【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 t of the brother’s di ner on tabl e.) O li ver: Wel , go on. H enry: O h, yes. Wel , towards ni ghtfal I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wi nd. It was al my faul t. It didn39。t know whether I coul d survi ve until morning. The next morni ng I’d just about gi ven myself up for lsot when I was spotted by a shi p. Oli ver: And it was the ship that brought you to Engl and. Henry: Yes. The fact i s that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, whi ch accounts for m y appearance. I went to the Am erican embassy to seek hel p, but … ( The brothers sm il e at each other. ) Roderick: Wel l, you m ustn’t wory about that. It’s an advantage. Henry: I’m afrai d I don’t qui te fol ow you, sir. Roderi ck: Tel us, Mr Adams, what sort of work di d you do i n Am erica. Henry: I worked for a m ining apany. Could you ofer m e some ki ne of work here? Roderi ck: Patience, Mr Adams. If you don39。t mind, m ay I ask you how much m oney you have? Henry: Wel l, to be honest, I have none. Oli ver: (happily) What l uck! Brother, what luck! (claps his hands together) H enry: Wel , it m ay seem l ucky to you but not to m e! O n the contrary, in fact. If this is you idea of som e knd of joke, I don’t thi nk it’s very funny. ( Henry stands up to l eave) N ow i f you’l excuse me, I thi nk I’l l be on my way. Roderi ck: Please don’t go, Mr Adams. You mustn’t thi nk we don’t care about you. Oli ver, gi ve him the l eter. Ol iver: Yes, the letter. (gets it from a desk and gi ves it to Henry li ke a gi ft ) The l etter. Henry: (taking it carefuly) For me? Roderick: For you. (H enry starts to open i t) O h, no, you mustn’t open it. Not yet. You can’t open i t until two o’cl ock. H enry: O h, thi s is sil y. Roderi ck: Not si l y. There’s money i n it (cal s to the servant) Jam es ? H enry: Oh, no. I don’t want your chari ty. I just want an honest job. Roderi ck: We know you’re hardworki ng. That39。s why we’ve given you the letter. Jam es, show Mr Adam s out. H enry: Wel , why don’t you expl ain what thi s i s al about? Roderick: You’l soon know. (looks at the cl ock) In exactly an hour and a hal f. Servant: This way, si r. Roderi ck: Mr Adams, not until 2 o’clock. Promise? Henry: Promise. Goodbye. Act I, Scene 4 ( Outside a restaurant Henry l oks at the envel ope wi thout opening it and deci des to go i n. He si ts down at a tabl e next to the front wi ndow. ) O wner: ( seeing Henry’s poor appearance) That one’s reserved. This way, please. ( to the wai ter) Take thi s gentleman’s order, Horace. H enry: ( after sitting down and putti ng the l eter on the tabl e) I’d li ke some ham and eggs and a ni ce bi g steak. Make it extra thi ck. Waiter: Right, sir. I’m afrai d i t’l cost a l arge amount of money. Henry: I understand. And I’l l have a l arge gl ass of beer. Wai ter: OK. ( The waiter l eaves and soon returns wi th al the food.) Hostess: My godness! Why, l ok at him . H e eats li ke a wolf. Owner: We’l see i f he’s cel ver as a wol f, eh? Henry: ( havi ng just finished every bi t of food ) Ah, waiter.( wai ter returns) Same thing agai n, please. O h, and another beer. Wai ter: Agai n? Everythi ng ? H enry: Yes, that39。s right. (sees the look on the waiter’s face) Anything wrong? Waiter: No, not at al . (to the owner) H e’s asked for more of the same. Owner: It’s wel lknown that americans li ke to eat a lot. Wel l, we’ll have to take a chance. Go ahead and l et hi m have i t. Wai ter: (readi ng the bi l after the meal) Al l right. That39。s two orders of ham and egs, two extra thick steaks, two large gal ses of beer, two cups of cofee and two desserts. Henry: (l oki ng at the cl ock on the wal l) Would you mi nd waiti ng just a few m inutes? Wai ter: (in a rude manner) What’ s there to wai t for? Owner: Al l ri ght, Horace. I’l l take care of thi s. Henry: (to owner) That was a wonderful meal. It’s amazing how much pl easure you get out of the simpl e thins in l ife, especi al y you can’t have them for a whi le. Owner: Yes, very interesi ng. N ow perhaps, si r, i f you pay you bi l I can help the other customers. H enry: (looking at the clock on the wal again) Wel , I see i t’s two o’cl ock.( he opens the envelope and holds a mil li on pound bank N orel co in his hands Henry is very surpri sed but the owner and waiter are shocked) I’m sorry. But…I…I don’t have anything smal ler. Owner: (sti l l shocked and nervous) Wel …er…just on moment. Maggie, look! ( the hostes screams, the other customers l ook at her and she puts a hand to her m outh) Do you thin it’s genuine? Hostess: Oh, dear, I don’t know. I si mply don’t know . O wner : Wel l, I did hear that the Bank of England had issued two notes i n this am ount… Anyway, I don’t think it can be a fake. Peopl e would pay too nuch attenti on to a bank note of thi s amount. No thi ef would want that to hapen. Hostess: But he’s i n rags! Owner: Perhaps he’s a very strange, ri ch man. ( as i f he has di scovered something for the first tim e) Why, yes! That m ust be i t! Hostess: (hi ts her husband’s arm ) And you put hi m in the back of the restaurant! Go an see hi m at one. O wner: ( to Henry) I’m sorry, si r, so sorry, but I cannot change this bank note. Henry: But it’s al l I have on me. Owner: Oh, please, don’t worry, si r. Doesn39。t matter at al . We’re so very glad that you even entered our l i ttl e eating place. Indeed, sir, I hope you’l l e here whenever you l ike. Henry: Wel l, that39。s very knd of you. O wner: Kind, sir? N o, i t’s ki nd of you. You must e whenever you want and have whatever you li ke. Just havi ng you sit here is a great honour! As for the bi l , si r, please fet it. Henry: Fet i t? Wel… thank you very much. That39。s very ni ce of you. Owner: Oh, i t’s for US to thank you, si r and I do, si r, from the bottom of m y heart. (the owner, hostess and wai ter al l bow as Henry leaves) Act Ⅱ , Scene 4 Narrator: at the end of t