The Poem
I dedicate this play to the gentleman who, on the evening of June 24th, 1898, turned back in Shaftes- bury Avenue to give a halfpenny to a little girl, and thereby suggested to me the idea here rendered.
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I dedicate this play to the gentleman who, on the evening of June 24th, 1898, turned back in Shaftes- bury Avenue to give a halfpenny to a little girl, and thereby suggested to me the idea here rendered.
… will write our poem now together. ESME, I cannot write; we will live our poem now together. PERCY. Dear heart, dear heart! And she will give us light, our dear moon out yonder, always a pure cold light: and our life shall answer a purer, warmer flame. She is like a maiden covered with lilies; your lilies have kissed roses, ESME. And when the moon’s light fails, the light of your song. PERCY. Let that light be drawn from Heaven too. ESME. Oh, Percy, I am so glad, so glad ! PERCY. Esmé ! ESME. When will you begin your great poem—now ? PERCY [as …
…He must have stabbed him. Fetch a doctor, one of you, sharp! [Exzt a man. ESME. It is his heart; see, my hand is all covered with blood. Give me a handkerchief. Here,I will staunch the wound. [Ske attempts to prevent the bleeding with her handkerchtef.| Oh! Percy! [A pause] Oh! Percy ! : PERCY. I am going away, Esmé. I shall see you often.
…uggle.| EEsmé! go away to your room; this is no place for you. Now, sir, say all you have to say. [Esmé watts in the doorway. BRANDON. . Give me my son, and be damned to you. That’s all; and it’s plain enough, I hope. PERCY. Father, I am leaving Mr. Vaughan’s house, as I shall only get him into trouble if I stay. But I will