【正文】 i ch Roderi ck and I made. If you’ve won for m e, you shal l have any job as m y gift. H ave you got the m il i on pound bank note? H enry: H ere it i s, si r. O li 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 bel ieved i t. Why, that is am azi ng, m an! H enry: Com e, l et’s be goi ng now, Porti a. Ol i ver: But wai t, wai t! The job, you know. I m ust gi ve you a job, as I prom i sed. H enry: Wel l, thank you very m uch, but I real y don’t want one now. Porti a: H enry, I’m di sappoi nted i n you. You di dn39。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, hostess and wai ter al l bow as H enry 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 m ater at al l. We’re so very gl ad that you even entered our li ttl e eati ng pl ace. Indeed, si r, I hope you’l e here whenever you li ke. H enry: Wel , 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) H e’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 him have i t. Wai ter: (readi ng the bil l after the m eal) Al l right. That39。t mi nd, m ay I ask you how much m oney you have? H enry: Wel , to be honest, I have none. O li ver: (happi l y) What l uck! Brother, what l uck! (cl aps hi s hands together) H enry: Wel l, i t may sem l ucky to you but not to m e! On the contrary, i n fact. If thi s i s you i dea of som e knd of joke, I don’t thi nk i t’s very funny. ( H enry stands up to l eave) N ow i f you’l l excuse m e, I thi nk I’l l be on m y way. Roderi ck: Pl ease don’t go, Mr Adam s. You m ustn’t thi nk we don’t care about you. O li ver, gi ve him the l etter. Ol iver: Yes, the l etter. (gets i t from a desk and gi ves i t to H enry l i ke a gi ft ) The l etter. H enry: (taki ng i t careful y) For m e? Roderi ck: For you. (Henry starts to open i t) O h, no, you m ustn’t open i t. N ot yet. You can’t open it until two o’cl ock. H enry: O h, thi s i s sil y. Roderi ck: N ot si l y. There’s money i n i t (cal s to the servant) Jam es ? H enry: O h, no. I don’t want your chari ty. I just want an honest job. Roderi ck: We know you’re hardworki ng. That39。London? H enry: N ot at al l, i t’s m y first tri p here. Roderi ck: I wonder, Mr Adam s, i f you’d m i nd US aski ng a few questions. H enry: N ot at al . Go ri ght ahead. Roderi ck: May we ask what you’re doi ng i n thi s country and what your plans are? H enry: Wel l, I can’t say that I have any pl ans. I’m hopi ng to fi nd work. As a m atter of fact, I l anded i n Bri tai n by acci dent. Ol iver: H ow i s that possi bl e? H enry: Wel , you see, back hom e I had my own boat. About a m onth ago, I was sail i ng out of the bay… ( hi s eyes stare at what i s l eft of the brother’s di nner on tabl e.) Ol i ver: Wel l, go on. H enry: O h, yes. Wel l, towards ni ghtfal I found m ysel f carri ed out to sea by a strong wi nd. It was al m y fault. It di dn39。t know whether I coul d survi ve until m orni ng. The next m orni ng I’d just about gi ven m ysel f up for l sot when I was spotted by a shi p. Ol i ver: And i t was the shi p that brought you to England. Henry: Yes. The fact i s that I earned m y passage by worki ng as an unpai d hand, whi ch accounts for m y appearance. I went to the Am eri can em bassy to seek hel p, but … ( The brothers smi l e at each other. ) Roderi ck: Wel l, you m ustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage. Henry: I’m afrai d I don’t qui te fol l ow you, si r. Roderi ck: Tel l us, Mr Adam s, what sort of work did you do i n Am eri ca. H enry: I worked for a m i ni ng apany. Coul d you offer m e som e kine of work here? Roderi ck: Pati ence, Mr Adams. If you don39。s why we’ve gi ven you the l etter. James, show Mr Adams out. H enry: Wel l, why don’t you explai n what thi s i s al l about? Roderi ck: You’l l soon know. (l oks at the cl ock) In exactl y an hour and a hal f. Servant: Thi s way, si r. Roderi ck: Mr Adam s, not until 2 o’cl ock. Promi se? H enry: Promi se. Goodbye. Act I, Scene 4 ( O utsi de a restaurant H enry l ooks at the envel ope wi thout openi ng i t and deci des to go i n. H e si ts down at a tabl e next to the front wi ndow. ) O wner: ( seei ng H enry’s poor appearance) That one’s reserved. This way, pl ease.( to the waiter) Take thi s gentl em an’s order, H orace. H enry: ( after si tti ng down and putting the l etter on the table) I’d li ke som e ham and eggs and a ni ce bi g steak. Make it extra thi ck. Waiter: Right, 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 leaves and soon returns wi th al the food. ) H ostes: 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 ni shed every bit of food ) Ah, wai ter.( wai ter returns) Same thi ng agai n, please. O h, and another beer. Wai ter: Agai n? Everythi ng ? H enry: Yes, 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 deserts. H enry: (l ooki ng at the cl ock on the wal l) Woul d you mi nd wai ti ng just a few m i nutes? Wai ter: (i n a rude m anner) What’ s there to wai t for? O wner: Al l 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 much pl easure you get out of the si m pl e thi ns i n l i fe, especi al y you can’t have them for a whil e. O wner: Yes, very i nteresi ng. N ow perhaps, si r, i f you pay you bi l I can hel p the other custom ers. H enry: (l ooki ng at the cl ock on the wal l agai n) We