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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