【正文】 ( after si tti ng down and putti ng the letter on the tabl e) I’d li ke some ham and egs and a nice bi g steak. Make i t extra thi ck. Wai ter: Ri ght, si r. I’m afrai d i t’l l cost a l arge am ount of m oney. H enry: I understand. And I’l l have a l arge gl ass of beer. Wai ter: O K. ( The wai ter l eaves and soon returns wi th al the fod.) H ostess: My goodness! Why, l ook at him. H e eats li ke a wol f. O wner: We’l l see i f he’s cel ver as a wol f, eh? H enry: ( havi ng just fi nished every bi t of food ) Ah, wai ter. ( waiter returns) Sam e thing agai n, pl ease. O h, and another beer. Wai ter: Agai n? Everythi ng ? H enry: Yes, that39。s ri ght. (sees the l ook on the wai ter’s face) Anythi ng wrong? Wai ter: N o, not at al l. (to the owner) He’s asked for m ore of the sam e. O wner: It’s wel l known that am eri cans l i ke to eat a l ot. Wel , we’l l have to take a chance. Go ahead and l et hi m have it. Wai ter: (readi ng the bi l after the m eal ) Al ri ght. That39。s two orders of ham and eggs, two extra thi ck steaks, two l arge gal sses of beer, two cups of coffee and two desserts. H enry: (l ooki ng at the cl ock on the wal ) Woul d you m i nd waiti ng just a few mi nutes? Wai ter: (i n a rude manner) What’ s there to wai t for? O wner: Al ri ght, H orace. I’l l take care of thi s. H enry: (to owner) That was a wonderful m eal . It’s am azi ng how m uch pleasure you get out of the sim pl e thi ns i n li fe, especi al y you can’t have them for a whi l e. O wner: Yes, very i nteresi ng. N ow perhaps, si r, i f you pay you bil I can hel p the other customers. H enry: (l ooki ng at the cl ock on the wal agai n) Wel , I see i t’s two o’cl ock. ( he opens the envel ope and hol ds a m il li on pound bank N orel co in hi s hands H enry i s very surpri sed but the owner and wai ter are shocked) I’m sorry. But …I…I don’t have anythi ng sm al er. O wner: (stil shocked and nervous) Wel l …er …just on m om ent. Maggi e, l ook! ( the hostess scream s, the other custom ers look at her and she puts a hand to her m outh) Do you thi n it’s genui ne? H ostes: O h, dear, I don’t know. I sim pl y don’t know . O wner : Wel l, I di d hear that the Bank of England had issued two notes i n thi s am ount… Anyway, I don’t thi nk i t can be a fake. People woul d pay too nuch attenti on to a bank note of thi s am ount. N o thi ef woul d want that to happen. H ostess: But he’s i n rags! O wner: Perhaps he’s a very strange, ri ch m an. ( as if he has di scovered som ethi ng for the fi rst tim e) Why, yes! That m ust be i t! H ostess: (hi ts her husband’s arm ) And you put hi m i n the back of the restaurant! Go an see him at one. O wner: ( to H enry) I’m sorry, si r, so sorry, but I cannot change thi s bank note. H enry: But i t’s al I have on m e. O wner: O h, pl ease, don’t worry, si r. Doesn39。t m ater at al . We’re so very gl ad that you even entered our l ittle eati ng place. Indeed, si r, I hope you’l l e here whenever you l i ke. H enry: Wel l, that39。s very knd of you. O wner: Ki nd, si r? N o, i t’s ki nd of you. You m ust e whenever you want and have whatever you l ike. Just havi ng you si t here i s a great honour! As for the bi l , si r, pl ease fet i t. H enry: Fet i t? Wel l … thank you very m uch. That39。s very ni ce of you. O wner: O h, i t’s for US to thank you, si r and I do, si r, from the bottom of m y heart. (the owner, hostes and waiter al bow as Henry l eaves) Act Ⅱ , Scene 4 N arrator: at the end of the m onth, H enry was very ri ch and di dn39。t fear jai l. Dressed i n the fi nest cl othes, he drove by the brothers’ house i n Portl and Pl ace and, seei ng they were back, went to get Porti a at her fri ennd’s hom e. H enry: My dear, the way you l ook today, i t woul d be a crim e not to ask for a good sal ary for the job they’l l gi ve to m e. Portia: O h, pl ease rem em ber that if we ask for too m uch we may get no sal ary at al。 and then what’l l happen to us, with no way i n the worl d to earn a li vi ng? ( At the brothers’ hom e, the servant l ets them in. the two brothers are seated, wai ting.) H enry: God m orni ng, gentl em en . ( Rodri ck seem s very surpri sed to see Porti a) Porti a, these are the m en who hel ped m e. Portia: So vary ni ce to meet you, ki nd si rs. ( She gi ves Ol i ver a wink wi th one eye.) Roderi ck: Er…Portia, I … Ol iver: We’re both glad to hear it, for now we can deci de the bet whi ch Roderi ck and I m ade. If you’ve won for m e, you shal have any job as m y gi ft. H ave you got the mi li on pound bank note? H enry: H ere i t i s, si r. Ol i ver: I’ve won! N ow what do you say, Roderi ck? Roderi ck: I say that I’ve l ost twenty thousand pounds. I never woul d have beli eved it. Why, that i s am azi ng, m an! H enry: Com e, l et’s be goi ng now, Portia. Ol iver: But wait, wai t! The job, you know. I m ust gi ve you a job, as I promi sed. H enry: Wel , thank you very m uch, but I real l y don’t want one now. Porti a: Henry, I’m di sappoi nted i n you. You di dn39。t thank the gentl em en properl y. May I do i t for you? H enry: Let m e see you try. (Portia wal ks over to Roderick and gi ves him a hug. Then she si ts i n Ol iver’s l ap, puts her arm s around hi s nevk and ki sses hi m on the cheek. O li ver begi ns l aughi ng. ) Porti a: Papa, he says he doesn39。t want anythi ng el se from you. H enry: (shocked) My dear, i s that your papa? Porti a: H e’s m y step father, and the dearest one that ever was. H enry: O h, m y dearest dear si r, I regret what I sai d. You have got a job open that I want. O li ver: N am e i t. H enry: Sonin law. Ol i ver: Wel l, wel l, wel ! But you’ve never had such a job before. H ow can i t be sure you can do i t successful l y? H enry: Try m e… oh, do, I beg of you! Gi ve m e 30 or 40 years , and … Ol i ver: Oh, wel , al ri ght. N arrator: Are Porti a and Henry happy? There a