<< *142 . CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON : THE PHILANTHROPIST , A BOURG
EOIS COMEDY . LONDON , FABER , 1970 . 78 P . FIRST PERF . :
040870 . CHAR . : 01 PHILIP , 02 DONALD , 03 JOHN , 04 CELIA
, 05 BRAHAM , 06 ARAMINTA , 07 ELIZABETH >> $
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< ONE > $
< PHILIP'S ROOM . $
THE ROOM OF A BACHELOR DON , COMFORTABLE BUT NOT WELL-FURNIS
HED , ORDERED BUT NOT TIDY . $
PHILIP AND DONALD SIT RELAXED BUT ATTENTIVE , ONE IN AN ARMC
HAIR , ONE ON THE SOFA PERHAPS . $
JOHN , A YOUNGER MAN , IS SITTING IN A WOODEN CHAIR , A PILE
OF PAPERS ON HIS KNEE . $
HE HOLDS A REVOLVER . > $
03 YOU NEEDN'T THINK I 'M NOT SERIOUS . $
BECAUSE I AM . $
I ASSURE YOU I AM . $
CAN'T YOU SEE THAT ? $
I 'VE COME HERE THIS EVENING BECAUSE I THINK BOTH OF YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND I THINK YOU DESERVE IT AS MUCH AS
I DO . $
IF YOU HATE ME FOR DOING IT , THAT 'S YOUR PROBLEM . $
IT WON'T CONCERN ME . $
I JUST WANT YOU TO HAVE ONE VIVID IMAGE OF ME , THAT 'S ALL
, ONE MEMORY TO LAST ALL YOUR LIFE AND NEVER VANISH , TO REM . . .
