NO EXIT (Huis Clos)CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY ace Bt) wan presente fo the tie Fea see views Combi, Pr in May 144 SCENE A raving 100m in Second pie se, A massive bronseorma- ‘nant tans on the martes ec oles, accompanied by th aces an glee around hil it So here we ate? vais es, Mi. Garcin ‘Gatco And this is what i ooks ike? vase Yer ‘Ghent Second Empire faalture, T observe ‘dare aay one gets wed to its tine vais Some do. Some don’ ‘cnt Areal he other ‘Ooms ike this one? ‘aier How could they be? We ester forall sets: Chinamen nd Indians, fr instanoe, What ute would they Rave for & Second Empire chair? coarcnt And what tie do you suppose Ihave fr one? Do you ‘now who Twas? 8, wells no great mater. And, 0 fell the uth, Thad quite a habit of ising among faritare that I didnt relish, ad in false postions. I'd even come to like i. A fale position in a Louls Philippe dining-oom— you know the syle?=wel, that hits points, you know. Bogus in bogus, 0 speak ‘vase And youl find that living in Second Bmpire drawing room ha it points. ‘cin Really? =» Yer ys, 1 dar sy... [le takes another Took around | Sil, certainly didn't expect—this! You know ‘what they tell ws down there? val What about? ‘an About (rakes a sweeping gesture] thser—residence. ‘AGE Really, se, Row could you belle such cockand-bal Well, wel,ds seaw:paue SARTRE stoves Tld by people who'd nove se foo ere. For, of Sore, ey had et (Both agh Arup th gh es from ca a or any where ae the insets f ort YA TR rks and riot pacers and ll the other ae phen ee oie at seh you mast have your itl joke, si ce AN joe? Oh Tac. No, watt ing. A shot ae aun heroin No mire, 1 notice, No ee a to be expected. And nothing betabl Fert But da al they might have imports cain vy ate So you haven't yet ft over Youn A seas furan gy? ce me ee eet tearm ofan mck Task Yu MN he segue aie the postion Fm ip tL a oe gene oan. Bu all ov sus ak me er omy, oily questions if you'l pardon me 8 1 ee are shember Ta’ te Bet ng reel of them, They don't bother their heads aboat tee etccomy requis, hat Tcan ae you Buttes © {he bathe ye got their nerve back, they startin about ae mMotntrahes and whet-nt, Good heavens, Mr. Ga toe ot ow ie your brane? What, Task you, would be {he point of braking your teth? canons cai Yen, ofeoare: youre Wight (He Tok ae rari] Ad why should one wart to sec oneself a cc But thal bronze contraption on the mate MERE another sory. T suppose there will be tines ice tae iy ees out ot Stare my eyes out—se2 Eat qehen sare TY Sg let's pt our cards on the table. Ta rene quite conscious of my postion. Shall Tl ou tae Yon de Bee? A mat’ owning, choking, sinking PY rae ay his eyes are Just above water, And what arches elect A bronze atrocity by-wha' the flows no exits s name?—Barbedienne. A coleco's piéce. As ina nightmare, ‘That's their idea, n't i... No, T suppose you're under ners ht fo answer questions and won't. But don't orget, my man, ve a good notion of what's coming t me, so don't you boast you've caught me off my guard Tm fae ing the station, facing it [estat pacing the room agin} Sothet'sthat; no totbrush, And no bed, ether. One never sleeps take Ii? aie That Caan Jas a0 T expected. Why should one sloop? A sort of drowsiness steal on you, teks you behind the ears. nd You fel your eyes closing—but why sleep? You lie down Un thes and in las sleup Mes any Miles and miles trway. So you rub your eyes, get up, and it starts all over ‘sis Roman, that's what you ave. ‘haar Will you heep gult, plone! Twoa't make a sent, T shan be soc for mel, Fl face the situation, a Ui Just ove. cei fly and squarely. I ont have it sprit fog at me rom behind, before ve ime to ste i up. And you call hat beng "romante"!. Sot comes to this; one Goesn't need rest. Why bother sbout sleep If one ist Sleepy? That slands to reason, doen't i? Wait « minute, there's a enag somewhere; something disagreeable. Why, row, should I be denpreable? Ah, Tse; it's Ife with: uta break ‘watt, What do you mean by that? ‘asons What do mean? (Bs the vac supine I thought es much, That's why there's something so beastly, so damn ‘Bedmaunered, in the way you stare st me. They're pace yee ‘ate What are you talking about? Ghsane Your eyelids, We move ours up and down. Blinking re call it Ws lke small black shutter that clicks down hd mates a breek. Everything goes blk: one's eyes are Imoistened, You can't imagine How rostfl, refreshing, I our thousand ile ests per hour. Four thousand ite es:6+ seansraue sara ‘Mes-fut hk Sth the de. tv without Erle Dot atte fos you kaw what mean. No eye {an no seep fellows, doesn't? shal never sleep again. But thensow shal sndure my owe company? Tey to Aten, You ee fond of teasing, H's a econd na {ire with mecand in wot fo tesing ysl Plgng my sei, gow rete: don’ teee cy. ot Tea’ goon ding tat without a tresk. Down there Tad my igs T Slept away hd goodnight By way of eompention, setpore And hoppy le dreme Thee was» ee bol Jaton edna fe odo ola Ti tie ten At Cat you se? The ihe on. ‘Etc Ah yon ve got fs our daytie, Aol ude? ‘nr ute? ‘Shem Damn it yoo know ws mean. Beyond that wal ‘nr There's pose. “Sic And at te end of the pesage? Sts "here's mare rooms, more pesges, and sas “itn And wht ies Beyond then? ‘nee That al hee But surely you have dey of sometimes. Where do 7 ‘er my uncle's pice. He's the head vl ere. He has ‘room the third Boe caro fshold have poesed 8 much, Where's the light oth we Tere ena. heh Wh Cae tr off he ht? ‘her Ob, the management ca ct off the crzent if they want or Bat tat emer tr having dane 900 his or ‘ic have all the lst we want. conn 5 one as olive wth one's eys open al the tne? ‘ns To the, you my? ‘eos Bott ee que over words, WH ooe's eyes open. ‘evever, Always brow daylight i sy eyes—and im mo eur s7 head, [Shor silence] And suppose tok that contraption on hemes a rpg ton the amp ont ‘AE. You can't move it 1 t0 heavy ‘Sach fezng the bronze omament and tying i: You'te ‘ight t's too heey. [shart sone flows) waser Very wel, i you dnt need me any more, 1 be of Asc What? You're going? (The vaer goes wp to the dor Wait, [vie fots ound Thats bel, atmo) [And if Ting, you're bound to come? ‘AE. Wel, ye that's so~in a way. But you can sever be ‘ute about thet bel. There's something wrong withthe wire ng, t doesnt aways work, fee gos fo the bell push fad proses the bution. all purs utide} ‘carne Is working ll ight ‘ae [looking suprise 80 i is (He, to, presses the button} But I shouldn't count omit too much ifT were you. I's feapectows Well, Telly mast go now. Josten mh a go tar to detain him Yes, se? . cascr No, aver mind. fe goes the mantis and picks "up. poper rife] What's thst YAIE-Cant you see? An ordinary paper kif Casch Are there books here? YA No ‘caves Then whats the use ofthis VA strags he shoulder ‘ery well You can go [VAs gs aut [oan by Rime. He fou oh oe ernment aed tre ree, He ss dun: thn gts up gosto the ell, dnd presses the buaton. The bell romans let. He tee two or thes tines, without sucess. Then he test open the doe, alia without Sues. He cle the vA several tines, bu ot no rea He eats the door wit hi ft tl cling. Suddenly he sro ‘alm and sits dow again, At th sme moment he dove opens dnd nz enter followed by the VET}Ss Jean-paue saeree vate Did you ell, sir? ‘cscs om the pot of anewaring“Yee"—But thn ise fal on ne No. ALT [turning to nex This is your room, madam. (nex say iting) there's any Information you require? [ve stl, eos silent an the vAie oe aight hued) Most of out gost have quite Jot to ask me But T won't insist. Any- fw, as rgards the toothbresh and the lect bell, nd {hat thing om the menelsbelf this gentleman ean tll you ‘anything you want to know a5 well could, We've had a Title chat, him sod me A gor eu eas refas fom looking at ME whois inspecting the Yom. Abra she tus tocaten ez Where's Florence? (arson dos not epi] Didn't you hea? T asked you about Florence. Where Is she? ‘cans havent a idea ‘sez Ab, that's the way it works, Ist? Torture by separation. ‘Wella far st Tm concerned, you woa't get anywhere Florence ws iresome ile foo, and T shan’ miss her in the least. ‘can Tbeg your pardon. Whe do you suppse 1am? ‘nex. You? Why, the torturer of course ‘cat looks started thon bursts ou laughing: Wel, that’s ‘god one Too comic for words the torture! So you came {had lok st me, and thought Ivas~er-one ofthe tl. ‘Of eoare, that sly fellow’ felt he should have inteo- faced us A torturer indeed! Tm Joseph Caria, journalist land ma of eters by profession. And as we'e oth in the me bout, so speak, might I ask you Mes. ‘nc [et Not "Mis." Im unmacie, ‘Gate Right, Thats start, anyway. Well now that we've ‘broken the ice, do you really think 1 Took like a torturer? ‘And, by the wey, bow docs one recogine torturers when fone ses thei? Bently you've ideas onthe subjec. ner They look ighteed, ‘con Fightene! But how riiculous! Of whom should they ‘be frghtened? OF thee victims? mo exits 9 es Laugh way, bat I Aaow wba Fm ting about. ve ‘often watched my face in the glass. aa cate tn the plas (He oks and hin) How bea of then! They've removed everyting Inthe lat resebling 2 gas (Short ance} Anyhow, ean aire you Tn ot fcghened, Not that Take my poston lg esi te ravi ony too wel But Tan ct 2 [org he hues Tht your aa fene) Mast ‘you be bee al th tine, o Jo jou tae 9 sol outed, dow and thea ctns The doors laced Ie OMe Toa too bad ‘ttc T can ule understand tat tore you having me here. And oo~well quite femlly, exer be alone. 1 ‘watt sh tgs ot ou ow oe mye a ede, fed one does that ter by oesl Bu sve wel ‘ge to pl lng togetersomchow, f'n taker, 1 oat move much in fat m pone soto flow: Oa imay venture on wsugesion we shoal ake a pot of being extenely couscous fo acheter, That wil seth situation for us both. , en ot pote ohn Ft te ie 1A ogih ites cote ting om aso while nz “up and down the rooen.| Ming on ashe mee Ne feng her ee on im Your ant ‘ta ef waking oma dean Tb Yur paren. ‘Ne. Can't you heep your mouth sf You keep ting it shout ll the time: Is rene. niet Sn sorry. Twas tare it ‘Nc Thats Jas what T reproach you with, (och mouth totes] There you are! You talk abou politeness and You don't even ty to cone your face Remember Yo fe ot slo yo night oii he oto yor fn ocr ting pant grng towards Br: How about you? arco you nic10 + peaw.paut saree Ine What wold be the use? There was some pot in being tai fore while one sil hod hope ‘oat fn low vote). There's no more hope—but i stil rotor." We haven't Yt begun to slr. wea That's so {A shrt sence] Well? What's going to happen? ‘caro dont ove. ['m waiting TSrence again oon ts down and ez reoes her pacing wD ert the sam. cases moth rather after a lance at Inez he bares his face hie hands, Ber ese with the VA rete oaks a asc, whose face sel den bys hands ‘sau lo enue No, Don Took up nov what you're hid Tg ith your hands. Know you've mo face left. [CAE mes his hends} Wht! [A short pause, then, i atone of Sorprs) Bat I don’t know you! cance Tm not the ttre, ada {teue, 1 never thought you were. II thowght someone was Toying fo py a vate nasty feck on me [To the VAL] Is fone ele coming? ‘vats No madam. No one ese i coming (Grete ORT Then were to stay by ourselves, the thee of ws this gentleman, this lady, and myeet (She starts owphing} euon angi Tere’ nothing fo laugh abou se ahi thote Stas They're s hideous. And Tht lok how ey've been avanged. I makes me think of Nei ears Day when {used to vst that boring old aunt Bfmine, Aunt’ Mary. Her Bouse is fll of horrors Uke Cha uppose ewch of thas a sofa of his own that ‘Sue mine? (To the vss] But you can't expect me to sit on that one. H would be too hotrble for words in pale be and is ved green. ner Would you prefer mine? ‘ireue Tht claretcolored one, you mean? That's very sweet “ogous but telip--no, Ldn hi ibe so much better. {Wars the good of storrying, anyhow? We've got to take ut somes tous, and Fl tek tothe green one. Pauses] Phe only one which sight do ata pinch, J that gente man's. [Avater pase) noon ss Cente tb tog ie ala, 0 men, 5 i et me coh Mckee tof kat an dp 1 ra aed aa er ee gear | pee tcSlteras anes hy sans Rg Bae Teak (eater crn cncene So nme a Nnennhow sf} Ne ‘sac (bowing again: Joseph Garcin. me Se ee eer reer Tea vita lero) coon a BE nl ove, Gi ee sertesickepts cadres nt esa bees Paes seats ot analy matet of te Trent ee ra ml gh a ‘Sule cdg tid Tend on sy Sie cde ice ade 2 Se Seri leant nee actrees tang er etek ok Saas en ee ek ace Sn hry, Sec, Siar aiet ete tet eof Sat Sor Siena eet inde repented See 2 aly al eon mt mee CEE pe ane arent oo ‘hore ant ie enc, Gd Seay a Sore rng Se ey nl, Gen Serene ea ese et12 + Jeanspaut santas The a stove {ste Aad you, Me. Garis? Gets Twelve ult rough my chet fae make hor "ied etre Sey fear Font good company among the den. (Sil lee, please dont se tht word. I's somao cra Teter bad at, ely. I dest ean mech, anyhow. Somehow {fe we've never been much alive ds ow If ‘weve sbotly got to mention th-this stat of things, agent we cal orslver—wal—abentece, Have You ice een abent fo og? ctx Ato month Sri Where de ou come fom? ‘Sun From Ro ‘Sram fom Par Have you anyone letdown thee? atcat Yes, my wien he ne toa tse hasbeen] ‘She's wating a he entrance ofthe baraco, She comet there everyday Ba hey wont her Now she's yng to peep between the bats. She doen't yet know Fine aoent but she suspects. Now she's gag aay. She's ‘wearing her lk ress. So mich the betes ahe won't need {© change Shela crying, but she never dd cy. enyo. Trea bight sunny day ashes ke bck shad eee ing dows the empty srt. Those tig agi eyes of hese ‘eth hat mate ok they sey ad Oh hw she got UA short sence cat it om the ctr sf and bes ead i onde net Bes ‘SI Pn, Me, Gari cacy What {Sa You're siting om my st ‘tent 1 bg your pardon. fe pie ‘Sta You lokedsomao far aay ory ¥ tured you, xt Twas setting nye nord. ftv] ou ‘may laugh, bt you'd do bert allow my exam No enn 9 1 No ned. My fle’ in peat order. 1 Hed se up "cl fi own accor. 80 est other abet ia ‘tach Realy? You imagine is simple a tha. Pers ‘and ove is feb | Whew! How bat tis hoe! De yee ind 7 [being of hoa {ST How dare you! fire get No lease dota then in thi thitsceven pt AN srt re ours, I ed to spend my sighs inthe newpaper oben Adit was neuter Bac Hol 0 we never Rehour es 2 Stiiogy Hot ell be [Short ps te soe se 2 proving tat is Ws gt ae SEE Tha’. Olas Urea be nigh How quickly the tine pase on earth wees ter midnight They ve ele up my rom. e's dark, Dich and empty ctr They sung th ons onthe Backs of the chi and rolled up ter stirtalaevessbove he elu Tes stake of men and cigars. [sort sine i aed tke ving among men Inthe su soo (Ste are: Well In hat case or tse ier. Tha’ allt proves, Prning ons] Wha bout you? Doe He ‘men in hl ahrateves? tO Idan care mech or men any way. ‘STE king ate ter th pd: Really eu imagine why they pt us the tose It dst ting ian: What’ that you sad? {S16 Tm loking at you tvo a thing that we've song to lie together, es so absurd Tempest to nee ok fends or rete, ‘Yes a charmlag ol friend—with ole nthe mide of sree Yes, him fo, He danced the tango so diviely Like a Profesional... But why, way should we ofall people be Ut together?M+ eanraue santae ‘Asore A pure Duke, I should sy. They lodge folks as they an, inthe order of thee coming. (Fo mez] Why’ are you laughing? ez Becatse you amuse me, with your “Bakes” As if they lef anything to chancel But I suppose you've goto reassure yourself somehow. ‘stat Peony T wonder, now. Don't you think we may The met eachother at same ie in ou ives? Inez Never Tehouldst have forgotten you (STEUE Or perhape we have friends in common. 1 wonder if you know the Duhois Seymours? snct Not tel {SHEAE But uerone went to thel parties. "Ne Whats thei job? (rauz Ob, they don’t do anything, But they bave a lovely Tousen the country, and host of people visit them, nT aid’. wa a postofice clerk {St cing @ tl A, ys». OF couse, in that caso— pause] And you, Mr. Gare? ‘ant We've never met. Ialeay lived in Ro [SIRAE Then you mort be right. Its mere chance that as ‘brought us together, Inez: Mere chance? Then Ws by chance this rom is furnished a5 we se i's an cent that the sta on the righ t= livid green, and that one on the let's winced. Mere ‘hance? Well jue try tosh the sofas and youl ee the Aiflerence quick enough, And that statue on the mani pice, do yeu think i's there by accident? And what about the eat ere? How about that [A shor since I tll you they've thought i all ut. Doven to the lst eta Noting tas lef to chance. Tia room was all st fr ste But eally!Bverything here's so bideous all in ongles, ‘0 uncomfortable lea loathed angles. ‘ne shrugging hor shoulders: And do you thik T ved in @ ‘Second Bmglre drawingzoom? stu $0 wall xed up beforehand? In Yes. And they've pat ts together deliberately no eur ss ‘steueThen t's not mere chaos that you precisely ae ‘enposte me? Bat what canbe the ide bebind i tna Aak me another! Tony know they te wating {Sit ever oe eat heen of enone seapectng some ‘hing fom me, always made re want fo do just the op pasite : 'N: Well do it Do it if you cn, You don't even know what they expec {Si stomping he fo hts otegeoes! So something's om ng to me frm you two? (Sees ach rtm) Something nant, I suppose. Therese some faces that ene every thing at nee. Yours don't convey anything ote ig rly wars a Lok re! Why ae we together? You've givens que enough hints, You may as well come ost with = wv in in astprsed tore} But Eknow nothing, ebscatly noth ing about I'm a much athe dank as You ae ‘asen We've gotta tow. Ponders fora we] ‘nt nly each of hd he gust tell ote Tal what tw: Blt ‘Se Yer inc What have you dene? mean, why hare the ent you here? ‘Stat [nc That's havent» nolo, no the fog ‘es Is fact, Tm wondering i there baat bees some ‘shay mistale. [Tomer] Dot aie jst thnk ote us ter of people who—wh become absttes every dap Thre smust fe thousnds and thousands and probably theyre ‘orted out by=by understappers, you know What {mean Stupid employees who don know thie jb. So theye ound to make mistakes sorctinns. Do sop sig. {To caacn Why don't you spe? If they mae sista ‘ny case, they may hive dt the sume aout you Toe] ‘nd you, toe. Anyhow, lat beter to thik weve gt ere by mista cs ha al yo ave fo el ws? [STILE What ele should tl? ve noting to hide. Loa my16 + seaN-eaue saree parents when I ws Mi, nd Thad! my young brother to bring up. We were terily poor and when an od friend of ‘my peopie asked me to marry him T sid yes, He was very Well of and quite nice. My brother was « very delicate Child and needed ll sorts of attention, so realy that was the right thing fr me todo, don’ you agree? My husband ‘was old enough tobe my fthor, ut fr six years we bad IBeppy marred if, Then two year go me he man Toa fated to love. We knew I the moment sf st eyes on each other. He asked me to ean away with him, and T refed. ‘hen I got preumonia andi finshed me, That’ the whole story. No doubt, by certain standards, Td wrong to s9e% fe my youth t.a man nearly three times my age. [TO ea8 (on) Do ou tink that cold be called asin? AEX Cortsinly not (A sort sllewee | And now, tll me, do you think 3a crime to stand by ones principles? ‘als OF zoure not Surely Bo one could blame @ man for ‘hat ‘oAKCH Wait bil Iran a pacifat newspaper, Then wa broke ‘ut. Wht was | (0 do? Everyone was watching me, won? ecing: "Wilhe dare?" Wel dared, folded my arms aod {hey thot me. Had I done anything wrong? Este [laying her hand on his arm: Wrong? On the contrary» You were= ‘nc oraks in rontealy: —a hero! And how about your wife, ‘Me. Garin? ‘GAIN Thats simple. rescued her from—from the guter srs [fo ME You se! You see! INGE Yes ee, (A pa | Look her! What’ the pint of play- ‘cting tying to throne dust i each other's eyos? Were a tarred withthe same brash sts findgnani Hove date yout Inez, Yes, we ae criminals~murderers—all hee of us. We’ in bell, my pes they never make mistakes, snd people ten't damned fr nothing Este Stop! For heaven's sake— Inet el! Damned souls~that' us ll three! ‘sre Keep quiet I forbid you to use such disgusting words. ‘sez A damned soal—thats you, my ite plaster saat. Aad sito our fiend there, the wablepacift, We've fad out Hour ‘of pleasure, haven" we? Thete have been people whe bared their lives out fr our saker—and we chuckled over it So now we have to pay the reckoning. nes rssng is fat: Wil you Keep your mouth shut, dasan ez (cnfonting him fares, but with @ ook of vast surprie Well well! {A pouse] Ab, understand now. {know why they've put ut thre together ‘scr I advise you toto think twice before you say any ‘Ne: Wait! You'll see how siple iis, Childish simple. Ob iusly there aren't any physical lorments=you are, don't you? And yet we'e In ell And noone ele wl oma hee We'l stayin this room together, the thre of vs, fr ever fand ever... In short, here's someone absent here the of eal torre ‘can ft vce: noticed that Ime I obvious what they're ater—an economy of man- ower-=or devi power, if you pefer. The same hea atin the cafeteria, where customers serve thenelvs, seu: Whatever do you meen? Inez T mean that each of us wl act as torte of the two other. [here ia shot sence while they dig tis information) ‘Asc fen: No, T shall never be your trtarer. wish ne ther of you any harm, and Fve no cancer with you None at all. So the solution's easy enough each of us atys put in his or her corner and takes no otie ofthe others, You hete, you here, and I ther. Like soldiers a ou posts. Also, ‘we mustn't speak Not one word. Tht won't be difeul ach of us has plenty of material for sitcommanings. ink Teould tay ten thousaed years with oly my ought for company. SICAL Have otto keep sent, too?18+ JeA-raue sanree cn Yeu. And hel way we—wel work oot or sian ekg int oven ovr rang oor endo, Apced?” es end ‘Ser one estan ere than pot th ges find bess head Bnd There i {ong ane he bg gg heal 5 singing: ‘What a crowd in Whitefsar Lane ‘They ve at rete in a rove, With a scald and the if, ‘Aad a pail of bran below. ‘Come, good folks, o White ‘Come ace the merry show! ‘The headaman rote at eack of dawn, etd log day's work in hand, Chopping heads of general, Priests and pers and admirals, Al he bighest inthe land, ‘What «crowd in Whittrise Lane! Ny Soe them standing in @ Line, Ladies all dressed up 0 fine But thee heals have go og, Heads and bats cll dow below. Lane, (Meanie esr has ben ping her powder puff and peti. ‘She oaks Pound fora miro, fables a her hth rs towards cate) fsa Brea have ou wa? oh de mt ani. ‘Any Sort of glass, # pocket ror will do. [=o romain silent Hen if you won't speak to me, you might lend me las. No eur = 19 iis head sit buried nis han, case ignores er) Ine eager: Don't worry. ve a gas in ty bag, [She opens ‘or bag. Ari] Te gone! They mast have taken i from sme a the entrance ‘state How tiresome! IA shor silence. este ohus her aes and sue, a if about 0 Iain rez rans foro and hols her mp) Ne What's the mater? SSTEUE fopns her eye and ama: 1 feck so queer. {She puts ers] Don't you ever get taken that ay? When. can't see mysell I begin t9 wonder if 1 really and truly fst T pat myself just to make sure, but i does't help mach. mez: You'e Icky. 'm elways conscious of sayself—in my ‘mind. Painfully conscious Fsicue: Ab yes, In your mind. But everything that goes on ‘in one's ead is so vague, isnt? It makes one Want fo sleep [She i len fora while ve sx big tiers in my bedroom, There they are. Lean ee them. Rat they don't see te. They'ee reflecting the carpet, the settee, the window = ‘but how empty its glass in which I'm absent! When faked to people I always made sure there ovas one neet by in which I could see myself. 1 watched myself alng, And somehow it kept me ele, seeing myst a the others sa me... Oh dest! My lipstick! Tan sure Tv put it on cooked. No, [can't do without a looking pase for ever and vee T spl sat we: Suppose I try tebe your glass? Come and pey me «vst, dear. Tece'sa place for you on my ste Estes But (Ponte fo cant) Nez OB, be doesnt count, (STEUE But we're going ‘yourtelt, ‘ne: Do ook a ft wented to hurt you? fsttut: One never ean tll Ist Much more Ike yout! hart me, Sil, what des nat fo hurt each other. You said it20 + seaw-pave sanree ter? If Te got to afer, it may aswell beat your hands, our prety hands, St down. Come closer. laser. Lookin In eyes, What do you se? stmt: Ob, Fm threl But 30 tay U cat See myself properly. Inez: Bat can. Bvery inch of you. Now ask me questions. 111 be as candid any loklng as [este sams rater embarrased and curt ACM ap Dealing 0B or het} ‘situ Please, Mr Garin. Sure our chatter isn't orig you? casan makes no rep] Nez Don't worry about im. As sad he doesnt count. We're by ourselves. Ask away sts Are my lips al ight? ‘ex Show! No, they're abil smudgy, FSTELE I thought a much. Lucy [dvowe a quick glance ‘Gan no one's seen me ry again Inez That's better. No. Fllow the line of your lps, Wat side your hand. There. That's quite good. stele As good ae when came in? ez. Far better, Crcler. Your mouth loks quite disbolcal that way ‘mit, Good gracious! And you tty you ike i How madden: ‘Ing, not Being able to see for myself You're quite sure, Miss Serrano, tht is all ight now? ne: Won't you eal me nes? [SraUe Are you sure took alright? lovely, stelle FSHCUE But how can Ively upon your taste? Ist the same asf ‘my taste? Oh, how sickening Wal enough to drive one cea! nc have your tat, my dear, because [tke you so much, fo ateght, Now al, Fn no 0 ugly, eter. Tne gles never did that ofcourse, knew ita well, Like something Thad tamed, going to smile, snd ny smile No pars 9 ‘il sink down it your pups and heaven knows what it va become ‘2 And why shouldn't you “tase” me? (Phe women great ook ater i wh ar of rf facaion} Une 1 ‘want you to cll me ines We nat be grea lends tse don't make fends with women very ey ‘re Not with postal eer, you tan ul wht tha ‘hat mast red pot tthe olen of you cheek? A pag? (Sie A pimple? Ob how simply ful Wheel sez There." You know the way they ech Ivs—with a tir? Fm our lark, my dea and you cant eee Ine.s=- Tete n't any pimple ota ace of one. So wat out Soppse the mor arte eg les? Or sepane 1 covered my eyeawan hei doing—sed feed fo ook et You, alta ovelines of yours wos be ated the esr ai. No, don't be sta, cant help locking a ou Th’ tarm my eyes way Ad bese to You evr oo nice. Oaly you mnt be fet me to. Ua dert tence] {SIGE Are you relly alate by me? tn Very mth nda (Another shor sons) {Ste nag can yal movement of hr hed Bt T wah edie me fo nz OF course! Beaute hea Maa! [To cacy] You've wos, [oor aae mtn} Bu ak then can wo fom Dot pte You hve med werd pt what we've Aten Quite; ota word. I stuck my Giger in my eae Batyour voles hdd sy be, Sly cater Now wl ou leave me in peace, you two? I'm no rete i ou. x Not nme, perso how sbout tis chil? Are yo interested in he O, Tua through yout game you a on YoU high hore jot to impress et cota Take you fo leave tein pete, Tet's someone Talking about ie inthe newspeperofee and I wast foe22s Jeaw-pauu saree fen, And, mike you any haplret me tl you that Teo se or the "eh you cal be. sce han Cac Ob dt ean trae sete You ex [Phy cont ack te tale or se manent) cto that that, [ae] Yu know Begg You no 0 * cst Is heft he sted tak anything of her td she cme snd ofered me ether gas eS you ny. Bal ome You wer aking wp Bi, tring every ek tctch Nis tention. ese Wal by shoul’ ‘nos You crn, bth of ou. Dont you soe were hs is eps, herp you touts at (uae (4 longish lence. caso sic down. The women retrn hes tantly otha places, Suddenly nz swing owned om Km) To forget shout the others? How uterly absurd I fel you there in every pore. Your sllece clamors in my eas. You ‘an nll up your mouth, eut your tongue out—but you can't ‘prevent your bing here. Can you sop your thoughts? {heat them ticking sy ike # clock, teletock,ektock, and I'm cts you hear mioo. I all very well skutking on your ofa, but you're everywhere, and every sound comes to me tiled, becnuee you've inercepled itn ils way. Why, you'we even stolen my fae; you know it and f don't! And ‘what about bet, about Rstele? You've stolen ber from me, {oot i she and I were alone do you suppose she'd treat me ate ee? Nake your hn fm you fae. Twat Teave you in peace—thst would suit your book too well ‘You'd go om siting there, in 4 ort of tance, ke s You, sind even f Fld ace her fee in my bones that she ‘wae making every sound, even the rule of hee dress, for your bene, throwing you smiles you didnt se... Well No exits 93 1 won't stand for that, I prefer to choose my to look you inthe eyes abd ght i out fae to face. ‘acne Have i your own way. I suppore we were bound to come t this; they knew what they were abou, sd wee easy game. I they put me in rom with men men can ‘cep ther mouths shut But I's no ase wanting the impos be: He goes ot ond igh fondo her nck | So atch you, litle gil? seems you were making eyes st me? {site Doe touch me, ‘casas Why not? We might, anyhow, be natura... Do you ‘now, sed to be mad about women? And some were fond (of me: So we may as well stop posing, we've nothing ‘Why trouble abot politeness, and decorum, and the rest of 1k? We're between ourselves, And pesently we shall be a od esas newborn babes ‘srt Ob, let me be ‘civ AS newborn babes. Well, Yd warned you, anyhow. ‘shed so lite of you, noting but peace and litle silence, Te put my fingers in my eats. Gomer was spouting avy a5 ‘ua standing a the canter ofthe oor, with ll he press ‘men listening. In their shieesleves Tied fo het, but ‘wasn't too easy. Things on earth move 90 quiekly, you now. Couldn't you have held your tongues? Now is ove, he's stopped taking, and wit he thinks of me has gone back int his ead. Wel, we've go to see it through some how... Naked as we were bor. So much the better 1 ‘want to know whom [have fo deal with 2 You know steady. There's oth more to lesen. ‘cate You're wrong So long at etch of us hast made a ‘lean breast of itwhy they've damned him or her=we know nothing. Nothing tht counts. You, young led. you shal begin Why? Tell us why I you are fan, we ting ‘uF specters into the open It may save us fom disaster Someut with itl Why? sree I tell you I havent # nation. They wouldn't tell me why. prefer24 + seAN.PaUL SARTRE son That's $0, They would tell me, ether, But I've a prety good idea, Pethaps you'ee shy of speaking frat? Fight 1 ead of [A short lence Tm nota very estimeble perten. dt No need to el up that, We know you were a deserter. ‘Seen Let that he I's only a sidelasue. Um here boouse 1 Treated my wife aborsinably. That’ all For fie years. Nat rly, se’ suferig sll. Tere shes the moment I men ton her Pace her W's Gomes who interests me, andi fhe Tace, Where's Gomer got to For five years. There! "They've given er back my things; she's iting by the wi Bony with mp oat em her nes, The coat with the telve ‘lleles he bod's ike as: a brown sng ound each hole is quite 2 msewm-piece, tht coat; scared with his tory, And Tased ta wea i fancy Now, can you shed ar iny Boel Saray youl squsese one ovt—at last? No? ‘You cant manage Ik? Night afer night T came bome {hind drunk tnkng of wine and women. She st wp fF ther of course But she never cried, never uttered word of eprosch, Only her eyes spoke lg tragic eyes Fdon't e- est anything. must pay fhe peice, Dut shan whine. Its snowing in the ret. Wont you ery, confound you? ‘That woran was 2 born marty, you know; « vicim by ss ftos tender: Why ad you hurt he ke Cea was so easy A word was enough to make her itch, Tike «sositve plat, But never, never a eprach. Fm fond of tesing Twatched and walled. Bot no, nota tea, nots protest. Td picked her up out of the gutter, you under. and» Now she's stoking the cot. Her eyes are shut Sind she's feeling with er Sngre forthe bulet-oles. What ro you after? What do you expect? It you T eget noth ‘ag. "he tr she adated me too much, Does hat mes tnything to you? set No. Nebo admired me ‘Sante So mac te elle So much the Better for you. sup no exis 9 pose all thin trikes you aa very vague, Well, eres some: ing you can get your tcth int. {brought a hal-caste gel to say inoue house. My wife slept upstairs she must have beard everything. he was an erly ee and, ss T andthe fil sayed in bed late, she served us ose morning cafe. ve. You brtel SAa0n Yes, a brute, if you Uke, Buta welhbelove brut [A foray lak comes 19 hs ees] No, is nothing. Only (Gone, sod he's not talking abot me. What were you saint Yn te Gey why sh eet ez Well, Twas what some people down there called 's oth" Damned aly. ot mo suse bln ‘sch I that ll you have to sy? ‘net No. Thee was that afr with Florence. A dead men's ale, With thee corpaes ot He to stat with then she and T'Sothere’s noone let. ee nothing to worry about it was 4 clean sweep, Only that room. Isce it now and then. pty, with the door lacked... No, they've just locked them, "To Let.” 15 to let there's a notice onthe door. Thats to ridiculous. aon Three. Tres deaths, you sald? ez Thre, faaors One man and two women? nex Yee, {ascn, Wel, well. pause] Did he Kil himself? ex He? No, he hadn't the guts for that Sil he'd every rex Son; we led hina dog's fe. Ae a mater of fact, he wa run ‘over by team. sll set of end... Twas living with them: he was my cousin. 4 ‘ean Was Florence far? ‘Nez Pai? [Glance tee] You knoe, Lon’ regret a thing sil, 'm nat so very Kean on telling you the story ccaton That allright. So you gt ick of him? Inez Quite gradually. All sot of ite tings got an my nerves26 + JeAN-pAuL SARTRE For instance, he ma ante when he was drinking sort, of urge. Trifle ike that. He was rather pathetie realy, Valnerabie. Why are you smiling? ‘sort Becauie I, yaw, am ot vulnerable In: Don't be too gure -- Peep inside he skin, abe saw the ‘world tough my eyes. Wher she let im, 1 had her on Iny hands. We shared a bedsitingroom at the other end of, the tov, ‘exch Ad hen? ‘Sez Then that tram dds jb. used to remind her every cy: "Ves, my pt, we Kled him between ws" 14 pase) m rather er, realy canny Soa ‘ne. No, you're not ruc. I's something ese, cscs Wat? tne fell you later, When fsx Fm enue, {mean 2 can't ‘get on without making people sue. Like alive coal Alive olin others’ hearts When I'm alone I ficker ou. Por six ‘months I famed away inher hear, til there was nothing but cinder. One night she got up and tuned on ‘bile Twas asleep. Then she erept back isto bed. Sp now You keow. coco Well! Well ‘sez Yes? What's in your mind? {ns Nothing. Only that i's neta prety story Inez Obviously, But what matter? (asor As you say, what mater? (To esaue] Your turn. What have you dene? sce Ae tld you, Chave't a notion. ack my bra, but i's no we ‘exten Right: Then well gve you a hand, That fellow with ‘the smashed face, who Was he? cent Who-who do you sea? fe. You know ite well. The tan you were ao sored of ‘selng when you eae «ste Ob, him! A fiend of mine Mo exits ‘Asons Why were you afeid of hin? [STEL6 Tate my busines, Mr. Garin 'NE2 Did he shoot himself on your account? fsreue: Ofcourse not. How abrurd you arel ‘cscre Then why should you have been so seared? He blew is brains out, dt he? Tha howe his face got smashed ‘sree: Don't! Please don't goon. ‘aon Because of you. Becsute of you IN: He shot himset because of you ‘STEUE Leave me alone I+~'s not fl, lying me lke that T want gol I want to go! [She rust the door and shakes it) ‘ton Go if you can. Personally, 1 atk for nothing batter ‘Unfortunstely, the doors locked, [est preset he bell push, but the bl doe not ing, and ‘cn laugh eset aangs round on them, her back fo the door) [STULE na mf voice: You're hateful, both of you nex Hateful? Yes, thats the word, Now get on with i, That fellow who killed himself an your account~you were his nists, eh? ‘Ascr: OF course she was. And he wented to have her tint ‘elt alone, That's so isnt i? (ne He danced the tango lke a profesional, but he was poor ‘asa church moute—tht's right, isn't? [A short silence) ‘caton, Was he poor or nol? Give a straight answer. ste Yes, he was poor ‘cnt And then you bed your reputation to keep up. One ty hhe came and implored you to run sway with him, end You laughed ia his face, ‘nz Tha’s it. You laughed at him. And so he killed himself,” Sai Di ou we eck at Free nha way? [A shot pause, then su brats ou laughing ‘TE You've got all wrong, you two, [She fen her shou(8 + seaw.paue sanmee er st ning agains th tor ad fs thm, Her eee (fom sel tnt He wed me have «baby. 80 tere cost And you it wat on? ‘Sate did't he by ae, worse. wen Sse ove meth Noe ne aig snag Roger was whe whon he war bree Tim nue, bving ht en plese mel coc An tht hat there was a balay ovelakng he ke 1 brought 8 Wigs He cud se tp aed eet on ‘Westin efor Gos sake, dt Tae hen ‘Botti a Hewes sing ve te bly and eb the in pentagon he wale cea Yer A then? ‘Siu Tha aT came back to Pacs—and he dil 8 he vised coon Yo mean lew hans ot? Suc Iwan ava of hin ely, Bub never su eed cyiag (A pe Ob, wth ou he mle cose Naing ding ers on fw ah ae, ‘ate ewer A wat! Pn] you kaew how te you! tng er a: Porch Tce te eae inv ove Bu! threo aed to lone angi Joe coh A nga oe [nes cad in Ta ge a Tob abl sce myself] Ho bt [nga h ou] Ob sree ar pa tigi on apt] esti Dot ber, You can tay in your shirleves, As things ae cate at, drp isoat on sf Yow mst Be or ie tle cst notary hyo. SE Aad wnt abut he? Ayo ange Wh me? No xin + «sta Yer. short lence) wz Well, Mr. Garin, now you have us inthe nude ll ight. ‘Do you understand things any better for that? son T wonder. Yes, perhaps a trifle better. [Timid] And ‘ow suppose we start ying to holp each ther ne T don't need help. ‘oat tne, they've lai their snare damned cunsingly—tke ‘a cobweb, Ifyou make any movement, if you raise your hand to fan yourself, Eatelle and I fel ite tag. Alone, none of us eam save himself or hers; we're linked together Inextcably So you cas take your cholce. [A pause] Hullo? What's happening? mez They've let It The windows are wide open, a man fo my bed. My be, if you pleas! They've let et Step in, step in, make yoursell at home, you brute! Ab, there's a woman, too. She's going up to hm, putting her hands on his shoulders... Damn iy why don't they torn the lights on? I's geting dark: Now he's ging to Kes her Bet that's my room, my rom! Ptcdark now. Lean 506 ‘anything, but Theat them whispering, whispering, Is he go Ing to make love to her on my bed? Whats tha she sok? ‘That t's noon and the sun Is shining? I must be going Blind, [A puss] Backed out T can't aco ear a thing. So Um done with the earth it seems. No more alibis forme! [She ‘Suaders} feel so empty, desicated—ealy desd at lst. All of me's here, in this foom. (A pause) What were Yoo ‘saying? Something about helping me, wash’ i? ‘cance Yes, ez Helping me to do what? ‘aco To deft their devilish tricks, IN And what do you expoct me odo in turn? isch Te help me, Ut only nce litle efor, Ines just a ‘Spark of human fecing. tnezs Human fecing. That's beyond my range. I'm rotten to the coeSO + WAN.pauL sanrne ‘cto And how about me? [A pase Al the sume, suppose we uy? (®e2I'Sno use. I'm all dried up Iem't give and I ean’ re ‘eve. How could I help you? A dead twig, ready for the ‘buming (She aisle, gong a ESTE who has Pure her ean har hand | Florence wes fir, naturel blond, ‘ent Do you realize that this young woman's fted to Be your torturer? Ine: Pethape I've gucsed it. ‘att I through her they'l get you. 1 ofcourse, 1m dif [MEZT know, And you're anche trp. Do you thnk they haven't foreknown every word you sy? And of course there's a whole nes of pitfalls that we cant se, Everything here's Booby tap. But what do {caret I'm spill, 100, For her, cbviouly. And perhaps I atch her ‘creas You won't catch anything, We're chasing alter each oer, round and round ina vicious clecte, ike the horses ‘on roundabout. That's part oftheir pla, of course. Drop it, Ine. Open your Bands and et goof everything. OF lot youll bing diater on all thee of. tne: Do I Took the sort of pera who lets go? T know sehat's ‘coming to me. I'm going to bur, and it to ast forever, ‘Yes, Tinow everything. Bat do you think Tile go? Tt | cach her, shel se you through my eyes, as Florence sat (hat other man, What's the goo of trying to ent my sym pathy? Tassure yout know everything, and Ian fea sorey ven for mysell A teapl Dont {know it sd thal {nin & ‘cap mysl, upto the neck, and there's nothing o be done Aout i? And it site thls book, so muuch the beter ‘cen Lapping her shoulders]: Wil anyhow, ean ea sorry {or yu, too. Look at me, we'e naked, naked right through, snd T can soe into your heart, That's one lnk between ts, Mo ears 3 Do you think 4 wat to but you? I don't reget ny I'm dried up, too. But for you 1 can stil feel pity. seein [whoa thin hae i andor sae til nom, ‘hes herself los n't bat being pwede, had ze your pty for youre. Don eget Garin, ta toe {ue tmp fr you, ton thi oom, Ally nt oro You'd beter 0 wate your ow interes ese fo, i you wil ene win pace, the cid and me Tl see dont do you any har as Us a he fv moment, ery wal ssi lig her ead: Pes, Cat, {ato Wht do you went of me? {STE a gor po Ror You can lpm, anyhow sr I you wan el, api to her Ive has come up ands adn beind ES, ut without fowhig hor. Daring the dou tat allows she mo a Ios in her ar. Ba Sti hers horses ae ah oh sere he with speaking, en he sb nner fo fins woh beso ‘Stat: implre you, Gaein=you gave te your promis, did't os? Help me quick don't want tobe leh soe, lp’ then his caer ez Taken whom? Sue Ptr Ob, now they're dancing ogee nz: Who's Peter? * eis SSG Sich ally boy. He cd we he lacing stream thew shruge Ne shoules ist foncy! He was tery in lve with mens Shes Persinded him i cme outwith her tnight. 2 Do you love hin {STE They're sing down sow. She's pling ike gram ‘Pus, What fool the pi to nit on dance oa aad Say she does it to reduce. No, of course T do love hing he's only eightoen, and I'm nota baby spatter m2 Then why bother abut them? What dieence can i30+ AN-PAuL sanrRE onus He belong ome ‘Nothing earth elong 0 8 any mee Su elyow few ine Al in se Fen hear goure-one Bo now Ty 10 make tim Tate oto hi Ol con touch halk to i eth he tne. Thats a A Shc cen Bi and ob her pis i 1 eee shes pesng ber set ft ces against Thm, pliag and tlveng i hn face. Bu. my poo le ay rato srt Fieaous she? Why do ou Hee San On cnc Ta have nt bad oles a them ee dhe sk away. nthe lhe sting icaf me? se Nehig whoever. Nothing of ya's eft on espa Sco aiyon own ete, Wouk yu ke hat sai Os tht amano onthe mnt Tht SRSA oor: And my dea am yours reer er PoE hors good Wel whith of you wo woul Tet elle hn glancing rm, hs cyl i You E5,Coomuch abut ime yoo know 'm rote oh al ‘nk of me, your thugs on youre tog gnc a pepo gt” ely hal ee oly Hall ta, na oe te ih om ca oh Sig tad eres a log water. Obs Shera sty the ona, N, rd wee ital a et tpt, yo and fen abd fen ee at net sys ved Yes the "St Bee AI runt dine away dance sway. Garin aRyow cold tert you'd of nhing Ons over ino Tue bes Ys Te you, Ol ith your Bl Bityhow, end you do lot's Gop, my dear Oh, 20" outluenig antares ssrum! Horry op sir TELLaT arguing her slong. Dnetng ee toed a eve tc pan cays sl Irs 90 BEM he Tove odes wth She dancing a ce sens) sh You, Og ean bryos No she doce, she'sdancing go exit + 33 though ay gaze. What's tac? What's that you sid? “Our poor dear fitelle”? Ob, don't be auch a humbug! You did't ven shed a tar atthe funeral.» And she hes the nerve to talk to him about her poor deer fiend Bstlle! How dare the disuse me with Peter? Now then, Keep time She never old dance and alk t once. Ob, what's ht? No, no. Don't tel him. Please, pease dent tell him. You can keep him, ‘do what yo lke with hn, but please don’ tel him about ‘that! [She has stopped dancing All ight. You can have ls. ‘now Isn't it out, Garcin? She's told him everything, about Roger, my tip to Switzerland, the baby. "Poor Botello wasn't exactly" No, I wasnt exacly~ True enough. He's ooking grave, shaking hs head, but he doesn't seem so very ‘much surprised, not what ome would expect. Keep Bit, "henT won't haggle with you oer bis Tong eyelashes, his pretty prlith face. They're yous foe the asking. His glane tng steam, his cesta. Wel, the exytal'ssattred into bits "Poor Botlle” Dance, dance, dance. On with it But do ‘ep time. One, two. One, two, How Pd love to go down to eueth for ust « moment, and danco with hi again. [She dances gan fo some moments The music's growing ite. ‘They ve turned down the lights, a they do fora tengo, Why. se they playing oo soll? Louder, please, Lea heat IC “So far aay, faraway. I~T can't heat a sound. She stops dancing} il ever. Ws the end. The earth bas let me. (7% ‘ata Don't turn from me~please. Take me in your arms, {Behin esraes back, wz gn fo Gato fo move ve] ‘sz [commanding Nove then, Gate! Test nom ko, dog mi pi ‘arc t's oer you shoud say that SHEE [lingng fo Mil Don't tats say. You're a man, arent "ys, and surely 'm not sucha fight ae al that! Bvoryonp Says Ive fovely hair and aftr al, man iled himself on ‘my account. You have to look at something and there's nothing ere 9 sce except the sofas and that swfal arma ‘ment and the table, Surely Tm beter to look at than lotMs Jeanpaue sAntRE of supid furniture, Listen! I've dropped out of thei hearts Iike ate sparrow fll fom is est. So gather me uP, dear, fold me to your heart-and you'll se Bow nice Tea be. ‘cc feing hima rom hr, after a short sage tel you Testo that lady you should speak, (sm To her? Bat she doesn't count he's « woman INEZ Ob, I don't count? Te tat what you think? But my poor ite fallen nesting, you've buen sheltering fa my heat for ges, though you did't realize it, Don't be ati keep Teoking al you for ever and ever, without after of mp ‘eyelids, end youl tive in my give ikea mote in a anes {stiut:A’sunbeam indeed! Don't alk ch rabbis Youve ‘ied that Wek alendy, and you should know st does't swoek ‘se stele! My glancing steam! My crystal STELE Your crystal I's grotesque, Do you think you can foo! ‘ne with tht sor of talk? Bveryone knows by now whet id to my baby, The ceysa'sthltered, but I don't care {im ant hollow mm, all that's let of me isthe out debut t's ot for you ex Come tome, Bstlle. You shall be whatever you tke: ‘lacing steam, a muddy steam, And deep dows In.my yes you'l se yourset just as you wat tobe ‘stale Oh, leave me in peace. You havent any epee. Oh, dkmn it isn't thore anything T can do to got ld of you? ve an den. [She spite face} There! 2. Garin, you shal pay for thi. pas. case sags his shoulders and gos fo sue} ‘tat So t's man you need? sre Not ony man. You ‘Asan No humbug now. Any man would do your busines ‘ASL happen tobe here, you want me. Right! [He grips hor ‘houlers} Miod, Um wot your sot at all really: ot 8 ‘young nincompoop end T don't dance the tage. I ake You 8s you ae. And perhaps I sall change mo ours 3 ‘iy dou sha’ pay much tenon to think about. mr este Wha thing? ‘ten They wou’ interest you ‘Smit Ia on your as sna for you to tak some no tc of me {promise not thes You ate seh a lk Tat’ gh, fee om i, tke the ‘ily beh you are Grove an age! Av he ha even food lots commend hi ‘tae cae Dont stent he. She at no ye, no aes Shetoseing = cent give You what can, I doesnt amount to mich than love yo fw ooo wl este Do you wast ne, eyo? xn Yer SS Fak no more ‘tach In tht case le ud on hr) ‘2 Batlle! Garcia! You mus be going cay, You're nt alone. I'm here (oo. fess coy conf oure but what dos it mater? ez Under my eyes? You coat t~coul't dot ‘rut Wy od Toten undressed with my ld ooking on 1c ping anne amet her sone, Don't pee ker ith ‘our diy mat's hands cn tasting her rough: Take care 1. no gen ‘lan and Td have no cmpencton tbat Mie © "2 But You promis me; you promised ol asking you to keep your word cot yh, ondering ou wer the it ork our agreement . Ie er Back Nm an et ot and of he ‘se Very well have i you own way im the wether party, ne aia two. But Jt forge bee and wating sat take my eer of you, Garin: when youre Bag ‘er, you'l el them trig int you, Yer, have It your owe ‘we other thingssway, make love and get it over. We'e in hell; my ton wi {During the folowing cone oh watches tho without peaking | cc ecg ack oss and grasping her souls: Now ‘hen. Your lips. Give me your lip. [A pause, He bonds sehr, hen abrupt straightns ae stu ingen Really! A pause] Dn’ tell you not to ay any atenton 10 hee? eens You've got It wrong, [Short aller} W's Gomer; he's Tock nthe press-oom, They've shut the windows Cm ‘Se winter down there, Six months since I~ Well, I warned Sout be abeent minded sometimes, dt 17 They're sive ring, they've kept thei coats on. Funny thy shoal fee {he fold Hee thet, when Im feeling so hot. Ah, this time he's talking about me. sa sit going tole Lg? (hor sllenco] You might a least ell pe what e's saying cearcn Nthing. Nothing worth opeating, He's swine that's “|e litens attentive) A god-iarned bloody swine. (He turns to este} Kat's came back tonto ourselves. Are you fing to love me? sts femfing: T wonder nov! ‘ao Wall you trust me? vale What a quint thing to ask! Considering youl Be td my eye al the ime, end T dont think Tve much tofear | fom toe, 20 fr az you've concerned, coat, Obviously. [A pause. He takes his hands off esters “holders | as thinking of another Kind of rst (tens ‘Tah owey, talk away, you swine. Ym not thereto defend nyse (7 es] Batlle, you mus give me your ta ‘ste Ok what a nusnce you aa! 'm giving you my mouth, ‘my arms, my whole bad and eveything could be 2 sim- Blas My trust haven't any to lve, im afi end Jouve making me terribly embarassed. You must have {omething pretty ehasly on your conscience to make such {Tass about my trosting you ocr They shot me no exis 37 frais I know, Because you refused t fight. Well, why shouldnt you? ‘ccns I did't exactly reuse. fn a fa-avay vice] f must Say be tals wel, he makes ot god case against me, bu he never stys what {should have done instead. Should 1 Ihave gone (othe general and sid: "Genevl, I decine fight"? A mgs game: they'd have promply locked me wp. ‘But I wanted to show my ears, my true colors, do you ‘understand? I wast ging tobe silenced, [Ts] So took the tain.» They caught me at the front. ernie Where were yo tying 0B? ‘cat To Mexico, I meant to launch a pacifist newspaper “down tere [A sor sienee| Well, why don't you speak? este What could I uy? You acted quite igh es you didnt ‘want to fight [ssen makes o ft geste) Bet, davlng, how on eth can I ges what you waat me to answer? rz Can't you gusss? Wel ean. He wants you to tell him that he Bolted lke & io. For “bolt” e did, and that's whit Biting bi ‘oan "Boled "went sway”—we won't quarrel ver words ‘Sts But you had to run away. If you'd stayed they'd have ent yout jail, woulda they? case OF couse A pause | Well, Hotell, am La coward? {Sree How can ¥ aay? Don't be eo unreasonable, dling. 1 ‘att put mysel in your skin. You must decide that for ‘yoursel, “ea sai Feat dec fereus:Anyhow, you moat member, You mast have had rs Tons for ating as you dd caren Thad ‘sree. Well? ‘ise But wore they the rel reasons? ‘Sree. You've « tvited mind, that's your rouble. Plaguing "yourself over such tiest ‘oan Fd thought all oxt, and I wanted to make 2 stand. But was that my real motive? se Eaclly, Thats the question. Wes that your ral mtive?[No doubt you argued it ost with yourself, you weighed the pres and cons, you found good reasons for what you di But fer and atid an ll the dy ite stints one keeps ‘arkthey re motives too. So catty on, Me. Garin, and ty to be honest wih yoursell—for once, ‘eucns Do need you to tll me ‘ny cll, rom the window tothe door from the door to the ‘window, Irie into my heart, Tsleuthed myself ke a de- fective By the end of ie asi Pd given my whole le to letcspection. But aways I harked back fo the one thing ‘certain=that Chad ected os id Td taon that rain to the “toner. But why? Why? Finally thought: My death wil = te tf face death courageously, Pl prove Tam ap coward ‘Me: And how di you face death? ‘case Merely. Rstnly. (Mz laughs] Oh, Ie was ‘only a physical lapse—that might happen to anyone: Fm net {shamed ofc Only everythings been let in suspense for stelle Look at me vaat to feel someone looking st me while they're talking abot me on earth [like gen ey tz: Green eyes! Just hark to him! And you, Batlle, do you ver (To esse} Come hee ike cowards? ‘sai If you knew how itl I ere! Coward or hero, ‘oneprovided he Knss wel, ‘tore There they at, shmped in ther cas, sucking t their ‘lgare. Bored they look. Halfasleep. They're thinking ""Garcn's a coward.” But only vaguely, dreamily, One's got "That chap Gercin ‘That's what they've declded, thse deat fe ‘Sx onthe’ ine they be to think of tomething. ex Dead? ‘aca Yes, she died jst now. About two months apo 28 + JeaW-raue cantar 1a Day ond night {paced ying: "Cowardly that skunk Garin." You're lucky, you two; no one on earth i giving you another thought. But I-f'm long in dying. we What about your wife, Garin? ascns Oh, diet Tel you? She's dead. no enn + rex Of geet? ‘sce What els should she die of? So alls for the best, you see; the war's ove, my wife's ded, and 've carved oat my place in story {He ives a choking sob and pases his hand ovr hi fe. Taeatehes harm] ste: My poor darling! Look at me. Please look. Touch sn, ‘Touch me. (She okss his hand and pts it on hor neck | Phere Keep your hand thre. casen ms afta movement | No, don't move. Way trouble what those men sre hiking? ‘They'll die off one by one. Forget them. There's only me. GACH But they won't forget me, not they! They de, but ‘others il come after them to carry onthe legen, Ive left ‘my fate i thet hand smi: You think oo mc, that's your trouble, ‘cash: What ele is there to dono? Twas a man of action ‘once... Oh, if ony {could be with them again fr just fone day ing their ein thee teeth, But tm faced out; they're passing judgment on my ie without troubling boat ‘me; and they're sight, becouse Tm dead. Dead and done with: [auphs) A back number short pe | este get: Gare ‘con Sl there? Now liste! £ want you todo ae a service, "No, don’t shrink away 1 know int sem range to You, having someone asking you for help; you're no sed to at ‘But if youl make the efort, i youll only wil it hard ‘enough dre say we can really love eachother Lack att his way. A thoustnd of them are prociiing F'n a coward bat what do numbers mater If there's someone, jus one petson, to aty quite positively I did ot ram awa tat I's ot the sort who runs away, that I'm brave and decent and tho rest of tell that one person's flth would save me Will you have that ith Sn me? Then hal love you and sherth you forever ell you?40 + seanspaue sanrae ‘sro fauphiag: Ob, you des sly man, do you think Foul love a coward? ‘cnc Bu jst ow you sid— {SHtUe Twa only teasing you. 1 ike men, my dear, who've teal men with (ough sin and strong hand. You havent 3 Coward's chin, ors coward's mouth, or «cowards voice, Geaowerds hat. And for your mouth, your al, your voice, Llove yo. ‘atch Bo you tenn his? Really mean i {sree Shalt T wear ‘Guure Then Tsp my Gagers at chem al, those below and ‘hone in here. Estelle, we sell im out of hel, ez gives {abil igh, Ha brooks of ad stares at her] What's that? [il laughing Bt she doesn't mean a word of what she says. How ca you be such a simpleton? Exell, ama Ta ower?” Asif abe cared damn etter way este Tne, how dare you? [To Gatcn] Dont stn to ber If "you want me to have faith in you, you must begin by trust: Ing ne 7 ‘nee Thats ight! That’ sight! ‘Trust away! She was 3 man — hat far yon ein trust her—sbe want's a man's arm round Ihr wai a man's smell, aman’ eyes glowing with desire, ‘And that's all se want. She'd assure you you were God ‘Almighty if se thought e would give you pleasure. ‘oan Hl, tie tue? Answer me it rue? Sou What do you expect me to sty? Dent you realize how maddening it sto have to answer queations one can't make Fad oxtail of? [She stamps hor for) You do make things ifiealt. «Anyhow, [4 ove you jut the same, even if You were a coward at that enough? Et short pase “cata tothe fo women: You disgust me, both of you (ite goes tyra the dor) ste What are you up 1? ‘a0 'm going. ‘nz lei You wot get for. The door i locked. no ext +4 ‘etc Tl make them open He preses the ellpush The bel det no ing) ‘ste Please! Pease! nr [oes Don't worry, my pet The bell doesnt work. ‘cack Tell you they abl open, [Drums onthe door] Tea fondue i any longer, m though with you both. (SEA rus to him: he uses hr ay, Go away You're even foes ‘than she. I won't et myself get bogged in your eyes. You Soll and slimy Ugh! [ang onthe door again Like an oc tops Like « quagmie sre 1 beg you, ab, beg you nt to leave me. I'l promise ot to speak again, T won't trouble you ia any way—but don't go. {darea't be let alone with Inez, now she's shown her els. ‘1s0n. Look after yourself, T never asked you to come bere. fares: Oh, how mean you are! Yes, i's quite tue you'te & ‘over se pag up © ese}: Well, my ile sparrow fll fromm ‘the nes, | hope you're satsfed noe. You satin my face playing up to him, of course—and we hed Uf on his = count. But he's going, and a god riddance It wil be. We feo women wil have the place to ourselves. ste: You woa't gaia anything. If that door open, I'm gong, ez Where? - ‘Stes I don’t care where. As far from you as T ean [Asan has boo cramoing om the door while ha a) ‘sent Open the door! Open, blast you! ll endure anything, {your redhot tongs and malten lead your racks and prongs Sand gavotes—all your endish gadgets, everything thet burs and fays and fears pat up with any torture you Insp. Anything, anything would be Better than this ony ‘of mind, this creeping pn that grawe and fnbles and cx essos one and nover huts quite enough [He gris the dor- ‘nob and vats 1) Now will you ops? [The dor es pen ith ark, an aso fling BY long sence}42 + ean-paue santte ne, Weil, Gaia? You're fee to go. (Con maar: ow Lwondat why that door opened. Inez Whol are you waiting fe? Hurry up and go. ‘ect hal ot go. ther And you Beeie? [1846 des not move, Nez Furst out Taughing] So wit? Which shal I Be? Which of he thre of tu il eae? The bares down, why ae we waiting? ‘Bat what situation! I's scream! We're~inseparables! fees springe a er fom behind sla inept Carn, come ended «han. Ql. "Well push her ext and slam the door on her. That teach tera lesson. ne [straggling wih ests Batlle Ibe you, let me sey. 1 "won't g, I won’ go! Not int the passage ‘anh Let goof het fermir You're erany. She hates you ‘Sah Is becauee of her I'm slaying bere [este releases We and lores dumbfounded at cA) sez Because of me? [Powse] All ight, shut the door. 1's ten tines botle Bere tnce it opened, [catc: goer to the door ‘and shuts} Because of me, you said? ‘cae Yes, You anyhow, know what it means tobe a coward ez: Yes know {race And you know what wickedness Is, and shame, and fear, Thote were days when you peered ito yourself into the secret places of your heat, and what you saw there tmede you fait with hoor. And then, next day, you dat ‘now what to make of, You couldn’ interpret the horror you had glimpsed the day before. Yes, you know what evil {lots And when you say 'm «coward, you know from ex: pevionce what that means tht sa? en Yee Chaar So It's you wham {have to comvine: you are of my ‘ind. Did fou soppose | meast to go? No, 1 could leave you here, slonting over my defeat, with all those thoughts Shut se running im your hea, sez bo you realy wid to convince met mo ext + scr Tha the one and ony thing 1 wish for now. F can't hear them any longer, you know. Probably that means they're through with me. For good and all. The cutin's oven, nothing of me elton erth—not even the name of coward. So, Ine, we'e alone. Only you two remain to give 1 thought to me. She~he doesnt count I's you whe tat fer; you who hate me. If youl have faith ime I'm saved, ing wont be easy. Have a look at me. I'm a hard headed ‘xl glve you all the time that's needed. ‘se. Yes, we've lots of time in hand, A ne ‘cach puting his hands on har shoulder: Lie! Rach mean Ths an alm in fe, leading motive; that's 80 isn't 1 Wel [edt give a damn for weelt,o for ove aimed at being veal man A tough a they say ataked.everything on the fame hore. Can one possibly be «coward when one's Jelberately courted danger at every turn? And in one jdge a life by a single scion? ner Why net? For tity Years you dreamt you were her, ‘snd condoned «thousand petty lapses becnuse hero of course, can dono wrong. An easy mathod, obviously. Then {day came then you were up agrne the red ight of real danger and you took the taln to Meso. ‘oar I 'eamt” you say. Ie was deesm, When Tchove ‘the hardest path, made my choice delleately. A tha ie ‘what be wills himset tobe Ine: Prove it Prowe i as no dream. I's what one does, and nothing else, that shows the stu one's made ‘ext Ted to soon. T waa’ allowed time toto do my ‘eed. Ine Ope always des 19 soon—e too late. And yet one's ‘whole life is complete at that moment, with «line drawn oaly under i eady for dhe summing yp. You are=yosr Ite, and nothing le, ‘cco What a posonous woman you eo! With an answer fr everping. Inte Now teal Don't ose heart. shouldnt be 20 Bard, com4 + veawspau sanrne ning me, Pll yours together; man, rake up some a [uments shoulder] Ay em’ 1 ht Sen Tat you were oer? Now youre gig BY Webel and wm a pre! You's a coward, Gri, be tae ht wish do you beset wish I And ye, fin ok meat ow weak Ia, amere breton the soe Daze bseving yous formlnsthoght tht thnks enue wae towards hr, opening i has} A, they'e ‘fen ow thee big hand, hose ease, man's hand But ‘Tru do you hope to do? You ent thro thoughts with ends S0 youre no choke, you iM convince me, and youre a ere. este Gari ‘cs What? tse Revenge yours corn How? {Sr Ki me dlng—then youl ear her au Cnr That tee, nee Fat your ery, But Youre at ine wal He bed ovr se. xg ate ner Oh, you coward, you weskng ranningto women tocon- | seus Tat Tnez. Squest estas Toa a Tnx Sques away. Swan ey pu you ak! you coud ae Ms ig ac spp su on Yoo eck, eng sp Yur skin a Soil tne Be cure thought Hes peri is nd wiles tue tn on yur des ste Squeawep Inn guest ny! Ting oper sla Si be ill you fel your bodes meting into each other, a lamp of ‘warn throb Deh.» Love's grand solace my Mien? Degp and dark seep. But see you don sleep. state Don' linen to her. Prose Your lips 9 my mouth. Ob, tm yous, yours, Yours. ner Well, wha are you wang for? Do at you're told. What ag me ight a= | Wa good thing to! | ner Yeo, Gren, she'e right. Carey on with pres her fo you | mo exis 4 lovely scone: coward Garcia holding bby killer Katee in his manly arms! Make your stskes, everyone. Will eaward Garcia is the lady, or won't he dare? Whats the beting? "Ym watching you, everybodys watching 'm a erowd all boy myself, Do You hear the crowd? Do you ear them mt tering Garein? Membling and muttering. "Coward! Cow. ard! Coward Coward” —that's what they've saying. I's ‘no use trying to escape, Ill never let you go. What do you ‘hope to get from her silly lips? Forgetfulness? But I shan’t forget you, not I "T's 1 you must convine.” So come to sme: 'm waiting. Come along, now... Look how obadient he i ikea wel-rainod dog who comes when hi mistress calls: You cant hold bum, and you never wil ‘acne Will night never come? ner Never, ‘ascii aways see me? ine, Alenys [cAtcn moves axa from STEAE and fake some saps acres the roam. He gest the Bronze armament Asc This bronse. [Soest though) Yes, now the ‘moment; I'm looking at this thing onthe mantelpiece, and understand that F'n in ell. tell you, everything's been thought out beforehand. They knew Ti stand atthe bre- place stroking tis thing of bronze, wih all those eyes intent fon me, Devouring me. [He swings round abrapty] What? (Only two of you? I thought there were more; many’ more, [Wangh| So thsi hell. never have believed it. You re member all we Were told about the torture chambers, the fre and trimatone, the "burning mal" OH wiv tales! ‘There's no need for reihot poker. Hell isother people! ‘sre: My dang! Plesse~ ‘sca (hing her aay No, et me be, She ie between 8s Teaanct love you wea she's watching. stele Right! In that eve, stop her watching She ck wp the paper tif fram De able, rude at 2a ab har 8 ‘rl times6s eAN-paue saree ne otrugling and ahi: But, you cea eestre, what da Soa thiak youve doing? You kaow quite well Tm dead stat Dead 5 [She drops the knife. A pause. ex picks up the hfe and jabs hrs with regret] suet Dead Dead! Des! Kalves, poison, opes~all wes. It “happened boat, do you understand? Once, and fo al, So here we are, forever. (Laut ste [ih pel of lange orever. My God, how Funny! Forever, eater loos a the two women, and es in the Tauger: Por ‘ver and ever and ever. {They sony onto thir rappoctive sofas, A ong silence. Tir ager des away and they gaze a eachother.) ‘can Well, wll e's geton with THE FLIES Les Mouches)