《卖花女》剧本全本 1st

精心整理精心整理精心整理PygmalionAct1CoventGardenat11.15p.m.Torrentsofheavysummerrain.Cabwhistlesblowingfranticallyinalldirections.Pedestriansrunningforshelterintothemarketandunderthe?portico?ofSt.Paul'sChurch,wheretherearealreadyseveralpeople.Theyareallpeeringoutgloomilyattherain,exceptonemanwithhisbackturnedtotherest,whoseemswhollypreoccupiedwithanotebookinwhichheiswritingbusily.Thechurchclockstrikesthefirstquarter.Ayoungmanoftwenty,ineveningdress,openshisumbrellaanddashesoffontothestreettostopapassingtaxi,butcomesintocollisionwithaflowergirl,whoishurryinginforshelter,knockingherbasketoutofherhands.Ablindingflashoflightning,followedinstantlybyarattlingpealofthunder,orchestratestheincident.]THEFLOWERGIRL:Nahthen,lookwh'y'gowin,deah.TheYOUNGMAN:Sorry?[herushesoff].THEFLOWERGIRL:[pickingupherscatteredflowersandreplacingtheminthebasket]There'smennersf'yer!Te-oobanchesovoyletstrodintothemad.?[Shesitsdownonthe?plinth?ofthecolumn,sortingherflowers,ontherightofanoldlady.Sheisnotatallanattractiveperson.Sheisperhapseighteen,perhapstwenty,hardlyolder.ShewearsalittlesailorhatofblackstrawthathaslongbeenexposedtothedustandsootofLondonandhasseldomifeverbeenbrushed.Herhairneedswashingratherbadly:itsmousycolorcanhardlybenatural.Shewearsashoddyblackcoatthatreachesnearlytoherkneesandisshapedtoherwaist.Shehasabrownskirtwithacoarseapron.Herbootsaremuchtheworseforwear.Sheisnodoubtascleanasshecanaffordtobe;butcomparedtotheladiessheisverydirty.Herfeaturesarenoworsethantheirs;buttheirconditionleavessomethingtobedesired;andsheneedstheservicesofadentist].[Anelderlygentlemanoftheamiablemilitarytyperushesintoshelter,andclosesadrippingumbrella.HeisinthesameplightasFreddy,verywetabouttheankles.Heisineveningdress,withalightovercoat.Hetakestheplaceleftvacantbythedaughter'sretirement.]THEGENTLEMAN:Phew!TheOLDLADY:[tothegentleman]?Oh,sir,isthereanysignofitsstopping?THEGENTLEMAN:I'mafraidnot.Itstartedworsethaneverabouttwominutesago.?[Hegoestotheplinthbesidetheflowergirl;putsuphisfootonit;andstoopstoturndownhistrouserends].THEOLDLADY:Oh,dear!?[Sheretiressadly].THEFLOWERGIRL:[takingadvantageofthemilitarygentleman'sproximitytoestablishfriendlyrelationswithhim].?Ifit'sworseit'sasignit'snearlyover.Socheerup,Captain;andbuyafloweroffapoorgirl.THEGENTLEMAN:I'msorry,Ihaven'tanychange.THEFLOWERGIRL:Icangiveyouchange,Captain,THEGENTLEMAN:Forasovereign?I'venothingless.THEFLOWERGIRL:Garn!Ohdobuyafloweroffme,Captain.Icanchangehalf-a-crown.Takethisfortuppence.THEGENTLEMAN:Nowdon'tbetroublesome:there'sagoodgirl.?[Tryinghispockets]?Ireallyhaven'tanychange—Stop:here'sthreehapence,ifthat'sanyusetoyou?[heretreatstotheotherpillar].THEFLOWERGIRL:[disappointed,butthinkingthreehalfpencebetterthannothing]?Thankyou,sir.THEBYSTANDERA[avigilant,eccentricmiddle-agedmaninalongrainingjacket]:[tothegirl]?Youbecareful:givehimaflowerforit.There'samanherebehindtakingdowneverywordyou'resaying.?[Allturntothemanwhoistakingnotes].THEFLOWERGIRL:[springingupterrified]?Iain'tdonenothingwrongbyspeakingtothegentleman.I'vearighttosellflowersifIkeepoffthekerb.?[Hysterically]I'marespectablegirl:sohelpme,Ineverspoketohimexcepttoaskhimtobuyafloweroffme.?[Generalhubbub,mostlysympathetictotheflowergirl,butdeprecatingherexcessivesensibility.Criesof?Don'tstarthollerin.Who'shurtingyou?Nobody'sgoingtotouchyou.What'sthegoodoffussing?Steadyon.Easy,easy,etc.,?comefromtheelderlystaidspectators,whopathercomfortingly.Lesspatientonesbidhershutherhead,oraskherroughlywhatiswrongwithher.Aremotergroup,notknowingwhatthematteris,crowdinandincreasethenoisewithquestionandanswer:?What'stherow?Whatshedo?Whereishe?Atectakingherdown.What!him?Yes:himoverthere:Tookmoneyoffthegentleman,etc.?Theflowergirl,distraughtandmobbed,breaksthroughthemtothegentleman,cryingmildly]?Oh,sir,don'tlethimchargeme.Youdunnowhatitmeanstome.They'lltakeawaymycharacteranddrivemeonthestreetsforspeakingtogentlemen.They—THENOTETAKER:[comingforwardonherright,therestcrowdingafterhim]?There,there,there,there!Who'shurtingyou,yousillygirl?Whatdoyoutakemefor?THEFLOWERGIRL:[stillhysterical]?ItakemyBibleoathIneversaidaword—THENOTETAKER:[overbearingbutgood-humored]?Oh,shutup,shutup.DoIlooklikeapoliceman?THEFLOWERGIRL:[farfromreassured]?Thenwhatdidyoutakedownmywordsfor?HowdoIknowwhetheryoutookmedownright?Youjustshowmewhatyou'vewroteaboutme.?[Thenotetakeropenshisbookandholdsitsteadilyunderhernose,thoughthepressureofthemobtryingtoreaditoverhisshoulderswouldupsetaweakerman].?What'sthat?Thatain'tproperwriting.Ican'treadthat.THENOTETAKER:Ican.?[Reads,reproducingherpronunciationexactly]?“Cheerap,Keptin;n'hawyaflahrorfaporegel.”THEFLOWERGIRL:[muchdistressed]?It'sbecauseIcalledhimCaptain.Imeantnoharm.[Tothegentleman]?Oh,sir,don'tlethimlayachargeagenmeforawordlikethat.You—THEGENTLEMAN:Charge!Imakenocharge.?[Tothenotetaker]?Really,sir,ifyouareadetective,youneednotbeginprotectingmeuntilIaskyou.Anybodycouldseethatthegirlmeantnoharm.THEBYSTANDERSGENERALLY:[demonstratingagainstpoliceespionage]?Coursetheycould.Whatbusinessisitofyours?Youmindyourownaffairs.Girlneversaidawordtohim.Whatharmifshedid?Nicethingagirlcan'tshelterfromtherainwithoutbeinginsulted,etc.,etc.,etc.?[Sheisconductedbythemoresympatheticdemonstratorsbacktoherplinth,wheresheresumesherseatandstruggleswithheremotion].THEBYSTANDERB:Heain'tatec.He'sabloomingbusybody:that'swhatheis.Itellyou,lookathisboots.THENOTETAKER:[turningonhim?genially]?AndhowareallyourpeopledownatSelsey?THEBYSTANDERB:[suspiciously]?WhotoldyoumypeoplecomefromSelsey?THENOTETAKER:Neveryoumind.Theydid.?[Tothegirl]?Howdoyoucometobeupsofareast?YouwereborninLissonGrove.THEFLOWERGIRL:[appalled]?Oh,whatharmisthereinmyleavingLissonGrove?Itwasn'tfitforapigtolivein;andIhadtopayfour-and-sixaweek.?[Intears]?Oh,boo—hoo—oo—THENOTETAKER:Livewhereyoulike;butstopthatnoise.THEGENTLEMAN:[tothegirl]?Come,come!hecan'ttouchyou:youhavearighttolivewhereyouplease.THEFLOWERGIRL:[subsidingintoabroodingmelancholyoverherbasket,andtalkingverylow-spiritedlytoherself]?I'magoodgirl,Iam.THEBYSTANDERB:[notattendingtoher]?Doyouknowwhere?thisgentleman?comesfrom?THENOTETAKER:Cheltenham,Harrow,Cambridge,andIndia.[Titterings.Popularinterestinthenotetaker'sperformanceincreases.]THEGENTLEMAN:Quiteright.?[Greatlaughter.Reactioninthenotetaker'sfavor.Exclamationsof?Heknowsallaboutit.Toldhimproper.Hearhimtellthetoff?wherehecomefrom??etc.].?MayIask,sir,doyoudothisforyourlivingatamusichall?THENOTETAKER:I'vethoughtofthat.PerhapsIshallsomeday.[Therainhasstopped;andthepersonsontheoutsideofthecrowdbegintodropoff.]THEFLOWERGIRL:[resentingthereaction]?He'snogentleman,heain't,tointerferewithapoorgirl.[stillpreoccupiedwithherwoundedfeelings]?He'snorighttotakeawaymycharacter.Mycharacteristhesametomeasanylady's.THENOTETAKER:Idon'tknowwhetheryou'venoticedit;buttherainstoppedabouttwominutesago.THEBYSTANDERB:Soithas.Whydidn'tyousaysobefore?anduslosingourtimelisteningtoyoursilliness.?[Hewalksoff.Withsomegrumbles,otherbystandersalsowalkoffthestageseparately].THEFLOWERGIRL:Poorgirl!Hardenoughforhertolivewithoutbeingworritedandchivied.THEGENTLEMAN:[returningtohisformerplaceonthenotetaker'sleft]?Howdoyoudoit,ifImayask?THENOTETAKER:Simplyphonetics.Thescienceofspeech.That'smyprofession;alsomyhobby.Happyisthemanwhocanmakealivingbyhishobby!Icanplaceanymanwithinsixmiles.IcanplacehimwithintwomilesinLondon.Sometimeswithintwostreets.THEFLOWERGIRL:Oughttobeashamedofhimself,unmanlycoward!THEGENTLEMAN:Butistherealivinginthat?THENOTETAKER:Ohyes.Quiteafatone.Thisisanageofupstarts.MenbegininKentishTownwith80poundsayear,andendinParkLanewithahundredthousand.TheywanttodropKentishTown;buttheygivethemselvesawayeverytimetheyopentheirmouths.NowIcanteachthem—THEFLOWERGIRL:Lethimmindhisownbusinessandleaveapoorgirl—THENOTETAKER:[explosively]?Woman:ceasethis?horribleboohooinginstantly;orelseseektheshelterofsomeotherplace.THEFLOWERGIRL:[withfeebledefiance]?I'vearighttobehereifIlike,sameasyou.THENOTETAKER:Awomanwhoutterssuchdepressinganddisgustingsoundshasnorighttobeanywhere—norighttolive.Rememberthatyouareahumanbeingwithasoulandthedivinegiftofarticulatespeech:thatyournativelanguageisthelanguageofShakespearandMiltonandTheBible;anddon'tsitthere?crooning?likeapigeon.THEFLOWERGIRL:[quiteoverwhelmed,andlookingupathiminmingledwonderanddeprecationwithoutdaringtoraiseherhead]?Ah—ah—ah—ow—ow—oo!THENOTETAKER:[whippingouthisbook]?Heavens!whatasound!?[Hewrites;thenholdsoutthebookandreads,reproducinghervowelsexactly]?Ah—ah—ah—ow—ow—ow—oo!THEFLOWERGIRL:[tickledbytheperformance,andlaughinginspiteofherself]?Garn!THENOTETAKER:YouseethiscreaturewithhergutterEnglish:theEnglishthatwillkeepherintheguttertotheendofherdays.Well,sir,inthreemonthsIcouldpassthatgirloffasaduchessatanambassador'sgardenparty.Icouldevengetheraplaceaslady'smaidorshopassistant,whichrequiresbetterEnglish.[Theflowergirllistensattentivelyandwasshockedbyhisremarks.Sherepeatswithnoticeablecuriosity,“duchess”?“lady’smaid”?“shopassistant”?]THEGENTLEMAN:IammyselfastudentofIndiandialects;and—THENOTETAKER:[eagerly]?Areyou?DoyouknowColonelPickering,theauthorofSpokenIndianDialects?THEGENTLEMAN:IamColonelPickering.Whoareyou?THENOTETAKER:HenryHiggins,authorofHiggins'sUniversalAlphabet.PICKERING:[withenthusiasm]?IcamefromIndiatomeetyou.HIGGINS:IwasgoingtoIndiatomeetyou.PICKERING:Wheredoyoulive?HIGGINS:27AWimpoleStreet.Comeandseemetomorrow.PICKERING:I'mattheCarltonHotel.Comewithmenowandlet's?haveatalkoversomesupper.HIGGINS:Rightyouare.THEFLOWERGIRL:[toPickering,ashepassesher]?Buyaflower,kindgentleman.PICKERING:Ireallyhaven'tanychange.I'msorry?[hegoesaway].HIGGINS:[shockedatgirl's?mendacity]?Liar.Yousaidyoucouldchangehalf-a-crown.THEFLOWERGIRL:[risingindesperation]?Yououghttobestuffedwithnails,youought.[Flingingthebasketathisfeet]?Takethewholebloomingbasketforsixpence.[Thechurchclockstrikesthesecondquarter.]HIGGINS:[hearinginitthevoiceofGod,?rebuking?himforhis?Pharisaicwantofcharity?tothepoorgirl]?Areminder.?[Heraiseshishatsolemnly;thenthrowsahandfulofmoneyintothebasketandfollowsPickering].THEFLOWERGIRL:[pickingupahalf-crown]?Ah—ow—ooh!?[Pickingupacoupleofflorins]Aaah—ow—ooh!?[Pickingupseveralcoins]?Aaaaaah—ow—ooh![Pickingupa?half-sovereign]?Aaaaaaaaaaaah—ow—ooh!!![Withecstasy,theFlowerGirlrunsoffthestage.EndofAct1]Act2[Nextdayat11a.m.Higgins'slaboratoryinWimpoleStreet.Themiddleoftheroomisclear.Besidestheeasychair,thepianobench,andtwochairsatthephonographtable,thereisonestraychair.Itstandsnearthefireplace.Pickeringisseatedatthetable,puttingdownsomecardsandatuning-forkwhichhehasbeenusing.Higginsisstandingupnearhim,closingtwoorthreefiledrawersthatarehangingout.Heappearsinthemorninglightasarobust,vital,appetizingsortofmanoffortyorthereabouts,dressedinaprofessional-lookingblackfrock-coatwithawhitelinencollarandblacksilktie.Heisoftheenergetic,scientifictype,heartily,evenviolentlyinterestedineverythingthatcanbestudiedasascientificsubject,andcarelessabouthimselfandotherpeople,includingtheirfeelings.Heis,infact,butforhisyearsandsize,ratherlikeaveryimpetuousbaby“takingnotice”eagerlyandloudly,andrequiringalmostasmuchwatchingtokeephimoutofunintendedmischief.Hismannervariesfromgenialbullyingwhenheisinagoodhumortostormypetulance?whenanythinggoeswrong;butheissoentirelyfrankandvoidofmalicethatheremainslikeableeveninhisleastreasonablemoments.]HIGGINS:[asheshutsthelastdrawer]?Well,Ithinkthat'sthewholeshow.PICKERING:It'sreallyamazing.Ihaven'ttakenhalfofitin,youknow.HIGGINS:Wouldyouliketogooveranyofitagain?PICKERING:[risingandcomingtothefireplace,whereheplantshimselfwithhisbacktothefire]?No,thankyou;notnow.I'mquitedoneupforthismorning.HIGGINS:[Mrs.Pearcelooksin:sheisHiggins'shousekeeper]?What'sthematter?MRS.PEARCE:[hesitating,evidentlyperplexed]?Ayoungwomanwantstoseeyou,sir.HIGGINS:Ayoungwoman!Whatdoesshewant?MRS.PEARCE:Well,sir,shesaysyou'llbegladtoseeherwhenyouknowwhatshe'scomeabout.She'squiteacommongirl,sir.Verycommonindeed.Ishouldhavesentheraway,onlyIthoughtperhapsyouwantedhertotalkintoyourmachines.IhopeI'venotdonewrong;butreallyyouseesuchqueerpeoplesometimes—you'llexcuseme,I'msure,sir—HIGGINS:Oh,that'sallright,Mrs.Pearce.Hassheaninterestingaccent?MRS.PEARCE:Oh,somethingdreadful,sir,really.Idon'tknowhowyoucantakeaninterestinit.HIGGINS:[toPickering]?Let'shaveherup.Showherup,Mrs.Pearce?[herushesacrosstohisworkingtableandpicksoutacylindertouseonthephonograph].MRS.PEARCE:[onlyhalfresignedtoit]?Verywell,sir.It'sforyoutosay.?[Shegoesdownstairs].HIGGINS:Thisisratherabitofluck.I'llshowyouhowImakerecords.We'llsethertalking;andI'lltakeitdown--MRS.PEARCE:[returning]?Thisistheyoungwoman,sir.[Theflowergirlentersinstate.Shehasahatwiththreeostrichfeathers,orange,sky-blue,andred.Shehasanearlycleanapron,andtheshoddycoathasbeentidiedalittle.The?pathos?ofthis?deplorable?figure,withitsinnocentvanityandconsequentialair,touchesPickering,whohasalreadystraightenedhimselfinthepresenceofMrs.Pearce.ButastoHiggins,theonlydistinctionhemakesbetweenmenandwomenisthatwhenheisneitherbullyingnorexclaimingtotheheavensagainstsomefeatherweightcross,hecoaxeswomenasachildcoaxesitsnursewhenitwantstogetanythingoutofher.]HIGGINS:[brusquely,recognizingherwithunconcealeddisappointment,andatonce,babylike,makinganintolerablegrievanceofit]?Why,thisisthegirlIjotteddownlastnight.She'snouse:I'vegotalltherecordsIwantoftheLissonGrovelingo;andI'mnotgoingtowasteanothercylinderonit.[Tothegirl]?Beoffwithyou:Idon'twantyou.THEFLOWERGIRL:Don'tyoubesosaucy.Youain'theardwhatIcomeforyet.?[ToMrs.Pearce,whoiswaitingatthedoorforfurtherinstruction]?DidyoutellhimIcomeinataxi?MRS.PEARCE:Nonsense,girl!whatdoyouthinkagentlemanlikeMr.Higginscareswhatyoucamein?THEFLOWERGIRL:Oh,weareproud!Heain'tabovegivinglessons,nothim:Iheardhimsayso.Well,Iain'tcomeheretoaskforanycompliment;andifmymoney'snotgoodenoughIcangoelsewhere.HIGGINS:Goodenoughforwhat?THEFLOWERGIRL:Goodenoughforye—oo.Nowyouknow,don'tyou?I'mcometohavelessons,Iam.Andtopayforemtoo:makenomistake.HIGGINS:[stupent]?WELL!!!?[Recoveringhisbreathwithagasp]?Whatdoyouexpectmetosaytoyou?THEFLOWERGIRL:Well,ifyouwasagentleman,youmightaskmetositdown,Ithink.Don'tItellyouI'mbringingyoubusiness?HIGGINS:Pickering:shallweaskthisbaggagetositdownorshallwethrowheroutofthewindow?THEFLOWERGIRL:[runningawayinterrortothepiano,wheresheturnsatbay]?Ah—ah—ah—ow—ow—ow—oo!?[Woundedandwhimpering]?Iwon'tbecalledabaggagewhenI'veofferedtopaylikeanylady.[Motionless,thetwomenstareatherfromtheothersideoftheroom,amazed.]PICKERING:[gently]?Whatisityouwant,mygirl?THEFLOWERGIRL:IwanttobealadyinaflowershopsteadofsellingatthecornerofTottenhamCourtRoad.Buttheywon'ttakemeunlessIcantalkmoregenteel.Hesaidhecouldteachme.Well,hereIamreadytopayhim—notaskinganyfavor—andhetreatsmeasifIwasdirt.MRS.PEARCE:HowcanyoubesuchafoolishignorantgirlastothinkyoucouldaffordtopayMr.Higgins?THEFLOWERGIRL:Whyshouldn'tI?Iknowwhatlessonscostaswellasyoudo;andI'mreadytopay.HIGGINS:What'syourname?THEFLOWERGIRL:LizaDoolittle.HIGGINS:[declaiminggravely]?Eliza,Elizabeth,BetsyandBess,Theywenttothewoodstogetabirdsnes':PICKERING:Theyfoundanestwithfoureggsinit:HIGGINS:Theytookoneapiece,andleftthreeinit.[Theylaughheartilyattheirownwit.]LIZA:Oh,don'tbesilly.MRS.PEARCE:Youmustn'tspeaktothegentlemanlikethat.LIZA:Well,whywon'thespeaksensibletome?HIGGINS:Comebacktobusiness.Howmuchdoyouproposetopaymeforthelessons?LIZA:Oh,Iknowwhat'sright.AladyfriendofminegetsFrenchlessonsforeighteenpenceanhourfromarealFrenchgentleman.Well,youwouldn'thavethefacetoaskmethesameforteachingmemyownlanguageasyouwouldforFrench;soIwon'tgivemorethanashilling.Takeitorleaveit.HIGGINS:[walkingupanddowntheroom,rattlinghiskeysandhiscashinhispockets]?Youknow,Pickering,ifyouconsiderashilling,notasasimpleshilling,butasapercentageofthisgirl'sincome,itworksoutasfullyequivalenttosixtyorseventy?guineas?fromamillionaire.PICKERING:Howso?HIGGINS:Figureitout.Amillionairehasabout150poundsaday.Sheearnsabouthalf-a-crown.LIZA:[haughtily]?WhotoldyouIonly—HIGGINS:[continuing]?Sheoffersmetwo-fifthsofherday'sincomeforalesson.Two-fifthsofamillionaire'sincomeforadaywouldbesomewhereabout60pounds.It'shandsome.ByGeorge,it'senormous!it'sthebiggestofferIeverhad.LIZA:[rising,terrified]?Sixtypounds!Whatareyoutalkingabout?Ineverofferedyousixtypounds.WherewouldIget—HIGGINS:Holdyourtongue.LIZA:[weeping]?ButIain'tgotsixtypounds.Oh—MRS.PEARCE:Don'tcry,yousillygirl.Sitdown.Nobodyisgoingtotouchyourmoney.HIGGINS:Somebodyisgoingtotouchyou,withabroomstick,ifyoudon'tstopsnivelling.Sitdown.PICKERING:Higgins:I'minterested.Whatabouttheambassador'sgardenparty?I'llsayyou'rethegreatestteacheraliveifyoumakethatgood.I'llbetyoualltheexpensesoftheexperimentyoucan'tdoit.AndI'llpayforthelessons.HIGGINS:[carriedaway]?Yes:insixmonths—inthreeifshehasagoodearandaquicktongue—I'lltakeheranywhereandpassheroffasanything.We'llstarttoday:now!thismoment!Takeherawayandcleanher,Mrs.Pearce.MonkeyBrand,ifitwon'tcomeoffanyotherway.Isthereagoodfireinthekitchen?MRS.PEARCE:[protesting].?Yes;but—HIGGINS:[stormingon]?Takeallherclothesoffandburnthem.RingupWhiteleyorsomebodyfornewones.Wrapherupinbrownpapertilltheycome.LIZA:You'renogentleman,you'renot,totalkofsuchthings.I'magoodgirl,Iam;andIknowwhatthelikeofyouare,Ido.MRS.PEARCE:ButI'venoplacetoputher.HIGGINS:Putherinthedustbin.LIZA:Ah—ah—ah—ow—ow—oo!MRS.PEARCE[draggingElizaoffwithElizastrugglingawhile]:Goodgirl!Don’tbefrightened.Wewon’thurtyouforsure.[Mrs.PearceandElizaexit!]PICKERING:Ohcome,Higgins!bereasonable.AlthoughIaminterestedinthisexperiment,allIproposeisthatweshouldbekindtothispoorgirl.Weneedtohelphertoprepareandfitherselfforhernewstationinlife.Wecan'ttakeagirluplikethatasifwewerepickingupapebbleonthebeach.[HecontinueswithhesitationlessheshouldhurtHiggins’sfeelings.]Excusethestraightquestion,Higgins.Areyouamanofgoodcharacterwherewomenareconcerned?HIGGINS:[moodily]?Haveyouevermetamanofgoodcharacterwherewomenareconcerned?PICKERING:Yes:veryfrequently.HIGGINS:[dogmatically,liftinghimselfonhishandstothelevelofthepiano,andsittingonitwithabounce]?Well,Ihaven't.IfindthatthemomentIletawomanmakefriendswithme,shebecomesjealous,exacting,suspicious,andadamnednuisance.IfindthatthemomentIletmyselfmakefriendswithawoman,Ibecomeselfishandtyrannical.Womenupseteverything.[Mrs.Pearcereturns.]MRS.PEARCE:Ifyouplease,sir,thetrouble'sbeginningalready.There'sadustmandownstairs,AlfredDoolittle,wantstoseeyou.Hesaysyouhavehisdaughterhere.PICKERING:[rising]?Phew!Isay!?[Heretreatstothehearthrug].HIGGINS:[promptly]?Sendtherascalup.MRS.PEARCE[embarrassed]:Oh,verywell,sir.?[Shegoesout].PICKERING:Hemaynotbearascal,Higgins.HIGGINS:Nonsense.Ofcoursehe'sarascal.PICKERING:Whetherheisornot,I'mafraidweshallhavesometroublewithhim.MRS.PEARCE:[atthedoor]?Doolittle,sir.?[SheadmitsDoolittleandretires].[AlfredDoolittleisanelderlybutvigorousdustman,cladinthecostumeofhisprofession,includingahatwithabackbrimcoveringhisneckandshoulders.Hehaswellmarkedandratherinterestingfeatures,andseemsequallyfreefromfearandconscience.Hehasaremarkablyexpressivevoice,theresultofahabitofgivingventtohisfeelingswithoutreserve.Hispresentposeisthatofwoundedhonorandsternresolution.]DOOLITTLE:[atthedoor,uncertainwhichofthetwogentlemenishisman]?ProfessorHiggins?HIGGINS:Here.Goodmorning.Sitdown.DOOLITTLE:Morning,Governor.?[Hesitsdown?magisterially]?Icomeaboutaveryseriousmatter,Governor.HIGGINS:[toP