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English
1868
It would look so well on the programmes, 'Wolves in the first act, by Jamrach.' IT WOULD LOOK SO WELL ON THE PROGRAMMES WOLVES IN THE FIRST ACT BY YAMRACK
es with a vague feeling of dissatisfaction with their lives and surroundings. Then they will put up new wall-papers and forget." "But how about those that have oak panelling all over the house?" said the Other. "They can always put down new stair-carpets," pursued Reginald, "and, anyhow, I'm not responsible for the audience having a happy ending. The play would be quite sufficient strain on one's energies. I should get a bishop to say it was immoral and beautiful--no dramatist has thought of that before, and everyone would come to condemn the bishop, and they would stay on out of sheer nervousness. After all, it requires a great deal of moral courage to leave in a marked manner in the middle of the second act, when your carriage isn't ordered till twelve. And it would commence with wolves worrying something on a lonely waste--you wouldn't see them, of course; but you would hear them snarling and scrunching, and I should arrange to have a wolfy fragrance suggested across the footlights. RYONE WILL GO BACK TO THEIR HOMES WITH A VAGUE FEELING OF DISSATISFACTION WITH THEIR LIVES AND SURROUNDINGS THEN THEY WILL PUT UP NEW WALL PAPERS AND FORGET BUT HOW ABOUT THOSE THAT HAVE OAK PANELLING ALL OVER THE HOUSE SAID THE OTHER THEY CAN ALWAYS PUT DOWN NEW STAIR CARPETS PURSUED REGINALD AND ANYHOW I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AUDIENCE HAVING A HAPPY ENDING THE PLAY WOULD BE QUITE SUFFICIENT STRAIN ON ONE'S ENERGIES I SHOULD GET A BISHOP TO SAY IT WAS IMMORAL AND BEAUTIFUL NO DRAMATIST HAS THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE AND EVERY ONE WOULD COME TO CONDEMN THE BISHOP THEY WOULD STAY ON OUT OF SHEER NERVOUSNESS AFTER ALL IT REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF MORAL COURAGE TO LEAVE IN A MARKED MANNER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SECOND ACT WHEN YOUR CARRIAGE ISN'T ORDERED TILL TWELVE AND IT WOULD COMMENCE WITH WOLVES WORRYING SOMETHING ON A LONELY WASTE YOU WOULDN'T SEE THEM OF COURSE BUT YOU WOULD HEAR THEM SNARLING AND SCRUNCHING AND I SHOULD ARRANGE TO HAVE A WOLFY FRAGRANCE SUGGESTED ACROSS THE FOOTLIGHTS
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