Scene
One
Lights
up as the men gather, play pool; Lombardi stands and watches. The
Doctor is sitting on a desk, writing.
Soldiers' Gossip |
| Torasso |
Did
you hear the scream last night? |
|
| Augenti |
Did
anybody not? |
|
| Rizzolli |
Four
ball in the side. |
|
| Lombardi |
She
knows how to scream, all right. |
|
| Barri |
Well,
she practices a lot. |
|
| Augenti |
Good
shot. |
|
| Rizzoli |
Six
ball in the corner. |
|
| Lombardi |
So
that wasn't dying, we assume. |
|
| Barri |
No,
I think
she just fell off her broom |
|
| Torasso |
Or
they hung a mirror in the room
Of la signora! |
|
| Barri |
La
signora! |
|
| Augenti |
La
signora! |
|
| Rizzolli |
Please,
a little quiet! |
|
(Bugle
call. Drums continue softly under as the game continues
Giorgio enters to speak with the Doctor) |
| Giorgio |
Doctor. |
 |
| Doctor |
Bachetti. |
| Giorgio |
Was
is necessary for me to visit her last night? |
| Doctor |
Why
else would I have asked you to go? I'm not some kind of procurer,
Captain. |
| Giorgio |
She
hardly seemed near death. |
| Doctor |
I'm
sure she summond her strength for you. Her condition was precarious
before you arrived. You have done her a great service. You have
done a brave thing. Now it is over. Good day. (Giorgio
is going to leave the room.) |
| Rizzolli |
Care
to play, Captain? |
|
| Giorgio |
No.
Thank you for asking. (He
leaves; music resumes over drums) |
|
| Torasso |
Just
a bit aloof, don't you think? |
|
| Lombardi |
Not
around the Colonel. |
|
| Rizzolli |
Care
to play, Sergeant? |
|
| Augenti |
Never
trust a man
Who doesn't drink. |
|
| Torasso |
And
he keeps a journal. |
|
| Barri |
Eight-ball
off the nine. |
|
| Rizzolli |
Maybe,
though, he just prefers his books |
|
| Lombardi |
Not
as much as he prefers his looks. |
|
| Torasso |
Which
is why he thinks he's got his hooks
Into la Signora - |
|
| Barri |
Gentlemen,
I'll make a wager:
Come the summer, he'll be Major - |
|
| Rizzolli |
I'll
say! |
|
| All |
I'll
say!
I'll say! |
|
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