miss civilization(文明小姐)-第6章
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That woman upstairs and you have got to have your tongues stopped。
ALICE: (standing in front of curtains) You try to go near that woman!
She's ill; she's feeble; she's my mother! You dare to touch her。
HATCH: Get out of my way。
ALICE: She's ill; you cowards。 It will kill her。 You'll have to kill
me before you get through this door。
HATCH: (savagely) Well; then; if it comes to that
(Three locomotive whistles are heard from just outside the house。
ALICE throws up her hands hysterically。)
ALICE: Ah! At last! They've come。 They've come!
HATCH: (fiercely) They've come! What is it? What does that
mean?
(REDDY runs to window and opens the shutters。)
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ALICE: (jubilantly) It meansit means that twenty men are crossing
that lawn。 It means that while you sat drinking there; Civilization was
racing toward you at seventy miles an hour!
HATCH: Damnation! We're trapped。 Get to the wagonquick!
No。 Leave the girl alone。 We've no time for that。 Drop that stuff。
That way。 That way。
REDDY: (at window) No。 Get back! Get back! It's too late。
There's hundreds of them out there。
HATCH: (running to centre door) Out here! This way! Quick!
ALICE: (mockingly) Yes; come! You don't dare come this way
NOW!
(She drags open the curtains; disclosing CAPTAIN LUCAS and two
other policemen。 For an instant they stand; covering the burglars with
revolvers。 REDDY runs to window。 He is seized by an entering crowd
of men in the oil…stained blue jeans of engineers and brakemen。)
CAPTAIN LUCAS: Hold up your hands; all of you! I guess I know
you。 (With his left hand he tears off HATCH'S mask。) 〃Joe〃 Hatchat last。
(Pulls off HARRY'S mask。) And Harry Hayes。 I thought so。 And that's…
…the 〃Kid。〃 The whole gang。 (To the police。) Good work; boys。 (To
ALICE) My congratulations; Miss Gardner。 They're the worst lot in the
country。 You're a brave young lady。 You ought
ALICE: (speaking with an effort and swaying slightly) Hush; please。
Don'tdon't alarm my mother。 Mother's not as strong asas I am。
(Her eyes close; and she faints across the arm of the Chief of Police as
the CURTAIN FALLS。)
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