andforever。(Aside。)IfanyonehadtoldmeI shouldbesuchablackguard!- MRS。H。(Shakingaspoonfulofpotatochipsintoherplate。)That\'snotaprettyjoke。 CAPT。G。No。It\'sareality。(Aside。)Iwonderifsmashesofthiskindarealwayssoraw。 MRS。H。Really,Pip,you\'regettingmoreabsurdeveryday。 CAPT。G。Idon\'tthinkyouquiteunderstandme。ShallIrepeatit? MRS。H。No!Forpity\'ssakedon\'tdothat。It\'stooterrible,eveninfur。 CAPT。G。I\'llletherthinkitoverforawhile。ButIoughttobehorsewhipped。 MRS。H。Iwanttoknowwhatyoumeantbywhatyousaidjustnow。 CAPT。G。ExactlywhatIsaid。Noless。 MRS。H。ButwhathaveIdonetodeserveit?WhathaveIdone? CAPT。G。(Aside。)Ifsheonlywouldn\'tlookatme。(Aloudandveryslowly,hiseyesonhisplate。)D\'yourememberthateveninginJuly,beforetheRainsbroke,whenyousaidthattheendwouldhavetocomesoonerorlater-andyouwonderedforwhichofUSitwouldcomefirst? MRS。H。Yes!Iwasonlyjoking。Andyousworethat,aslongastherewasbreathinyourbody,itshouldnevercome。AndI believedyou。 CAPT。G。(Fingeringmenu-card。)Well,ithas。That\'sall。 Alongpause,duringwhichMRS。H。bowsherheadandrollsthebread-twistintolittlepellets;G。staresattheoleanders。 MRS。H。(Throwingbackherheadandlaughingnaturally。)Theytrainuswomenwell,don\'tthey,Pip? CAPT。G。(Brutally,touchingshirt-stud。)Sofarastheexpressiongoes。(Aside。)Itisn\'tinhernaturetotakethingsquietly。There\'llbeanexplosionyet。 MRS。H。(Withashudder。)Thankyou。B-butevenRedIndiansallowpeopletowrigglewhenthey\'rebeingtortured,Ibelieve。 (Slipsfanfromgirdleandfansslowly:rimoffanlevelwithchin。) PARTNERONLEFT。Veryclosetonight,isn\'tit?\'Youfindittoomuchforyou? MRS。H。Oh,no,notintheleast。Buttheyreallyoughttohavepunkahs,eveninyourcoolNainiTal,oughtn\'tthey?(Turns,droppingfanandraisingeyebrows。) CAPT。G。It\'sallright。(Aside。)Herecomesthestorm! MRS。H。(Hereyesonthetablecloth:fanreadyinrighthand。)Itwasverycleverlymanaged,Pip,andIcongratulateyou。Youswore-younevercontentedyourselfwithmerelySayingathing-yousworethat,asfaraslayinyourpower,you\'dmakemywretchedlifepleasantforme。Andyou\'vedeniedmetheconsolationofbreakingdown。Ishouldhavedoneit-indeedI should。Awomanwouldhardlyhavethoughtofthisrefinement,mykind,consideratefriend。(Fan-guardasbefore。)Youhaveexplainedthingssotenderlyandtruthfully,too!Youhaven\'tspokenorwrittenawordofwarning,andyouhaveletmebelieveinyoutillthelastminute。Youhaven\'tcondescendedtogivemeyourreasonyet。No!Awomancouldnothavemanagedithalfsowell。Aretheremanymenlikeyouintheworld? CAPT。G。I\'msureIdon\'tknow。(ToKhitmatgar。)Ohe!Simpkindo。 MRS。H。Youcallyourselfamanoftheworld,don\'tyou?DomenoftheworldbehavelikeDevilswhentheyawomanthehonortogettiredofher? CAPT。G。I\'msureIdon\'tknow。Don\'tspeaksoloud! MRS。H。Keepusrespectable,OLord,whateverhappens。Don\'tbeafraidofmycompromisingyou。You\'vechosenyourgroundfartoowell,andI\'vebeenproperlybroughtup。(Loweringfan。) Haven\'tyouanypity,Pip,exceptforyourself? CAPT。G。Wouldn\'titberatherimpertinentofmetosaythatI\'msorryforyou? MRS。H。Ithinkyouhavesaiditonceortwicebefore。You\'regrowingverycarefulofmyfeelings。MyGod,Pip,Iwasagoodwomanonce!YousaidIwas。You\'vemademewhatIam。Whatareyougoingtodowithme?Whatareyougoingtodowithme? Won\'tyousaythatyouaresorry?(Helpsherselftoicedasparagus。) CAPT。G。Iamsorryforyou,ifyouWantthepityofsuchabruteasIam。I\'mawf\'lysorryforyou。 MRS。H。Rathertameforamanoftheworld。Doyouthinkthatthatadmissionclearsyou? CAPT。G。WhatcanIdo?IcanonlytellyouwhatIthinkofmyself。Youcan\'tthinkworsethanthat? MRS。H。Oh,yes,Ican!Andnow,willyoutellmethereasonofallthis?Remorse?HasBayardbeensuddenlyconscience- stricken? CAPT。G。(Angrily,hiseyesstilllowered。)No!Thethinghascometoanendonmyside。That\'sall。Mafisch! MRS。H。\"That\'sall。Mafisch!\"AsthoughIwereaCaireneDragoman。Youusedtomakeprettierspeeches。D\'yourememberwhenyousaid?- CAPT。G。ForHeaven\'ssakedon\'tbringthatback!CallmeanythingyoulikeandI\'lladmitit- MRS。H。Butyoudon\'tcaretoberemindedofoldlies?IfIcouldhopetohurtyouone-tenthasmuchasyouhavehurtmeto-night-No,Iwouldn\'t-Icouldn\'tdoit-liarthoughyouare。 CAPT。G。I\'vespokenthetruth。 MRS。H。MydearSir,youflatteryourself。Youhaveliedoverthereason。Pip,rememberthatIknowyouasyoudon\'tknowyourself。Youhaveheeneverythingtome,thoughyouare- (Fan-guard。)Oh,whatacontemptibleThingitis!Andsoyouaremerelytiredofme? CAPT。G。Sinceyouinsistuponmyrepeatingit-Yes。 Mas。H。Liethefirst。IwishIknewacoarserword。Lieseemssoin-effectualinyourcase。Thefirehasjustdiedoutandthereisnofreshone?Thinkforaminute,Pip,ifyoucarewhetherIdespiseyoumorethanIdo。SimplyMafisch,isit? CAPT。G。Yes。(Aside。)IthinkIdeservethis。 MRS。H。Lienumbertwo。Beforethenextglasschokesyou,tellmehername。 CAPT。G。(Aside。)I\'llmakeherpayfordraggingMinnieintothebusiness!(Aloud。)Isitlikely? MRS。H。Verylikelyifyouthoughtthatitwouldflatteryourvanity。You\'dcrymynameonthehouse-topstomakepeopleturnround。 CAPT。G。IwishIhad。Therewouldhavebeenanendtothisbusiness。 MRS。H。Oh,no,therewouldnot-Andsoyouweregoingtobevirtuousandblase\',wereyou?Tocometomeandsay:\"I\'vedonewithyou。Theincidentisclo-osed。\"Ioughttobeproudofhavingkeptsuchamansolong。 CAPT。G。(Aside。)Itonlyremainstoprayfortheendofthedinner。(Aloud。)YouknowwhatIthinkofmyself。 MRS。H。Asit\'stheonlypersoninheworldyoueverdothinkof,andasIknowyourmindthoroughly,Ido。Vouwanttogetitalloverand-Oh,Ican\'tkeepyouback!Andyou\'regoing-thinkofit,Pip-tothrowmeoverforanotherwoman。Andyousworethatallotherwomenwere-Pip,myPip!Shecan\'tcareforyouasIdo。 Believeme,shecan\'t。IsitanyonethatIknow? CAPT。G。ThankGoodnessitisn\'t。(Aside。)Iexpectedacyclone,butnotanearthquake。 MRS。H。Shecan\'t!IsthereanythingthatIwouldn\'tdoforyou-orhaven\'tdone?AndtothinkthatIshouldtakethistroubleoveryou,knowingwhatyouare!Doyoudespisemeforit? CAPT。G。(Wipinghismouthtohideasmile。)Again?It\'sentirelyaworkofcharityonyourpart。 MRS。H。Ahhh!ButIhavenorighttoresentit-Isshebetter- lookingthanI?Whowasitsaid?- CAPT。G。No-notthat! MRS。H。I\'llbemoremercifulthanyouwere。Don\'tyouknowthatallwomenarealike? CAPT。G。(Aside。)Thenthisistheexceptionthatprovestherule。 MRS。H。Allofthem!I\'lltellyouanythingyoulike。Iwill,uponmyword!Theyonlywanttheadmiration-fromanybody-nomatterwho-anybody!Butthereisalwaysonemanthattheycareformorethananyoneelseintheworld,andwouldsacrificealltheothersto。Oh,dolisten!I\'vekepttheVaynormantrottingaftermelikeapoodle,andhebelievesthatheistheonlymanIaminterestedin。 I\'lltellyouwhathesaidtome。 CAPT。G。Sparehim。(Aside。)Iwonderwhathisversionis。 MRS。H。He\'sbeenwaitingformetolookathimallthroughdinner。ShallIdoit,andyoucanseewhatanidiothelooks? CAPT。G。\"Butwhatimportsthenominationofthisgentleman?\" MRS。H。Watch!(SendsaglancetotheVaynorman,whotriesvainlytocombineamouthfuloficepudding,asmirkofself-satisfaction,aglareofintensedevotion,andthestolidityofaBntishdiningcountenance。) CAPT。G。(Critically。)Hedoesn\'tlookpretty。Whydidn\'tyouwaittillthespoonwasoutofhismouth? MRS。H。Toamuseyou。She\'llmakeanexhibitionofyouasI\'vemadeofhim;andpeoplewilllaughatyou。Oh,Pip,can\'tyouseethat?It\'sasplainasthenoondaySun。You\'llbetrottedaboutandtoldlies,andmadeafoolofliketheothers。jnevermadeafoolofyou,didI? CAPT。G。(Aside。)Whatacleverlittlewomanitis! MRS。H。Well,whathaveyoutosay? CAPT。G。Ifeelbetter。 MRS。H。Yes,Isupposeso,afterIhavecomedowntoyourlevel。 Icouldn\'thavedoneitifIhadn\'tcaredforyousomuch。Ihavespokenthetruth。 CAPT。G。Itdoesn\'talterthesituation。 MRS。H。(Passionately。)Thenshehassaidthatshecaresforyou! Don\'tbelieveher,Pip。It\'salie-asbadasyourstome! CAPT。G。Ssssteady!I\'veanotionthatafriendofyoursislookingatyou。 MRS。H。He!Ihatehim。Heintroducedyoutome。 CAPT。G。(Aside。)Andsomepeoplewouldlikewomentoassistinmakingthelaws。Introductiontoimplycondonement。(Aloud。) Well,yousee,ifyoucanremembersofarbackasthat,Icouldn\'t,in\'commonpoliteness,refusetheoffer。 MRS。H。IncommonpolitenessIWehavegotbeyondthat! CAPT。G。(Aside。)Oldgroundmeansfreshtrouble。(Aloud。)OnmyhonorMRS。H。Yourwhat?Ha,ha! CAPT。G。Dishonor,then。She\'snotwhatyouimagine。Imeantto- MRS。H。Don\'ttellmeanythingabouther!Shewon\'tcareforyou,andwhenyoucomeback,afterhavingmadeanexhibitionofyourself,you\'llfindmeoccupiedwith- CAPT。G。(Insolently。)Youcouldn\'twhileIamalive。(Aside。)Ifthatdoesn\'tbringherpridetoherrescue,nothingwill。 MRS。H。(Drawingherselfup。)Couldn\'tdoit?I\'(Softening。) You\'reright。Idon\'tbelieveIcould-thoughyouarewhatyouare-acowardandaliaringrain。 CAPT。G。Itdoesn\'thurtsomuchafteryourlittlelecture-withdemonstrations。 MRS。H。Onemassofvanity!Willnothingevertouchyouinthislife?TheremustbeaHereafterifit\'sonlyforthebenefitof-Butyouwillhaveitalltoyourself。 CAPT。G。(Underhiseyebrows。)Areyoucertainofthat? MRS。H。Ishallhavehadmineinthislife;anditwillservemeright,CAPT。G。Buttheadmirationthatyouinsistedonsostronglyamomentago?(Aside。)Oh,Iamabrute! MRS。H。(Fiercely。)Willthatcon-solemeforknowingthatyouwillgotoherwiththesamewords,thesamearguments,andthe-thesamepetnamesyouusedtome?Andifshecaresforyou,youtwowilllaughovermystory。Won\'tthatbepunishmentheavyenoughevenforme-evenforme?-Andit\'salluseless。That\'sanotherpunishment。 CAPT。G。(Feebly。)Oh,come!I\'mnotsolowasyouthink。 MRS。H。Notnow,perhaps,butyouwillbe。Oh,Pip,ifawomanflattersyourvanity,there\'snothingonearththatyouwouldnottellher;andnomeannessthatyouwouldnotdo。HaveIknownyousolongwithoutknowingthat? CAPT。G。Ifyoucantrustmeinnothingelse-andIdon\'tseewhyI shouldbetrusted-youcancountuponmyholdingmytongue。 MRS。H。Ifyoudeniedeverythingyou\'vesaidthiseveninganddeclareditwasallin\'fun(alongpause),I\'dtrustyou。Nototherwise。AllIaskis,don\'ttellhermyname。Pleasedon\'t。Amanmightforget:awomanneverwould。(Looksuptableandseeshostessbeginningtocollecteyes。)Soit\'sallended,throughnofaultofmine-Haven\'tIbehavedbeautifully?I\'veacceptedyourdismissal,andyoumanageditascruellyasyoucould,andIhavemadeyourespectmysex,haven\'tI?(Arrangingglovesandfan。)I onlypraythatshe\'llknowyousomedayasIknowyounow。I wouldn\'tbeyouthen,forIthinkevenyourconceitwillbehurt。I hopeshe\'llpayyoubackthehumiliationyou\'vebroughtonme。I hope-No。Idon\'t!Ican\'tgiveyouup!ImusthavesomethingtolookforwardtoorIshallgocrazy。Whenit\'sallover,comebacktome,comebacktome,andyou\'llfindthatyou\'remyPipstill! CAPT。G。(Veryclearly。)Falsemove,andyoupayforit。It\'sagirl! MRS。H。(Rising。)Thenitwastrue!Theysaid-butIwouldn\'tinsultyoubyasking。Agirl!Iwasagirlnotverylongago。Begoodtoher,Pip。Idaresayshebelievesin\'you。 Goesoutwithanuncertainsmile。Hewatchesherthroughthedoor,andsettlesintoachairasthemenredistributethemselves。 CAPT。G。Now,ifthereisanyPowerwholooksafterthisworld,willHekindlytellmewhatIhavedone?(Reachingoutfortheclaret,andhalfaloud。)WhathaveIdone? WITHANYAMAZEMENT Andarenotafraidwithanyamazement-MarriageService。 SCENE-Abachelor\'sbedroom-toilet-tablearrangedwithunnaturalneat-ness。CAPTAINGADSBYasleepandsnoringheavily。Time,10:30A。M-agloriousautumndayatSimla。EnterdelicatelyCaptainMAFFLINofGADSBY\'sregiment。Looksatsleeper,andshakeshisheadmurmuring\"PoorGaddy。\"Performsviolentfantasiawithhair-brushesonchairback。 CAPT。M。Wakeup,mysleepingbeauty!(Roars。) \"Uprouseye,then,mymerrymerrymen!Itisouropeningday!Itisouropeningda-ay!\" Gaddy,thelittledicky-birdshavebeenbillingandcooingforeversolong;andI\'mhere! CAPT。G。(Sittingupandyawning。)\'Mornin\'。Thisisawf\'lygoodofyou,oldfellow。Mostawf\'lygoodofyou。\'Don\'tknowwhatI shoulddowithoutyou。\'Ponmysoul,Idon\'t。\'Haven\'tsleptawinkallnight。 CAPT。M。Ididn\'tgetintillhalf-pasteleven。\'Hadalookatyouthen,andyouseemedtobesleepingassoundlyasacondemnedcriminal。 CAPT。G。Jack,ifyouwanttomakethosedisgustinglyworn-outjokes,you\'dbettergoaway。(Withportentousgravity。)It\'sthehappiestdayinmylife。 CAPT。M。(Chucklinggrimly。)Notbyaverylongchalk,myson。 You\'regoingthroughsomeofthemostrefinedtortureyou\'veeverknown。Butbecalm。Iamwithyou。\'Shun!Dress! CAPT。G。Eh!Wha-at? CAPT。M。Doyousupposethatyouareyourownmasterforthenexttwelvehours?Ifyoudo,ofcourse-(Makesforthedoor。) CAPT。G。No!ForGoodness\'sake,oldman,don\'tdothat!You\'llseethrough,won\'tyou?I\'vebeenmuggingupthatbeastlydrill,andcan\'trememberalineofit。 CAPT。M。(OverturningG。\'suniform。)Goandtub。Don\'tbotherme。I\'llgiveyoutenminutestodressin。 interval,filledbythenoiseasO/onesplashinginthebath-room…… CAPT。G。(Emergingfromdressing-room。)Whattimeisit? CAPT。M。Nearlyeleven。 CAPT。G。Fivehoursmore。OLord! CAPT。M。(Aside。)\'Firstsignoffunk,that。\'Wonderifit\'sgoingtospread。(Aloud。)Comealongtobreakfast。 CAPT。G。Ican\'teatanything。Idon\'twantanybreakfast。 CAPT。M。(Aside。)Soearly!(Aloud)CAPTAINGadsby,Iorderyoutoeatbreakfast,andadashedgoodbreak-fast,too。Noneofyourbridalairsandgraceswithme! LeadsG。downstairsandstandsoverhimwhileheeatstwochops。 CAPT。G。(Whohaslookedathiswatchthriceinthelastfiveminutes。)Whattimeisit? CAPT。M。Timetocomeforawalk。Lightup。 CAPT。G。Ihaven\'tsmokedfortendays,andIwon\'tnow。(TakescherootwhichM。hascutforhim,andblowssmokethroughhisnoseluxuriously。)Wearen\'tgoingdowntheMall,arewe? CAPT。M。(Aside。)They\'reallalikeinthesestages。(Aloud。)No,myVestal。We\'regoingalongthequietestroadwecanfind。 CAPT。G。AnychanceofseeingHer?CAPT。M。Innocent!No! Comealong,and,ifyouwantmeforthefinalobsequies,don\'tcutmyeyeoutwithyourstick。 CAPT。G。(Spinninground。)Isay,isn\'tShethedearestcreaturethateverwalked?What\'sthetime?Whatcomesafter\"wiltthoutakethiswoman\"? CAPT。M。Yougoforthering。R\'clectit\'llbeonthetopofmyright-handlittlefinger,andjustbecarefulhowyoudrawitoff,becauseIshallhavetheVerger\'sfeessomewhereinmyglove。 CAPT。G。(Walkingforwardhastily。)D-theVerger!Comealong! It\'spasttwelveandIhaven\'tseenHersinceyesterdayevening。 (Spinningroundagain。)She\'sanabsoluteangel,Jack,andShe\'sadasheddealtoogoodforme。Lookhere,doesShecomeuptheaisleonmyarm,orhow? CAPT。M。IfIthoughtthattherewastheleastchanceofyourrememberinganythingfortwoconsecutiveminutes,I\'dtellyou。 Stoppassagingaboutlikethat! CAPT。G。(Haltingin*hemiddleoftheroad。)Isay,Jack。 CAPT。M。Keepquietforanothertenminutesifyoucan,youlunatic;andwalk! Thetwotrampatfivemilesanhourforfifteenminutes。 CAPT。G。What\'sthetime?Howaboutthecursedwedding-cakeandtheslippers?Theydon\'tthrow\'emaboutinchurch,dothey? CAPT。M。In-variably。ThePadreleadsoffwithhisboots。 CAPT。G。Confoundyoursillysoul!Don\'tmakefunofme。Ican\'tstandit,andIwon\'t! CAPT。M。(Untroubled。)So-ooo,oldhorseYou\'llhavetosleepforacoupleofhoursthisafternoon。 CAPT。G。(Spinninground。)I\'mnotgoingtobetreatedlikeadashedchild。understandthatCAPT。M。(Aside。)Nervesgonetofiddle-strings。Whatadaywe\'rehaving!(TenderlyputtinghishandonG。\'sshoulder。)MyDavid,howlonghaveyouknownthisJonathan?WouldIcomeupheretomakeafoolofyou-afteralltheseyears? CAPT。G。(Penitently。)Iknow,Iknow,Jack-butI\'masupsetasI canbe。Don\'tmindwhatIsay。JusthearmerunthroughthedrillandseeifI\'vegotitallright:-\"Tohaveandtoholdforbetterorworse,asitwasinthebeginning,isnow,andevershallbe,worldwithoutend,sohelpmeGod。Amen。\" CAPT。M。(Suffocatingwithsuppressedlaughter。)Yes。That\'saboutthegistofit。I\'llpromptifyougetintoahat。 CAPT。G。(Earnestly。)Yes,you\'llstickbyme,Jack,won\'tyou? I\'mawfullyhappy,butIdon\'tmindtellingyouthatI\'minabluefunk! CAPT。M。(Gravely。)Areyou?Ishouldneverhavenoticedit。 Youdon\'tlooklikeit。 CAPT。G。Don\'tI?That\'sallright。(Spinninground。)Onmysoulandhonor,Jack,She\'sthesweetestlittleangelthatevercamedownfromthesky。Thereisn\'tawomanonearthfittospeaktoHer。 CAPT。M。(Aside。)AndthisisoldGandy!(Aloud。)Goonifitrelievesyou。 CAPT。G。Youcanlaugh!That\'sallyouwildassesofbachelorsarefitfor。 CAPT。M。(Drawling。)Youneverwouldwaitforthetrooptocomeup。Youaren\'tquitemarriedyet,y\'know。 CAPT。G。Ugh!Thatremindsme。Idon\'tbelieveIshallbeabletogetintoanybootsLet\'sgohomeandtry\'emon(Hurriesforward。) CAPT。M。\'Wouldn\'tbeinyourshoesforanythingthatAsiahastooffer。 CAPT。G。(Spinninground。)Thatjustshowsyourhideousblacknessofsoul-yourdensestupidity-yourbrutalnarrow-mindedness。There\'sonlyonefaultaboutyou。You\'rethebestofgoodfellows,andIdon\'tknowwhat[shouldhavedonewithoutyou,but-youaren\'tmarried。(Wagshisheadgravely。)