【正文】 re.Henry: Not at all. Go right ahead.Henry: Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. I’m hoping to find work. As a matter of fact, I landed in Britain by accident. Henry: Well, you see, back home I had my own boat. About a month ago, I was sailing out of the bay… ( his eyes stare at what is left of the brother’s dinner on table.)Henry: Oh, yes. Well, towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. It was all my fault. It didn39。Oliver: And it was the ship that brought you to England.Roderick: Well, you mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage.Roderick: Tell us, Mr Adams, what sort of work did you do in America.Roderick: Patience, Mr Adams. If you don39。Henry: Well, to be honest, I have none.Henry: Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me! On the contrary, in fact. If this is you idea of some knd of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. ( Henry stands up to leave) Now if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.Oliver: Yes, the letter. (gets it from a desk and gives it to Henry like a gift ) The letter.Roderick: For you. (Henry starts to open it) Oh, no, you mustn’t open it. Not yet. You can’t open it until two o’clock.Roderick:: Not silly. There’s money in it (calls to the servant) James ?Roderick: We know you’re hardworking. That39。Henry: Well, why don’t you explain what this is all about?Servant: This way, sir.Henry: Promise. Goodbye. Act I, Scene 4Owner: ( seeing Henry’s poor appearance) That one’s reserved. This way, please.( to the waiter) Take this gentleman’s order, Horace.Waiter: Right, sir. I’m afraid it’ll cost a large amount of money.Waiter: OK. ( The waiter leaves and soon returns with all the food.)Owner: We’ll see if he’s celver as a wolf, eh?Waiter: Again? Everything ?s right. (sees the look on the waiter’s face) Anything wrong?Owner: It’s wellknown that americans like to eat a lot. Well, we’ll have to take a chance. Go ahead and let him have it.s two orders of ham and eggs, two extra thick steaks, two large galsses of beer, two cups of coffee and two desserts.Waiter: (in a rude manner) What’ s there to wait for?Henry: (to owner) That was a wonderful meal. It’s amazing how much pleasure you get out of the simple thins in life, especially you can’t have them for a while.Henry: (looking at the clock on the wall again) Well, I see it’s two o’clock.( he opens the envelope and holds a million pound bank Norelco in his hands Henry is very surprised but the owner and waiter are shocked) I’m sorry. But…I…I don’t have anything smaller.Hostess: Oh, dear, I don’t know. I simply don’t know .Hostess: But he’s in rags!Hostess: (hits her husband’s arm) And you put him in the back of the restaurant! Go an see him at one.Henry: But it’s all I have on me.t matter at all. We’re so very glad that you even entered our little eating place. Indeed, sir, I hope you’ll e here whenever you like.s very knd of you.Henry: Forget it? Well… thank you very much. That39。Owner: Oh, it’s for US to thank you, sir and I do, sir, from the bottom of my heart. (the owner, hostess and waiter all bow as Henry leaves)Narrator: at the end of the month, Henry was very rich and didn39。Henry: My dear, the way you look today, it would be a crime not to ask for a good salary for the job they’ll give to me. and then what’ll happen to us, with no way in the world to earn a living?Henry: Good morning,gentlemen .( Rodrick seems very surprised to see Portia) Portia, these are the men who helped me.Roderick: Er…Portia, I …Henry: Here it is, sir.Roderick: I say that I’ve lost twenty thousand pounds. I never would have believed it. Why, that is amazing, man!Oliver: But wait, wait! The job, you know. I must give you a job, as I promised.Portia: Henry, I’m disappointed in you. You didn39。Henry: Let me see you try.Portia: Papa,he says he doesn39。Henry: (shocked) My dear, is that your papa?Henry: Oh, my dearest dear sir, I regret what I said. You have got a job open that I want.Henry: Soninlaw.Henry: Try me… oh,do, I beg of you! Give me 30 or 40 years , and …Narrator: Are Portia and Henry happy? There are not enough word in the biggest dictionary to describe it. Did the people of London have a good time with this bit of news? Yes. Portia’s stepfather took that bank note back to the Bank of England and cashed it. The bank note was then useless for money but was his wedding gift to the young couple. Yes, the bank note was worth millions of dollars, but not worth on tenthe as much as how Henry felt about Portia .How life began on the earth160