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Covent Garden at 1115 p frantically in all directions Pedestrians running for shelter

into the market and under the portico of St Paul's Church, where there

are already several people, a dress They are all peering out gloomily at the rain, except

one man with his back turned to the rest, who see busily

The church clock strikes the first quarter

THE DAUGHTER [in the space between the central pillars, close to the

one on her left] I' all this tihter's right] Not so long But he ought to have

got us a cab by this

A BYSTANDER [on the lady's right] He won't get no cab not until

half-past eleven,their

theatre fares

THE MOTHER But we must have a cab We can't stand here until half-past

eleven It's too bad

THE BYSTANDER Well, it ain't uot one at

the theatre door

THE MOTHER What could he have done, poor boy?

THE DAUGHTER Other people got cabs Why couldn't he?

Freddy rushes in out of the rain from the Southa u dress, very wet around the ankles

THE DAUGHTER Well, haven't you got a cab?