Drama: Frankenstein
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- Algernon Here, its written on your card: "Mr Ernest Worthing, B4, The Albany." Jack
Algernon
Yes, but this isn't your cigarette case. It's a present from someone called Cecily, and you said you didn't know anyone of that name. Jack Well, actually, Cecily is my aunt. Algernon Your aunt! Jack Yes. Lovely old lady she is, too. Lives in Tunbridge Wells. Algernon But why does she call herself "little Cecily" if she is your aunt? "From little Cecily with her fondest love." Jack What's wrong with that? Some aunts are tall, some are small. Algernon Yes. But why does your aunt call you her uncle? "From little Cecily, with her fondest love to her dear Uncle Jack." There is no problem, I admit, to an aunt being small, but why should an aunt call her own nephew… uncle? Besides, your name isn't Jack. It's Ernest. Jack It isn't Ernest. It's Jack. Algernon You have always told me it was Ernest. I have introduced you to everyone as Ernest. You Drama © British Broadcasting Corporation 2015 bbclearningenglish.com Page 6 of 8 look as if your name was Ernest. You are the most earnest-looking person I ever saw in my life – so honest and serious. Narrator Ah yes, we should just say that the name Ernest was very common at the time, and the adjective 'earnest' – which sounds exactly the same - means, well, honest and serious. Algernon Here, it's written on your card: "Mr Ernest Worthing, B4, The Albany." Jack Well, my name is Ernest in town and Jack in the country, and the cigarette case was given to me in the country. Algernon Yes, but that doesn't explain why your small Aunt Cecily calls you her dear uncle. Or why you have two names to start with. Come on, you'll have to explain. Download 302.44 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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