The Living Room by Graham Greene

Author:Graham Greene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2018-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

[TERESA opens the closet door and comes out.]

HELEN [imperiously]: Teresa! She’s going away. We’ve got to stop her.

[TERESA pays her no attention and tries to cross the room. HELEN bars her way.]

Oh, don’t be absurd, Teresa. Don’t keep up your tomfoolery now.

[TERESA evades her and goes out.]

Teresa!

[After a moment TERESA re-enters.]

TERESA: Did you call me, Helen?

HELEN: You heard what I said—[a sudden doubt]— or didn’t you?

TERESA: I’ve been in James’s room. How could I hear?

HELEN [furiously]: You’ve been there—[pointing at the closet]—pretending not to be seen again.

TERESA: Oh no, dear, you’re imagining things.

HELEN: Do you really mean to tell me … Are you feeling quite well, Teresa?

TERESA: I think so, Helen. Was there something you wanted to talk to me about?

HELEN: Sit down, Teresa. You know when you came in just now, you walked a little crookedly. Like ten years ago when the doctor said …

TERESA [in fear]: I don’t remember what he said.

HELEN: He said you had to be very, very careful.

TERESA [whimpering]: I have been, Helen.

HELEN: He said …

TERESA [imploring]: I don’t want to hear. I don’t want to hear.

HELEN: Shall I read you some of the ‘Little Flower?’

TERESA: But you only do that when I’m ill, Helen. Am I ill? Really ill? [She sits down.]

HELEN [sits beside her]: Did you feel a little faint when you got up?

[TERESA licks her lips a little with apprehension.]

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