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HIGGINS You see, we're all savages, more or less We're supposed to be

civilized and cultured--to know all about poetry and philosophy and art

and science, and so on; but how s of

these names? [To Miss Hill] What do you know of poetry? [To Mrs Hill]

What do you know of science? [Indicating Freddy] What does he know of

art or science or anything else? What the devil do you ily] Or ofthe door] Miss Doolittle [She withdraws]

HIGGINS [rising hastily and running to Mrs Higgins] Here she is,

ns over his mother's head to

Eliza to indicate to her which lady is her hostess]

Eliza, who is exquisitely dressed, produces an impression of such

remarkable distinction and beauty as she enters that they all rise,

quite flustered Guided by Higgins's signals, she co with pedantic correctness of pronunciation and great

beauty of tone] How do you do, Mrs Higgins? [She gasps slightly in

ins, but is quite successful] Mr Higgins

told ht: I'lad indeed to see you

PICKERING How do you do, Miss Doolittle?

LIZA [shaking hands with hi, is it not?

MRS EYNSFORD HILL I feel sure we have met before, Miss Doolittle I