<h2><SPAN name="FOR_THE_COUNTRY_ENTIRELY">FOR THE COUNTRY ENTIRELY<br/> <small>A PLAY IN LETTERS</small></SPAN></h2>
<p>Almond trees in the hill. We saw them to-day.</p>
<p>Dear Mrs. Steele.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">I like to ask you questions. Do you believe that
it is necessary to worship individuality. We do.</p>
<p class="even-larger-indent">Mrs. Henry Watterson.</p>
<p>Of course I have heard.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. Of course I have heard.</p>
<p>They didn't leave the book.</p>
<p>Dear Sir.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">They didn't leave the book.</p>
<p>Yes Yes.</p>
<p>I know what I hear. Yes sir.</p>
<p>Dear Sir.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">I heard her hurrying.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">We all did.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Good night.</p>
<p class="even-larger-indent">Isabel Furness.</p>
<p>I like their names.</p>
<p class="even-larger-indent">Anthony Rosello.</p>
<p>It's easy to name a street like that.</p>
<p>It is.</p>
<p>With a view</p>
<p>Of trees and a hill.</p>
<p>Yes sir.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Herbert.</p>
<p>Dear Herbert.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Come again.</p>
<p class="even-larger-indent">William.</p>
<p>William Cook.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><SPAN class="pagenum" name="Page_228" title="228"> </SPAN>
Chapter 2.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. A play.</p>
<p>A great many people ask me in misery.</p>
<p>Have they come.</p>
<p>Dear friends. Say what you have to say.</p>
<p>Dear Whitehead and Paul and Woolston and Thorne.</p>
<p>Why can't you accomodate yourselves and leave me
alone. I don't mean to day or yesterday or by counting.
Everybody cannot count. An avenue goes through a city
and a street crosses it crosses the city. There is no use
in pointing out associations. A great many people can
read. Not women. Not in some countries. Not in
some countries. Oh yes not in some countries.</p>
<p class="huge-indent">Caesar.</p>
<p>Caesar isn't a name that is not used. I have known
that a great many people have it.</p>
<p>Henry Caesar. A class is full and teaching is difficult.
They do not understand. Who does not understand.
The Barcelonese.</p>
<p>Color. A country and a cup where they sell water.</p>
<p>Everybody sells water. In this country. Everybody
sells water in this country. Is it a hot country. It is not
and water is plentiful. Then I do not understand you.
You need not question me.</p>
<p>Dear girl.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Grandfathers can not make sacrifices for their
children.</p>
<p>It is not expected of them and they are not sacrificed.
A great many people are sacrificed.</p>
<p>Oh dear yes.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Helen.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><span class="uc-smcap">CHAPTER 3.</span></p>
<p>Why do you play in letters.</p>
<p>Because we are English.</p>
<p>Is it an English custom.</p>
<p>It is not an American.</p>
<p><SPAN class="pagenum" name="Page_229" title="229"> </SPAN>
Oh yes I remember you did mention.</p>
<p>Dear Mr. and Mrs. Eaton.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Can you recollect can you remember what day
it was that we promised to go into the wind and not take
shelter.</p>
<p>I cannot remember that we ever undertook to do that.</p>
<p>We are going in another direction.</p>
<p>To day.</p>
<p>And day after to morrow.</p>
<p>We often spell together.</p>
<p>We like latin.</p>
<p>How goes it.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Frederick and Harriet Beef.</p>
<p>Do be anxious about me.</p>
<p>We are not anxious about me.</p>
<p>No you were told to be so were you not.</p>
<p>We were not advised.</p>
<p>No indeed you were not.</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Colin Bell.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Do be gracious and come again.</p>
<p>Soon.</p>
<p>As soon as you like.</p>
<p>I do not know how to reply.</p>
<p>No you don't and I am so uneasy.</p>
<p>Not today.</p>
<p>No not at all.</p>
<p>Dear Sir.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Good night.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><i>Act 2.</i></p>
<p>Here we come to act two.</p>
<p>Australian papers.</p>
<p>Canadian papers.</p>
<p>American papers.</p>
<p>Dear Miss Millicant.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Do not be insulting.</p>
<p><SPAN class="pagenum" name="Page_230" title="230"> </SPAN>
You know very well that we have not conscription.</p>
<p>Were you surprised.</p>
<p>In states.</p>
<p>Or in territories.</p>
<p>My dear Milly. I wish you would come and tell me
about Rigoletto.</p>
<p>Oh yes handkerchiefs</p>
<p>From Bonnets.</p>
<p>Good evening Mrs.</p>
<p>That is not well said.</p>
<p>Dear Gilbert. Remember me to your mother.</p>
<p>All the time.</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Lindo Webb.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">I understand why you are not better liked. A
great many people expect you to teach them English.
You do so and very well. You might be married and
have a wife and son. With these helping you to teach
you could teach many more people English.</p>
<p>Then we can expect that you will change your place
of residence.</p>
<p>We do not expect you to change your coat. No
Englishman does. We understand that.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Young Bonnet.</p>
<p>We have been very much annoyed by the impertinence
of Mr. Alfred Bonnet.</p>
<p>Little pieces of paper are suddenly burnt.</p>
<p>In believing a shoe maker you believe his father.</p>
<p>I do not believe his father.</p>
<p>Why because he does not dress well.</p>
<p>Dress well dress well.</p>
<p>Dear Mrs. Cook.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Have you any special wishes. Do you want to
know about almond leaves and almond roots. Or do you
refer to olive roots. Olive trees have large roots. I do
not know about almond trees.</p>
<p>The rest of the time was spent in deploring the
tempest.</p>
<p><SPAN class="pagenum" name="Page_231" title="231"> </SPAN>
Dear Mrs. Carlock.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">I do not know the name. I have often been
told that the easiest way to be believed is to examine
every one. I have endeavored to do so but without success.
Some people believe that they will be killed. By
this I mean that they delight in teaching.</p>
<p>Some teach very well. Some teach in the north.
Do not stay away.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Sincerely yours and not carelessly.</p>
<p class="even-larger-indent">Walter Winter.</p>
<p>How do you know my name. I speak three languages
spanish french and english.</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Cook.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">How do you do. Do you mean that you are
able to stay.</p>
<p>The rest of the afternoon.</p>
<p>I do understand a red nose.</p>
<p>Not today.</p>
<p>No not to-day. You see the explanation is this.</p>
<p>We will not be pleased altogether.</p>
<p>Mrs. Cook I ask of you do not come again.</p>
<p>Do you mean it.</p>
<p>I cannot understand Mary Rose Palmer.</p>
<p>I can understand explaining things to one another.</p>
<p>We were there and the almond flowers turned to
almond leaves.</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Cook.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Come again.</p>
<p class="even-larger-indent">Sincerely yours</p>
<p class="even-even-larger-indent">Daisy Clement.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><i>Act 3.</i></p>
<p>In the country and for the country.</p>
<p>Dear Master. Do not say so.</p>
<p>You mean there is no such address.</p>
<p><SPAN class="pagenum" name="Page_232" title="232"> </SPAN>
I do not mean that I criticize. I do mean that the
method used does not agree with me.</p>
<p>Certainly not.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Sincerely yours.</p>
<p class="even-larger-indent">Harmon.</p>
<p>Why do you need a name.</p>
<p>I don't know. I like the point of Inca.</p>
<p>Do not see it everywhere.</p>
<p>I will not.</p>
<p>Dear land.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">When I call away I do not mean that I wish the
coal to burn. It is not necessary to tell me that the peas
will suffer. They certainly will not neither will the pinks.</p>
<p>Thank you for using that word.</p>
<p>Dear me it is windy.</p>
<p class="small-capped-heading">SCENE 2.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. Mr. Cousins told me that they were away
when it happened. They recollected being asked if they
were well if they had recovered from their emotion.
They were also asked if their wives and children were
well. They certainly did not know how to say excuse me
I do not know who you are. They might have said I
would wish to know your name because it would not be
right not to be able to give your message and if we do
not know your name we cannot say from whom the
message came.</p>
<p>This was not done.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. Do not be angry with your government.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Sincerely yours.</p>
<p class="even-larger-indent">William Hague.</p>
<p class="small-capped-heading">SCENE 3.</p>
<p>This was the way to reason. Did he leave after the
other came. Was he a sea captain. Was the other one
of the same profession although a citizen of another
<SPAN class="pagenum" name="Page_233" title="233"> </SPAN>nation. Now as to the word citizen. The use of it
differs. Some are inclined to ratify the use of it
others prefer to ask what is a citizen. A citizen is one
who employing all the uses of his nature cleans the world
of adjoining relations. In this way we cannot conquer.
We do conquer and I ask how, how do you do.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. When it is necessary to come you will
come.</p>
<p>Yes sir.</p>
<p>Dear sir. When it is necessary to be hurried you
are not nervous.</p>
<p>Not at all.</p>
<p>Very well.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. Why have you special places for your
handkerchiefs.</p>
<p>Because they have been so charmingly embroidered.</p>
<p>You are pleased then.</p>
<p>Yes very pleased indeed.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><i>Scene 3.</i></p>
<p>Dear Sir.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Extra dresses.</p>
<p>Oh yes.</p>
<p>See here. Extra gloves.</p>
<p>I do not like the word gloves it has a combination of
letters in it that displeases me.</p>
<p>Since when.</p>
<p>Since this evening.</p>
<p>I do not understand your objection.</p>
<p>It is easy to understand if I explain.</p>
<p>Dear Genevieve. Do say where you heard them
speak of the decision they had come to not to have
masked balls.</p>
<p>I didn't say. They always have masked balls.</p>
<p>Oh so they do.</p>
<p>Yes indeed they do.</p>
<p><SPAN class="pagenum" name="Page_234" title="234"> </SPAN>
There are many of them.</p>
<p>A great many.</p>
<p>Looks.</p>
<p>Looks to me.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. Why have you such splendid olive trees.</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Wilson.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Why have you such plain entrances.</p>
<p>What do you mean.</p>
<p>I mean in Mallorca they do it in such a way that
every house has an interesting entrance.</p>
<p>You mean chairs.</p>
<p>Yes I mean chairs.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><i>Act 4.</i></p>
<p class="center"><i>Scene 1.</i></p>
<p>Dear Sir. Please do not persist.</p>
<p>The one in the house said it.</p>
<p>Dear Lady Cryst what do you say to that again.</p>
<p>I say nothing.</p>
<p>Indeed you are discreet and timid.</p>
<p>Mrs. Seeman has been disappointed. In Saint Katherine.</p>
<p>Yes because of the children.</p>
<p>How do you mean.</p>
<p>One of them was not bewildering and he blasphemed
the saints.</p>
<p>Oh no.</p>
<p>No one could be older.</p>
<p>You mean today.</p>
<p>I mean anyday.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. Come to another conclusion.</p>
<p>Yes I will.</p>
<p>Receive me and Cuba. You mean the name. Yes
the name. You always liked hearing noises. Not in
France. No indeed not in France.</p>
<p><SPAN class="pagenum" name="Page_235" title="235"> </SPAN>
Not in France.</p>
<p>No indeed.</p>
<p>Really you prepare me. I do. Not today. Today.
You prepare me today.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><i>Scene 2.</i></p>
<p>This is so pleasing.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. How do you pronounce Crowtell.</p>
<p>The land is very near and is seen and nuns fix it.</p>
<p>And the tramway.</p>
<p>Shall I say street car.</p>
<p>Not necessarily here it is more a country road and
the electricity is easily had.</p>
<p>Everywhere.</p>
<p>Yes everywhere.</p>
<p>That is such a comfort.</p>
<p>Dear sir. You mean dear Mr. Rossilo do you know
my older brother.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><i>Scene 3.</i></p>
<p>Charles King. Lindo Webb Lindo Webb.</p>
<p>Dear Charles King. You do not mind that I am in
distress. I have no means of satisfying myself whether
I am obliged to be careful or not.</p>
<p>Careful of what.</p>
<p>Of what I say in public.</p>
<p>Certainly not.</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>Certainly not.</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Lindo Webb.</p>
<p class="larger-indent">Come again will you.</p>
<p>A great many mountains are higher than any on the
island.</p>
<p>Do you believe in lessons.</p>
<p>Of course I do.</p>
<p>So does Mrs. Gilbert.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><SPAN class="pagenum" name="Page_236" title="236"> </SPAN>
<i>Scene 4.</i></p>
<p>I am enjoying it.</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Lindo Webb. Why do you wish to win.</p>
<p>In the more readily seen places there is no muttering.
You mean no quarreling. I mean neither one or the other.</p>
<p>Oh I understand you.</p>
<p>By that I mean that I am poor.</p>
<p>I see what you mean.</p>
<p>Dear Woodrow. This is a name.</p>
<p>What does anybody mean by interesting.</p>
<p>That is not a word that has that position.</p>
<p>You mean not nicely.</p>
<p>I mean that I am English.</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Henry. What have you been meaning
to do.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><i>Scene 5.</i></p>
<p>Dear Sir. Why do you speak.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. Please me.</p>
<p>How can I be called.</p>
<p>Do you wish to go to market.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. Do you wish me to go to market.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. Do you wish me to have that made.</p>
<p>How do you mean.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><i>Scene 6.</i></p>
<p>Dear Sir. Remember that when you have no further
requests to make you must not blame me.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. I know you do not object to smoke.</p>
<p>Dear Mrs. Lindo <ins title="Webb.">Webb</ins> How can you break your
teeth.</p>
<p>By falling down in the street.</p>
<p>You mean now when the pavement is so dark.</p>
<p>Naturally.</p>
<p>It would not have happened otherwise.</p>
<p>This is because of the necessary condition of lighting.</p>
<p>We all suffer from that.</p>
<p class="small-capped-heading"><SPAN class="pagenum" name="Page_237" title="237"> </SPAN>
<span class="smcap">SCENE 7.</span></p>
<p>Do you remember Charles Mark. Figs. Especially
mentioned figs.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. Will you come today and wear three
diamond rings and an officers suit. You have a perfect
right to wear an officer's suit. You are a major.</p>
<p>Dear Mrs. English. Do you like a different country.</p>
<p>Do you mean higher up in the hills.</p>
<p>Not so very much higher.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><i>Act 5.</i></p>
<p class="center"><i>Scene 1.</i></p>
<p>This is the last time we will use seasoning.</p>
<p>You mean you like it better cold.</p>
<p>No don't be foolish.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. Is there much wisdom in searching for
asphodels.</p>
<p>Not if you already know what they are.</p>
<p>We do know now.</p>
<p>Then there is no use in trying to accustom yourself
to their beauty. But we don't find it beautiful. I too
have failed to find beauty in them.</p>
<p>This is not surprising as they do not grow prettily.</p>
<p>They were a great disappointment to us.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><i>Scene 2.</i></p>
<p>We all are able to see I don't care a bit about Lena.
We are all able to say I don't care a bit about Lena.</p>
<p>Dear Mrs. Landor. How can you cease to be troubled
about the rest of the winter. How can you cease
to be troubled about the rest of the summer and the beginning
of the winter.</p>
<p><SPAN class="pagenum" name="Page_238" title="238"> </SPAN>
Dear Sir. Every evening the snow falls. Red. Yes
and so do the asphodels. Asphodel isn't red. I know it
it looks so.</p>
<p>Dear friend. Can you give me any pleasure.</p>
<p>Yesterday afternoon was a holiday. You mean a
festival. I mean a day of the country.</p>
<p>Do you mean that you understand the country.</p>
<p>No indeed.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><i>Scene 3.</i></p>
<p>Dear friends. Have patience.</p>
<p class="center heading-space"><i>Scene 4.</i></p>
<p>This has ended very well.</p>
<p>You mean meeting one another.</p>
<p>Yes and asking us to remain here.</p>
<p>You mean that a great many people were troubled.</p>
<p>Not a great many people.</p>
<p>Some are very happy.</p>
<p>So are others.</p>
<p>We all have wishes.</p>
<p>Expressed wishes.</p>
<p>Dear Sir. Will you come again and eat ham.</p>
<p>Not in this country.</p>
<p>Fish.</p>
<p>Not in this country.</p>
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