DRAMATISPERSONAE
TheProdigals。
"SANDY"……SonofAlexanderMorton,sen。
JOHNOAKHURST……Hisformerpartner,personatingtheprodigalson,Sandy。
COL。STARBOTTLE……AlexanderMorton,sen。’s,legaladviser。
OLDMORTON……AlexanderMorton,sen。
DONJOSE……FatherofJovitaCastro。
CAPPER……Adetective。
CONCHO……Major-domoofDonJose’srancho。
YORK……AnoldfriendofOakhurst。
PRITCHARD……AnAustralianconvict。
SOAPY&SILKY……Hispals。
JACKSON……ConfidentialclerkofAlexanderMorton,jun。,andconfederateofPritchard。
HOPSING……AChineselaundryman。
SERVANTofAlexanderMorton,sen。——POLICEMEN。
MISSMARYMORRIS……TheschoolmistressofRedGulch,inlovewithSandy,andcousinofAlexanderMorton,sen。
DONAJOVITACASTRO……InlovewithJohnOakhurst,anddaughterofDonJose。
THEDUCHESS……WifeofPritchard,illegallymarriedtoSandy,andformer"flame"ofJohnOakhurst。
MANUELA……ServantofCastro,andmaidtoDonaJovita。
ACTI
TheRanchooftheBlessedInnocents,andHouseofDonJoseCastro。
ACTII
RedGulch。
ACTIII
TheBanking-HouseofMorton&Son,SanFrancisco。
ACTIV
TheVillaofAlexanderMorton,sen。,SanFrancisco。
COSTUMES
ALEXANDERMORTON("SANDY")。——Firstdress:Mexicanvaquero;blackvelvettrousersopenfromknee,overwhitetrousers;lacedblackvelvetjacket,andbroadwhitesombrero;largesilverspurs。
Seconddress:miner’swhiteduckjumper,andwhiteducktrousers;
(sailor’s)strawhat。Thirddress:fashionablemorningcostume。
Fourthdress:fulleveningdress。
JOHNOAKHURST。——Firstdress:riding-dress,black,elegantlyfitting。Secondandthirddress:fashionable。Fourthdress:fulleveningdress。
COL。STARBOTTLE。——Firstdress:bluedouble-breastedfrock,andwhite"strapped"trousers;whitehat。Seconddress:samecoat,bluetrousers,andblackbroad-brimmedfelthat;cane,semper;
ruffles,semper。Thirddress:thesame。Fourthdress:thesame,withpumps。
YORK。——Fashionablemorningdress。
JACKSON。——Businesssuit。
CONCHO。——Firstdress:vaquero’sdress。Seconddress:citizen’sdress。
HOPSING。——DressofChinesecoolie:dark-blueblouse,anddark-bluedrawersgatheredatankles;strawconicalhat,andwoodensabots。
DONJOSE。——Firstdress:serape,black,withgoldembroidery。
Secondclass:fashionableblacksuit,withbroad-brimmedblackstiffsombrero。
OLDMORTON。——First,second,third,andfourthdress:black,stiff,withwhitecravat。
CAPPER。——Ordinarydressofperiod。
MISSMARY。——Firstdress:tastefulcalicomorningdress。Secondandthirddress:lady’swalkingcostume——fashionable。Fourthdress:
fulldress。
DONAJOVITA。——Firstdress:handsomeSpanishdress,withmanta。
Seconddress:moreelaborate,samequality。
THEDUCHESS。——Firstdress:elaboratebutextravagantfashionablecostume。Seconddress:travelingdress。
MANUELA。——Thesayaymanta;whitewaist,andwhiteorblackskirt,withflowers。
TWOMENOFSANDYBAR
ACTI
SCENE1。——CourtyardandCorridorsoftheRancho。
MANUELA(arrangingsupper-tableincorridorL。,solus)。There!
Tortillas,chocolate,olives,and——thewhiskeyoftheAmericans!
Andsupper’sready。ButwhyDonJosechoosesto-night,ofallnights,withthishereticfoglyingovertheMissionHillslikeawetserape,totakehissupperouthere,thesaintsonlyknow。
Perhapsit’ssomedistrustofhismadcapdaughter,theDonaJovita;
perhapstowatchher——whoknows?AndnowtofindDiego。Ah,herehecomes。So!Theoldstory。HeisgettingDonaJovita’shorsereadyforanothermadcapjourney。Ah!(Retirestotable。)
Entercautiouslyfromcorridor,L。,SANDYMORTON,carryinglady’ssaddleandblanket;startsonobservingMANUELA,andhastilyhidessaddleandblanketinrecess。
Sandy(aside)。She’salone。Ireckontheoldman’sathissiestayet。Efhe’llonlyhangontothatsnoozetenminuteslonger,I’llmanagetoletthatgalJovitaslipouttothatyerfandango,andnoquestionsasked。
Manuela(callingSANDY)。Diego!
Sandy(aside,withoutheedingher)。That’sasweetvoiceforaserenade。Round,full,high-shouldered,andcalkilatedtofetchamaneverytime。Onlytharain’t,tomysartainknowledge,oneo’
themchapswithinamileoftherancho。(Laughs。)
Manuela。Diego!
Sandy(aside)。Oh,goon!That’sthestyleo’themGreasers。
They’llstandrootedintheirtracks,andyellforachapwithoutknowin’whetherhe’sinsightorsound。
Manuela(approachingSANDYimpatiently)。Diego!
Sandy(starting,aside)。Thedevil!Why,that’sMEshe’safter。
(Laughs。)IcleandisrememberedthatwhenIkemyerItolethosechapsmynamewasJames,——JamesSmith(laughs),andthettheymightcallme"Jim。"AndDe-a-go’stheirlingoforJim。(Aloud。)Well,mybeauty,De-a-goitis。Now,wot’sup?
Manuela。Eh?nosabe!
Sandy。Wot’syourlittlegame。(Embracesher。)
Manuela(aside,andrecoilingcoquettishly)。MotherofGod!Hemustbedrunkagain。TheseAmericanshavenotimeforlovewhentheyaresober。(Aloudandcoquettishly。)Letmego,Diego。DonJoseiscoming。Hehassentforyou。Hetakeshissupperto-nightonthecorridor。Listen,Diego。Hemustnotseeyouthus。Youhavebeendrinkingagain。Iwillkeepyoufromhim。Iwillsayyouarenotwell。
Sandy。Couldn’tyou,mydarling,keephimfromME?Couldn’tyoumakehimthinkHEwassick?Couldn’tyousayhe’sexposin’hisprecioushealthbysittin’outtharto-night;thetther’schillsandfeverineverybreath?(Aside。)EftheoldDonplantshimselfinthatchair,thatgal’schancesforgoin’outto-nightisgoneup。
Manuela。Never。Hewouldsuspectatonce。Listen,Diego。IfDonJosedoesnotknowthathisdaughterstealsawaywithyoutomeetsomecaballero,someLOVER,——youunderstand,Diego,——itisbecausehedoesnotknow,orwouldnotSEEMtoknow,whateveryoneelseintheranchoknows。Haveacare,foolishDiego!IfDonJoseisoldandblind,lookyou,friend,weareNOT。Youunderstand?
Sandy(aside)。Whatthedevildoessheexpect?——money?No!
(Aloud。)Lookyer,Manuela,youain’tgoin’toblowonthatyounggal!(Puttinghisarmaroundherwaist。)Allowin’thatshehezalover,tharain’tnothin’onnateralinthet,bein’apurtysorto’
gal。Why,supposesomebodyshouldseeyouandmetogetherlikethis,andshouldjustletontotheoldman。
Manuela。Hush!(Disengagingherself。)Hush!Heiscoming。Letmego,Diego。ItisDonJose!
EnterDonJose,whowalksgravelytothetable,andseatshimself。
MANUELAretirestotable。
Sandy(aside)。Iwonderifhesawus。Ihopehedid:itwouldshutthatManuela’smouthforamonthofSundays。(Laughs。)Godforgivemeforit!I’vedoneaheapofthingsforthatyounggalDonaJovita;butthisyergittin’softontheGreasermaid-servanttohelpoutthemissesisalittlemorethanSandyMortonbargainedfur。
DonJose(toMANUELA)。Youcanretire。Diegowillattendme。
(LooksatDIEGOattentively。)[ExitMANUELA。
Sandy(aside)。Diegowillattendhim!Why,blasthisyellerskin,doesheallowthatSandyMortonhiredoutasapurtywaiter-gal?
BecauseIcalkilatedtofeedhishorses,itain’tnoreasonthetmydootytoanimalsdon’tstopthar。Passhishash!(TurnstofollowMANUELA,butstops。)Hello,Sandy!wotareyedoin’,eh?Youain’tgoingbackonMissJovita,andjestspilethatgal’schancestogitoutto-night,on’ytoteachthatGod-forsakenoldgov’mentmulemanners?No!I’llhumortheoldman,andkeeponeeyeoutforthegal。(Comestotable,andleansfamiliarlyoverthebackofDONJOSE’Schair。)
DonJose(aside)。Heseemsinsultedandannoyed。Hismannerstrengthensmyworstsuspicions。Hehasnotexpectedthis。
(Aloud。)Chocolate,Diego。
Sandy(leaningovertablecarelessly)。Yes,Ireckonit’ssomewharthar。
DonJose(aside)。Heisunusedtomeniallabor。IfIshouldberightinmysuspicions!ifhereallywereDonaJovita’ssecretlover!Thisgallantrywiththeservantsonlyadeceit!Bueno!I
willwatchhim。(Aloud。)Chocolate,Diego!
Sandy(aside)。IwonderiftheoldfoolreckonsI’llpouritout。
Well,seein’she’stheoldest。(Pourschocolateawkwardly,andspillsitonthetableandDONJOSE。)
DonJose(aside)。HeISembarrassed。Iamright。(Aloud。)Diego!
Sandy(leaningconfidentiallyoverDONJOSE’Schair)。Well,oldman!
DonJose。ThreemonthsagomydaughtertheDonaJovitapickedyouup,awanderingvagabond,inthestreetsoftheMission。(Aside。)
Hedoesnotseemashamed。(Aloud。)She——she——ahem!Theaguardiente,Diego。
Sandy(aside)。Thatmeansthewhiskey。It’swonderfulhowquickamanlearnsSpanish。(Passesthebottle,fillsDONJOSE’Sglass,andthenhisown。DONJOSErecoilsinastonishment。)Ilookstowardye,oleman。(Tossesoffliquor。)
DonJose(aside)。Thisfamiliarity!HeISagentleman。Bueno!
(Aloud。)Shewasthrownfromherhorse;herskirtcaughtinthestirrup;shewasdragged;yousavedherlife。You——
Sandy(interrupting,confidentiallydrawingachairtothetable,andseatinghimself)。Lookyer!I’lltellyouallaboutit。Itwasn’tthatgal’sfault,oleman。Thehossshiedatme,lyingdrunkinaditch,yousee;thehossbacked,thesurclebroke;itwarn’tinhumannaturforhertokeepherseat,andthatgalrideslikeanangel;butthemustangthrowedher。Well,Isortergotinthewayo’thethoss,anditstopped。Hevin’binthecauseo’thehossshyin’,forIreckonIdidn’tlookmuchlikeanangellyin’inthatditch,itwasabouttheonlysquarthingformetowaltzinandhelpthegal。Thar,thet’saboutthewaythethingpints。
Now,don’tyougoandholdthataginher!
DonJose。Well,well!Shewasgrateful。ShehasastrangefondnessforyouAmericans;andathersolicitationIgaveyou——
YOU,anunknownvagrant——employmenthereasgroom。Youcomprehend,Diego。I,DonJoseCastro,proprietorofthisrancho,withanhundredidlevaquerosonmyhands,——Imadeaplaceforyou。
Sandy(meditatively)。Umph。
DonJose。Yousaidyouwouldreform。Howhaveyoukeptyourword?
YouweredrunklastWednesday。
Sandy。Thet’sso。
DonJose。AndagainlastSaturday。
Sandy(slowly)。Lookyer,oleman,don’tyebetoohardonme:
thatwasthesameolddrunk。
DonJose。Iaminnomoodfortrifling。Harkye,friendDiego。
Youhaveseen,perhaps,——whohasnot?——thatIamafond,anindulgentfather。Butevenmyconsiderationformydaughter’sstrangetastesandfollieshasitslimit。Yourconductisadisgracetotherancho。Youmustgo。
Sandy(meditatively)。Well,Ireckon,perhapsI’dbetter。
DonJose(aside)。Hiscoolnessissuspicious。Canitbethatheexpectsthegirlwillfollowhim?MotherofGod!perhapsithasbeenalreadyplannedbetweenthem。Good!ThankHeavenIcanendithere。(Aloud。)Diego!
Sandy。Oldman。
DonJose。Formydaughter’ssake,youunderstand,——forhersake,——
Iamwillingtotryyouoncemore。Harkye!Mydaughterisyoung,foolish,andromantic。Ihavereasontobelieve,fromherconductlately,thatshehascontractedanintimacywithsomeAmericano,andthatinherignorance,herfoolishness,shehasallowedthatmantobelievethathemightaspiretoherhand。Good!Nowlistentome。Youshallstayinherservice。Youshallfindout,——youareinherconfidence,——youshallfindoutthisAmerican,thisadventurer,thisloverifyouplease,oftheDonaJovitamydaughter;andyouwilltellhimthis,——youwilltellhimthataunionwithhimisimpossible,forbidden;thatthehoursheattemptsit,withoutmyconsent,sheisPENNILESS;thatthisestate,thisrancho,passesintothehandsoftheHolyChurch,whereevenyourlawscannotreachit。
Sandy(leaningfamiliarlyoverthetable)。Butsupposethatheseesthatlittlebluff,andcallsye。
DonJose。Idonotcomprehendyou(coldly)。
Sandy。Supposehelovesthatgal,andwilltakeherasshestands,withoutacent,orhideorhairofyeroldcattle。
DonJose(scornfully)。Suppose——amiracle!Harkye,Diego!ItisnowfiveyearssinceIhaveknownyourcountrymen,thesesmartAmericanos。Ihaveyettoknowwhenlove,sentiment,friendship,wasworthanymorethanamoneyvalueinyourmarket。
Sandy(truculentlyanddrunkenly)。Youhev,hevye?Well,lookyar,oleman。SupposeIREFUSE。SupposeI’drathergothanactasaspyonthatyounggalyourdarter!Supposethat——hic——allowin’
she’smyfriend,I’dratherstarveintheguttersoftheMissionthanstandbetweenherandthemanshefancies。Hey?SupposeI
would——damnme!SupposeI’dseeyouandyourdernedoldranchoin——
t’otherplace——hic——damnme。Youhearme,oleman!That’sthekindo’manIam——damnme。
DonJose(aside,risingcontemptuously)。ItisasIsuspected。
Traitor。Ingrate!Satisfiedthathisschemehasfailed,heisreadytoabandonher。Andthis——THISisthemanforwhomshehasbeenreadytosacrificeeverything,——herhome,herfather!(Aloud,coldly。)Beitso,Diego:youshallgo。
Sandy(soberlyandseriously,afterapause。)Well,IreckonIhadbetter。(Rising。)I’veafewduds,oldman,toputup。Itwon’ttakemelong。(GoestoL。,andpauses。)
DonJose(aside)。Ah!hehesitates!Heischanginghismind。
(SANDYreturnsslowlytotable,poursoutglassofliquor,nodstoDONJOSE,anddrinks。)Ilookstowardsye,oleman。Adios!
[ExitSANDY。
DonJose。Hiscoolnessisperfect。IftheseAmericansarecayotesintheiradvances,theyarelionsinretreat!Bueno!Ibegintorespecthim。ButitwillbejustaswelltosetConchototrackhimtotheMission;andIwillseethatheleavestheranchoalone。
[ExitJose。
EnterhurriedlyJOVITACASTRO,inridinghabit,withwhip。
So!Chiquitanotyetsaddled,andthatspyConchohauntingtheplainsforthelasthalf-hour。Whatanairofmystery!Somethingawful,somethingdeliciouslydreadful,hashappened!EithermyamiabledrunkardhasforgottentodespatchConchoonhisusualfool’serrand,orheishimselflyinghelplessinsomeditch。Wasthereeveragirlsopersecuted?Withafatherwrappedinmystery,alovernamelessandshroudedintheobscurityofsomeOlympianheight,andheronlyconfidantandmessengeraBacchusinsteadofaMercury!Heighho!AndinanotherhourDonJuan——hetoldmeI
mightcallhimJohn——willbewaitingformeoutsidetheconventwall!WhatifDiegofailsme?Togotherealonewouldbemadness!
WhoelsewouldbeascharminglyunconsciousandinattentiveasthisAmericanvagabond!(GoestoL。)Ah,mysaddleandblankethidden!
HeHASbeeninterrupted。Someonehasbeenwatching。Thisfreakofmyfather’smeanssomething。Andto-night,ofallnights,thenightthatOakhurstwastodisclosehimself,andtellmeall!Whatistobedone?Hark!(DIEGO,without,singing。)
"Oh,here’syouraguardiente,Drinkitdown!"
Jovita。ItisDiego;and,MotherofGod!drunkagain!
EnterSANDY,carryingpack,intoxicated;staggerstocentre,and,observingJOVITA,takesoffhishatrespectfully。
Jovita(shakinghimbytheshoulderspassionately)。Diego!Howdareyou!Andatsuchatime!
Sandy(withdrunkensolemnity)。MissJovita,didyeeverknowmetobedrunkaforeatsuchatime?
Jovita。No。
Sandy。Zachyso。It’sabnormal。Anditmeans——thegame’sup。
Jovita。Idonotunderstand。FortheloveofGod,Diego,beplain!
Sandy(solemnlyanddrunkenly)。WhenIsayyourgame’sup,Imeantheoldmanknowsitall。You’reblowedupon。Hearken,miss。
(Seriouslyandsoberly。)YourfatherknowsallthatIknow;but,asitwasn’tmybusinesstointerferewith,Ihevsorterhelpedalong。Heknowsthatyoumeetastranger,anAmerican,intheserideswithme。
Jovita(passionately)。Ingrate!Youhavenotdaredtotellhim!
(Seizinghimbythecollar,andthreateninghimwiththehorsewhip。)
Sandy(risingwithhalf-drunken,half-sobersolemnity)。Oneminit,miss!oneminit!Don’tye!don’tyedothat!Efyeforget(andI
don’tblameyeforit),efyeforgetthatI’maman,don’tye,don’tyeforgetthatyou’reawoman!Sityedown,sityedown,so!
Now,efye’llkindlyremember,miss,Ineversawthisyerman,yerlover。Efye’llrecollect,miss,wheneveryoumethim,Iallershungbackandwaitedroundinthemissionorinthefieldsbeyondforye,andallowedyetohevyourownway,itbein’nobusinesso’
mine。Tharisn’tamanontheranch,who,efhe’dhadamindtowatchye,wouldn’thevknownmoreaboutyerloverthanIdo。
Jovita(aside)。Hespeakstruly。Healwayskeptinthebackground。EvenDonJuanneverknewthatIhadanattendantuntilItoldhim。(Aloud。)Imadeamistake,Diego。Iwashasty。WhatamItodo?Heiswaitingformeevennow。
Sandy。Well(withdrunkengravity),efyecan’tgotohim,I
reckonit’sthesquarthingforhimtocometoye。
Jovita。Recollectyourself,Diego。Beaman!
Sandy。FashjuswarIsay。Lethimbeaman,andcometoyehere。
Lethimrideuptothisranchlikeaman,andcallouttoyerfatherthathe’lltakeyejistasyeare,withouttheland。Andiftheoldmanallows,ratherthanhevyemarrythatstranger,he’llgivethisyerplacetothechurch,why,lethimdoit,andbedamned。
Jovita(recoiling,aside)。So!Thatistheirplan。DonJosehasworkedonthefearsorthecupidityofthisdrunkeningrate。
Sandy(withdrunkensubmission)。Yewasspeakingtome,miss。Efye’lltakemyadvice,——adrunkenman’sadvice,miss,——ye’llsaytothatloverofyours,efhe’safeardtocomeforyehere,totakeyeasyestand,heain’tnomanforye。And,ontilhedoes,ye’lldoastheolemansays。FurefIdosayit,miss,——andtharain’tnolovelostbetweenus,——he’sagoodfathertoye。Itain’teverydaytha...剩余内容请长按扫描二维码或下载丁香书院APP继续免费看:
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