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 The Little Dream



An Allegory in six scenes



BY JOHN GALSWORTHY









CHARACTERS



SEELCHEN; a mountain girl

LAMOND; a climber

FELSMAN; a glide







CHARACTERS IN THE DREAM



THE GREAT HORN |

THE COW HORN   |          mountains

THE WINE HORN  |



THE EDELWEISS           |

THE ALPENROSE           | flowers

THE GENTIAN             |

THE MOUNTAIN DANDELION  |







VOICES AND FIGURES IN THE DREAM



COWBELLS

MOUNTAIN AIR

FAR VIEW OF ITALY

DISTANT FLUME OF STEAM

THINGS IN BOOKS

MOTH CHILDREN

THREE DANCING YOUTHS

THREE DANCING GIRLS

THE FORMS OF WORKERS

THE FORMS OF WHAT IS MADE BY WORK

DEATH BY SLUMBER

DEATH BY DROWNING

FLOWER CHILDREN

GOATHERD

GOAT BOYS

GOAT GOD

THE FORMS OF SLEEP









SCENE I



     It is just after sunset of an August evening。 The scene is a

     room in a mountain hut; furnished only with a table; benches。

     and a low broad window seat。  Through this window three rocky

     peaks are seen by the light of a moon which is slowly whitening

     the last hues of sunset。  An oil lamp is burning。  SEELCHEN; a

     mountain girl; eighteen years old; is humming a folk…song; and

     putting away in a cupboard freshly washed soup…bowls and

     glasses。  She is dressed in a tight…fitting black velvet bodice。

     square…cut at the neck and partly filled in with a gay

     handkerchief; coloured rose…pink; blue; and golden; like the

     alpen…rose; the gentian; and the mountain dandelion; alabaster

     beads; pale as edelweiss; are round her throat; her stiffened。

     white linen sleeves finish at the elbow; and her full well…worn

     skirt is of gentian blue。  The two thick plaits of her hair are

     crossed; and turned round her head。  As she puts away the last

     bowl; there is a knock; and LAMOND opens the outer door。  He is

     young; tanned; and good…looking; dressed like a climber; and

     carries a plaid; a ruck…sack; and an ice…axe。



LAMOND。  Good evening!



SEELCHEN。  Good evening; gentle Sir!



LAMOND。  My name is Lamond。  I'm very late I fear。



SEELCHEN。  Do you wish to sleep here?



LAMOND。  Please。



SEELCHEN。  All the beds are fullit is a pity。  I will call Mother。



LAMOND。  I've come to go up the Great Horn at sunrise。



SEELCHEN。  'Awed'  The Great Horn!  But he is impossible。



LAMOND。  I am going to try that。



SEELCHEN。  There is the Wine Horn; and the Cow Horn。



LAMOND。  I have climbed them。



SEELCHEN。  But he is so dangerousit is perhapsdeath。



LAMOND。  Oh!  that's all right!  One must take one's chance。



SEELCHEN。  And father has hurt his foot。  For guide; there is only

Mans Felsman。



LAMOND。  The celebrated Felsman?



SEELCHEN。 'Nodding; then looking at him with admiration'  Are you

that Herr Lamond who has climbed all our little mountains this year?



LAMOND。 All but that big fellow。



SEELCHEN。 We have heard of you。  Will you not wait a day for father's

foot?



LAMOND。 Ah! no。  I must go back home to…morrow。



SEELCHEN。  The gracious Sir is in a hurry。



LAMOND。 'Looking at her intently'  Alas!



SEELCHEN。  Are you from London?   Is it very big?



LAMOND。 Six million souls。



SEELCHEN。 Oh!  'After a little pause'  I have seen Cortina twice。



LAMOND。  Do you live here all the year?



SEELCHEN。  In winter in the valley。



LAMOND。  And don't you want to see the world?



SEELCHEN。  Sometimes。  'Going to a door; she calls softly'  Hans!

'Then pointing to another door'  There are seven German gentlemen

asleep in there!



LAMOND。  Oh God!



SEELCHEN。  Please?  They are here to see the sunrise。  'She picks up

a little book that has dropped from LAMOND'S pocket I have read

several books。



LAMOND。  This is by the great English poet。  Do you never make poetry

here; and dream dreams; among your mountains?



SEELCHEN。 'Slowly shaking her head'  See!  It is the full moon。



     While they stand at the window looking at the moon; there enters

     a lean; well…built; taciturn young man dressed in Loden。



SEELCHEN。 Hans!



FELSMAN。 'In a deep voice'  The gentleman wishes me?



SEELCHEN。  'Awed'  The Great Horn for to…morrow!  'Whispering to him'

It is the celebrated London one。



FELSMAN。  The Great Horn is not possible。



LAMOND。  You say that?   And you're the famous Felsman?



FELSMAN。  'Grimly'  We start at dawn。



SEELCHEN。  It is the first time for years!



LAMOND。  'Placing his plaid and rucksack on the window bench'  Can I

sleep here?



SEELCHEN。  I will see; perhaps



     'She runs out up some stairs'



FELSMAN。  'Taking blankets from the cupboard and spreading them on

the window seat'  So!



     As he goes out into the air。  SEELCHEN comes slipping in again

     with a lighted candle。



SEELCHEN。  There is still one bed。 This is too hard for you。



LAMOND。  Oh! thanks; but that's all right。



SEELCHEN。  To please me!



LAMOND。  May I ask your name?



SEELCHEN。  Seelchen。



LAMOND。  Little soul; that meansdoesn't it?   To please you I would

sleep with seven German gentlemen。



SEELCHEN。  Oh! no; it is not necessary。



LAMOND。  'With。 a grave bow'  At your service; then。

'He prepares to go'



SEELCHEN。  Is it very nice in towns; in the World; where you come

from?



LAMOND。  When I'm there I would be here; but when I'm here I would be

there。



SEELCHEN。  'Clasping her hands'  That is like me but I am always

here。



LAMOND。  Ah!  yes; there is no one like you in towns。



SEELCHEN。  In two places one cannot be。  'Suddenly'  In the towns

there are theatres; and there is beautiful fine work; anddancing;

andchurchesand trainsand all the things in booksand



LAMOND。  Misery。



SEELCHEN。  But there is life。



LAMOND。  And there is death。



SEELCHEN。 To…morrow; when you have climbedwill you not come back?



LAMOND。  No。



SEELCHEN。  You have all the world; and I have nothing。



LAMOND。  Except Felsman; and the mountains。



SEELCHEN。 It is not good to eat only bread。



LAMOND。  'Looking at her hard' I would like to eat you!



SEELCHEN。  But I am not nice; I am full of big wantslike the cheese

with holes。



LAMOND。  I shall come again。



SEELCHEN。  There will be no more hard mountains left to climb。  And

if it is not exciting; you do not care。



LAMOND。  O wise little soul!



SEELCHEN。  No。 I am not wise。  In here it is always aching。



LAMOND。  For the moon?



SEELCHEN。  Yes。  'Then suddenly'  From the big world you will

remember?



LAMOND。  'Taking her hand'  There is nothing in the big world so

sweet as this。



SEELCHEN。  'Wisely'  But there is the big world itself。



LAMOND。  May I kiss you; for good…night?



     She puts her face forward; and he kisses her cheek; and;

     suddenly; her lips。 Then as she draws away。



LAMOND。  I am sorry; little soul。



SEELCHEN。  That's all right!



LAMOND。  'Taking the candle'  Dream well!  Goodnight!



SEELCHEN。  'Softly'  Good…night!



FELSMAN。  'Coming in from the air; and eyeing them'  It is coldit

will be fine。



     LAMOND still looking back goes up the stairs; and FELSMAN waits

     for him to pass。



SEELCHEN。  'From the window seat'  It was hard for him here。  I

thought。



     He goes up to her; stays a moment looking down then bends and

     kisses her hungrily。



SEELCHEN。 Art thou angry?



     He does not answer; but turning out the lamp; goes into an inner

     room。



     SEELCHEN sits gazing through the window at the peaks bathed in

     full moonlight。  Then; drawing the blankets about her; she

     snuggles doom on the window seat。



SEELCHEN。 'In a sleepy voice' They kissed meboth。 'She sleeps'



                    The scene falls quite dark









SCENE II



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