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 The Silver Box

by John Galsworthy






A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS





PERSONS OF THE PLAY

JOHN BARTHWICK�察�M。P。�察�a wealthy Liberal
MRS。 BARTHWICK�察�his wife
JACK BARTHWICK�察�their son
ROPER�察�their solicitor
MRS。 JONES�察�their charwoman
MARLOW�察�their manservant
WHEELER�察�their maidservant
JONES�察�the stranger within their gates
MRS。 SEDDON�察�a landlady
SNOW�察�a detective
A POLICE MAGISTRATE
AN UNKNOWN LADY�察�from beyond
TWO LITTLE GIRLS�察�homeless
LIVENS�察�their father
A RELIEVING OFFICER
A MAGISTRATE'S CLERK
AN USHER
POLICEMEN�察�CLERKS�察�AND OTHERS


TIME�此�The present。 The action of the first two Acts takes place on
Easter Tuesday�察�the action of the third on Easter Wednesday week。


ACT I。
     SCENE I。 Rockingham Gate。 John Barthwick's dining´room。
     SCENE II。 The same。
     SCENE III。 The same。

ACT II。
     SCENE I。 The Jones's lodgings�察�Merthyr Street。
     SCENE II。 John Barthwick's dining´room。

ACT III。 A London police court。




ACT I

SCENE I

     The  curtain rises on the BARTHWICK'S dining´room�察�large��
     modern�察�and well furnished�察�the window curtains drawn。
     Electric light is burning。  On the large round dining´table is
     set out a tray with whisky�察�a syphon�察�and a silver
     cigarette´box。  It is past midnight。

     A fumbling is heard outside the door。  It is opened suddenly��
     JACK BARTHWICK seems to fall into the room。  He stands holding
     by the door knob�察�staring before him�察�with a beatific smile。
     He is in evening dress and opera hat�察�and carries in his hand a
     sky´blue velvet lady's reticule。  His boyish face is freshly
     coloured and clean´shaven。  An overcoat is hanging on his arm。


JACK。  Hello�  �I've got home all ri��Defiantly。�А �Who says I sh
'd never 've opened th' door without 'sistance。  ��He staggers in��
fumbling with the reticule。 A lady's handkerchief and purse of
crimson silk fall out。�А �Serve her joll' well righteverything
droppin' out。  Th' cat。  I 've scored her offI 've got her bag。
��He swings the reticule。�А �Serves her joly' well right。 ��He takes a
cigarette out of the silver box and puts it in his mouth。�А �Never
gave tha' fellow anything�  。�He hunts through all his pockets and
pulls a shilling out�察�it drops and rolls away。  He looks for it。��
Beastly shilling�  。�He looks again。�А �Base ingratitude�  �Absolutely
nothing。  ��He laughs。�А �Mus' tell him I've got absolutely nothing。

     ��He lurches through the door and down a corridor�察�and presently
     returns�察�followed by JONES�察�who is advanced in liquor。  JONES��
     about thirty years of age�察�has hollow cheeks�察�black circles
     round his eyes�察�and rusty clothes�此�He looks as though he might
     be unemployed�察�and enters in a hang´dog manner。��

JACK。  Sh�  �sh�  �sh�  �Don't you make a noise�察�whatever you do。  Shu'
the door�察�an' have a drink。  ��Very solemnly。�А �You helped me to open
the doorI 've got nothin�察�for you。  This is my house。  My father's
name's Barthwick�察�he's Member of ParliamentLiberal Member of
Parliament�此�I've told you that before。  Have a drink�  。�He pours out
whisky and drinks it up。�А �I'm not drunk ��Subsiding on a sofa。��
Tha's all right。  Wha's your name�拭 �My name's Barthwick�察�so's my
father's�察�I'm a Liberal toowha're you��

JONES。  ��In a thick�察�sardonic voice。�А �I'm a bloomin' Conservative。
My name's Jones�  �My wife works 'ere�察�she's the char�察�she works
'ere。

JACK。  Jones�拭 。�He laughs。�А �There's 'nother Jones at College with
me。  I'm not a Socialist myself�察�I'm a Liberalthere's velill
difference�察�because of the principles of the LibLiberal Party。
We're all equal before the lawtha's rot�察�tha's silly。  ��Laughs。��
Wha' was I about to say�拭 �Give me some whisky。

     ��JONES gives him the whisky he desires�察�together with a squirt
     of syphon。��

Wha' I was goin' tell you wasI 've had a row with her。  ��He waves
the reticule。�А �Have a drink�察�Jonessh 'd never have got in without
youtha 's why I 'm giving you a drink。  Don' care who knows I've
scored her off。  Th' cat�  。�He throws his feet up on the sofa。��
Don' you make a noise�察�whatever you do。  You pour out a drinkyou
make yourself good long�察�long drinkyou take cigaretteyou take
anything you like。  Sh'd never have got in without you。  ��Closing
his eyes。�А �You're a Toryyou're a Tory Socialist。  I'm Liberal
myselfhave a drinkI 'm an excel'nt chap。

     ��His head drops back。  He�察�smiling�察�falls asleep�察�and JONES
     stands looking at him�察�then�察�snatching up JACK's glass�察�he
     drinks it off。  He picks the reticule from off JACK'S
     shirt´front�察�holds it to the light�察�and smells at it。��

JONES。  Been on the tiles and brought 'ome some of yer cat's fur。
��He stuffs it into JACK's breast pocket。��

JACK。  ��Murmuring。�А �I 've scored you off�  �You cat��

     ��JONES looks around him furtively�察�he pours out whisky and
     drinks it。  From the silver box he takes a cigarette�察�puffs at
     it�察�and drinks more whisky。  There is no sobriety left in him。��

JONES。  Fat lot o' things they've got 'ere�  。�He sees the crimson
purse lying on the floor。�А �More cat's fur。  Puss�察�puss�  。�He
fingers it�察�drops it on the tray�察�and looks at JACK。�А �Calf�  �Fat
calf�  。�He sees his own presentment in a mirror。  Lifting his hands��
with fingers spread�察�he stares at it�察�then looks again at JACK��
clenching his fist as if to batter in his sleeping�察�smiling face。
Suddenly he tilts the rest o f the whisky into the glass and drinks
it。  With cunning glee he takes the silver box and purse and pockets
them。�А �I 'll score you off too�察�that 's wot I 'll do��

     ��He gives a little snarling laugh and lurches to the door。  His
     shoulder rubs against the switch�察�the light goes out。  There is
     a sound as of a closing outer door。��


                         The curtain falls。




The curtain rises again at once。

SCENE II

     In the BARTHWICK'S dining´room。  JACK is still asleep�察�the
     morning light is coming through the curtains。  The time is
     half´past eight。  WHEELER�察�brisk person enters with a dust´pan��
     and MRS。 JONES more slowly with a scuttle。

WHEELER。  ��Drawing the curtains。�А �That precious husband of yours
was round for you after you'd gone yesterday�察�Mrs。 Jones。  Wanted
your money for drink�察�I suppose。  He hangs about the corner here
half the time。  I saw him outside the ;Goat and Bells; when I went
to the post last night。  If I were you I would n't live with him。  I
would n't live with a man that raised his hand to me。  I wouldn't
put up with it。  Why don't you take your children and leave him�拭 �If
you put up with 'im it'll only make him worse。  I never can see why��
because a man's married you�察�he should knock you about。

MRS。 JONES。  ��Slim�察�dark´eyed�察�and dark´haired�察�oval´faced�察�and with
a smooth�察�soft�察�even voice�察�her manner patient�察�her way of talking
quite impersonal�察�she wears a blue linen dress�察�and boots with
holes。�А �It was nearly two last night before he come home�察�and he
wasn't himself。  He made me get up�察�and he knocked me about�察�he
didn't seem to know what he was saying or doing。  Of course I would
leave him�察�but I'm really afraid of what he'd do to me。  He 's such
a violent man when he's not himself。

WHEELER。  Why don't you get him locked up�拭 �You'll never have any
peace until you get him locked up。  If I were you I'd go to the
police court tomorrow。  That's what I would do。

MRS。 JONES。  Of course I ought to go�察�because he does treat me so
badly when he's not himself。  But you see�察�Bettina�察�he has a very
hard timehe 's been out of work two months�察�and it preys upon his
mind。  When he's in work he behaves himself much better。  It's when
he's out of work that he's so violent。

WHEELER。  Well�察�if you won't take any steps you 'll never get rid of
him。

MRS。 JONES。  Of course it's very wearing to me�察�I don't get my sleep
at nights。  And it 's not as if I were getting help from him��
because I have to do for the children and all of us。  And he throws
such dreadful things up at me�察�talks of my having men to follow me
about。  Such a thing never happens�察�no man ever speaks to me。  And
of course�察�it's just the other way。  It's what he does that's wrong
and makes me so unhappy。  And then he 's always threatenin' to cut
my throat if I leave him。  It's all the drink�察�and things preying on
his mind�察�he 's not a bad man really。  Sometimes he'll speak quite
kind to me�察�but I've stood so much from him�察�I don't feel it in me
to speak kind back�察�but just keep myself to myself。  And he's all
right with the children too�察�except when he's not himself。

WHEELER。  You mean when he's drunk�察�the beauty。

MRS。 JONES。  Yes。  ��Without change of voice�А �There's the young
gentleman asleep on the sofa。

     ��They both look silently at Jack。��

MRS。 JONES。  ��At last�察�in her soft voice。�А �He does n't look quite
himself。

WHEELER。  He's a young limb�察�that's what he is。  It 's my belief he
was tipsy last night�察�like your husband。  It 's another kind of
bein' out of work that sets him to drink。  I 'll go and tell Marlow。
This is his job。

     ��She goes。��

     ��Mrs。 Jones�察�upon her knees�察�begins a gentle sweeping。��

JACK。  ��Waking。�А �Who's there�拭 �What is it��

MRS。 JONES。  It's me�察�sir�察�Mrs。 Jones。

JACK。  ��Sitting up and looking round。�А �Where is itwhatwhat time
is it��

MRS。 JONES。  It's getting on for nine o'clock�察�sir。

JACK。  For nine�  �Whywhat�  。�Rising�察�and loosening his tongue��
putting hands to his head�察�and staring hard at Mrs。 Jones。�А �Look
here�察�you�察�Mrs。Mrs。 Jonesdon't you say you caught me asleep
here。

MRS。 JONES。  No�察�sir�察�of course I won't sir。

JACK。  It's quite an accident�察�I don't know how it happened。  I must
have forgotten to go to bed。  It's a queer thing。  I 've got a most
beastly headache。  Mind you don't say anything�察�Mrs。 Jones。

     ��Goes out and passes MARLOW in the doorway。  MARLOW is young
     and quiet�察�he is cleanshaven�察�and his hair is brushed high from
     his forehead in a coxcomb。  Incidentally a butler�察�he is first
     a man。  He looks at MRS。 JONES�察�and smiles a private smile。��

MARLOW。  Not the first time�察�and won't be the last。  Looked a bit
dicky�察�eh�察�Mrs。 Jones��

MRS。 JONES。  He did n't look quite him

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