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The Foundations (an Extravagant Play)
The narrative revolves around the interactions among various characters, primarily focusing on Lord William Dromondy and his family amid a backdrop of social unrest in post-war Britain.
"The Foundations" by John Galsworthy is a play. The narrative revolves around the interactions among various characters, primarily focusing on Lord William Dromondy and his family amid a backdrop of social unrest in post-war Britain.
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LORD WILLIAM DROMONDY'S mansion in Park Lane. Eight o'clock of the evening. LITTLE ANNE DROMONDY and the large footman, JAMES, gaunt and grin, discovered in the wine cellar, by light of gas. JAMES, in plush breeches, is selecting wine.
L. ANNE. Oh! [A pause] And is Charles's an improper name too?
JAMES. Miss Anne, stand clear o' that bin. You'll put your foot through one o' those 'ock bottles.
L. ANNE. No, but James—Henry might be Luke, really?
L. ANNE. Who gave you those names? Not your godfathers and godmothers?
JAMES. Poulder. Butlers think they're the Almighty. [Gloomily] But his name's Bartholomew.
L. ANNE. Bartholomew Poulder? It's rather jolly.
L. ANNE. Which do you like to be called—John or James?
L. ANNE. Do you like my name? Anne Dromondy? It's old, you know. But it's funny, isn't it?
L. ANNE. How many bottles have you got to pick out?
L. ANNE. Are they all for the dinner, or for the people who come in to the Anti-Sweating Meeting afterwards?
JAMES. All for the dinner. They give the Sweated—tea.
L. ANNE. All for the dinner? They'll drink too much, won't they?
JAMES. We've got to be on the safe side.
L. ANNE. Will it be safer if they drink too much?
[JAMES pauses in the act of dusting a bottle to look at her, as if suspecting irony.]
[Sniffing] Isn't the smell delicious here-like the taste of cherries when they've gone bad—[She sniffs again] and mushrooms; and boot blacking.
JAMES. Little blighter I've never seen before.
Contents
- 01Act I
- 02Act II
- 03Act III
- 04Galsworthy's Plays
- 05Links to All Volumes
About this edition
- Author
- John Galsworthy
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Introductory: no background needed
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 86 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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