【正文】 while Miss Collins warns him to be careful.)You better hear who it is, may be : Hello?(Repeating what is said to him.)Is in? NO!Do I mind speaking for him? NO!What?...NO!COLLINS:(Rising and pleading.)Don39。t want you to leave it for a ?(Miss Collins nods.)And I want you to keep strict account of every time my son says remember, if he answers YES just once...he forfeits every “NO.”(Turning to Teddy.)Are you on? TEDDY: Yes.(He realizes what he has said and clasps hand over his mouth.)LAWSON:(Crossing R to door, taking coat and hat from halltree.)Very 39。m can sit at my desk.(Miss Collins doesn39。ll give you one hundred dollars for every time you say : One hundred dollars?TEDDY: Right!Do you think you can do it? LAWSON: I39。ll try to make :(He sneers the last word and takes a stroH up C.)Do you mean it?TEDDY: You betl doLAWSON:(Coming down L of Teddy.)TEDDY: All right...I39。s how I make my money..being able to say NO..NO..NO.(Pounds desk with each “No!” Rises and es to Teddy C.)And that39。ll 39。t say “no.”LAWSON: Well, you39。d make a fine business man.(Coming down C.)The most essential thing in a business man39。d stayed away another week, you39。t say NO!I left you in charge of my business last week just to see how you39。m ashamed of haven39。ll finance the : Oh...I will, will I?(Pounds desk, rises and es to Teddy C.)I39。s accepted : Going to get married, eh? When do you intend doing this?TEDDY: Right 39。s something I want to tell : Oh, is that so!What is it?TEDDY: Well, Dad, I39。s deal with and losing his own sweet heart,Edith Merrill...TEDDY:(Coming to his father39。s secretary, Miss Collins, will make the strict account of every order to have a nice honeymoon, Teddy tries hard to carry out his father39。第一篇：5人英語話劇劇本5人英語話劇劇本Yes Means No(似是而非)Teddy Lawson is going to marry Edith Merrill and he asks his father, , to finance his , Teddy39。s father wants him to learn to say NO first because Teddy always says YES to everyone who makes a make a deal that will give Teddy one hundred dollars for every time Teddy says NO in half an hour, but if Teddy says YES just once, Teddy forfeits every 39。s orders and answer NO as many as possible to everything asked, even though he is running the risks of breaking his father39。s desk L.)Dad, there39。ve just proposed to Edith Merrill and she39。s why I wanted to see you, and of course I know you39。ll tell you that I39。t any backbone...you can39。d conduct you did !...If I39。d have ruined me(Strolls up C.)TEDDY: I did the best I could!LAWSON: Then you39。s life is to be able to say “NO.” At all times in a credit business like you said YES to everyone who asked for extra time.(Takes a few steps L.)TEDDY: But they always cried to me and I just couldn39。ll learn to say “no” before I finance any honeymoon.(Lawson is below desk rings, Lawson turns to his desk, grabs phone quickly and sits down.)Lawson talking...!(Listens a second.)NO！!I...said...NO.(Listens again.)Then I39。s final..NO!(Lawson hangs up to Teddy.)That39。s the way I want my son to be before he shoulders the responsibility of : Well, give me another chance, Dad...and I39。ll give you another want money for a honeymoon?...Very well!You take charge of this office while I go to lunch and I39。ll :(Crosses R to Miss Collins.)Miss Collins, I want you to remain in this office with my son while I39。t move immediately.)NOW!(She jumps and crosses stage.)COLLINS: Yes, sir!LAWSON:(Crosses L.)And I don39。ll be in charge here for onehalf hour...(Looks at watch.)Now remember...not one “Yes.”...It must be “NO” to everything.(Lawson exits and slams door.)(Teddy stands for a second rings, and he rushes across stage to phone on desk L, and picking it up shouts into : NO..POSITIVELY NO!(Hangs across stage, grinning at Miss Collins, who is amazed.)That39。t you think you39。t talking to you...I was talking to 39。t you going a little too far, sir?TEDDY: No!There39。t that an unlucky number, sir?TEDDY: No!That makes fourteen!(Teddy crosses to desk R.)Well, that39。s to see your : No!COLLINS: Shall I tell him to e back?TEDDY: No!COLLINS: But he wants to know if he can see ? TEDDY: Tell him NO!( R.)COLLINS:(Into phone.)No!(Hangs up.)TEDDY:(Enjoying it all immensely.)Add three more to the many is that now?(Teddy crosses to desk L.)(At this point rushes into room unceremoniously.)MORGAN: What39。t see Lawson? Is he in?(Comes C as Teddy circles below him to R.)TEDDY: No!(Miss Collins keeps marking every “no.”)MORGAN:(Turning to Miss Collins L.)Then who said Lawson wouldn39。t you say anything but “NOOO!?” TEDDY:(Imitating his dragged out “No.”)“NOOO!”MORGAN:(Waving his hand in disgust.)You39。re tell him that was here to see him about that lumber likes to make money the same as everybody, doesn39。s face.)Do you mean to tell me he39。t skip : Just fortysix, :(Excitedly, taking stage.)Fortysix? Why, it39。s voice is heard in warm argument.)LAWSON: You just e in here with 39。t you tell me your father paid you to