No 3. Narration(reported speech)
Gerrad:What is in your mind?
Intruder:I like the idea.
Gerrad:That is a disguise outfit.
Intruder:I don't know.
Gerrad:I am watching you. Intruder:I have got a man posted on the main road.
Gerrad:I have got a reason for everything.
Intruder:Where is the drawing room?
Gerrad: I can kill you if I want.
Intruder: you are quite funny.
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The play is set in a small cottage. The room has an entrance on the right hand side with a curtain on it. There is another door to the left side of the room which is in use. The room has simple furniture- a small table to the left, a chair or two and a small bed on the right side of the room. On the table, a telephone is kept. As the curtain on the stage is rolled up, Gerrard is found standing by the table, making a phone call. He is of medium height and is wearing spectacles that are in the shape of horns. He is wearing a lounge suit and a great coat. His voice indicates that he is cultured and well - educated.
GERRARD : ... Well, tell him to phone up directly. I must know … Yes, I expect I’ll still be here, but you mustn’t count on that ... In about ten minutes’ time. Right-ho. Goodbye.
(He puts down the phone and goes to the divan on the left, where there is a travelling bag, and starts packing. Whilst he is thus engaged, another man, similar in build to Gerrard enters from the right silently — revolver in hand. He is flashily dressed in an overcoat and a soft hat. He bumps accidentally against the table, and at the sound Gerrard turns quickly.)
Gerrard is speaking on the phone. He says that the person should call him up directly. He adds that he would reach in ten minutes, bids ‘goodbye’ and puts the receiver back on the phone. Then he goes to the divan and starts packing the stuff in a travelling bag. While he is busy packing, another man who is similar to Gerrard enters the room silently from the right side. He has a gun in one hand. He is dressed in a bright coloured dress- an overcoat and a soft hat. He bumps into the table and Gerrard turns around at the sound.