Prodigal Son (TCG Edition). John Patrick Shanley

Чтение книги онлайн.

СКАЧАТЬ completely agree with so it makes me feel like something is wrong. My brother Tom loved taking IQ tests. He’s older than me.

      MR. SCHMITT: What’s he doing now?

      JIM: Vietnam.

      MR. SCHMITT: You proud of him?

      JIM: Sure.

      MR. SCHMITT: Well, the way I figure your credits, you can go into junior year.

      JIM: I can?

      MR. SCHMITT: Barely but yes. I’ll give you a scholarship for the tuition, but your parents will have to pay for your room and board.

      JIM: Is that a lot of money?

      MR. SCHMITT: It’s not too bad, no.

      JIM: How much?

      MR. SCHMITT: Nine hundred dollars.

      JIM: Sounds like a lot.

      MR. SCHMITT: Your mother said it was all right.

      JIM: Well, she’s the bookkeeper. Why would you give me a scholarship? I flunked everything.

      MR. SCHMITT: I think you can do the work. And your mother cried on the phone.

      JIM: She did?

      MR. SCHMITT: A little.

      JIM: She called from work, you know, ’cause it’s free. She’s a telephone operator.

      MR. SCHMITT: Yes, I could hear the other operators in the background.

      JIM: She’ll be happy I have somewhere to go. She was pretty worried.

      MR. SCHMITT: What about you?

      JIM: I was pretty worried, too. Like I said. I had nowhere to go.

      MR. SCHMITT: Well, make use of the opportunity. All right. I’ve got to get back. When does the train come?

      JIM: In about two hours.

      MR. SCHMITT: Not too bad. You’ll be all right?

       (Jim holds up a thick paperback.)

      JIM: Sure. I have a book.

      MR. SCHMITT: What is it?

      JIM: Interpretation of Dreams. I got it across the street.

      MR. SCHMITT: Sigmund Freud.

      JIM: I started it. I like reading the dreams, not what they mean.

      MR. SCHMITT: Why’s that?

      JIM: I think the dreams are really interesting, but when he says what they mean . . . I don’t know. It doesn’t ring a bell.

       (Mr. Schmitt gets up and offers his hand.)

      MR. SCHMITT: Well. See you soon.

      JIM: Thank you, sir.

      MR. SCHMITT: Very good. I’ll call your mother.

      JIM: Thank you.

       (Mr. Schmitt goes. Jim drinks his tea, mellow, and comments quietly to the audience:)

       And I thought, “Wow. I’m saved.”

       (He gets up.)

       I stole this book.

       (We hear ticking. Music. The main building appears. It’s an old mansion repurposed as a school. Jim looks at it.)

       That’s the main building at Thomas More School. Harrisville, New Hampshire. Fall semester.

       (Jim starts toward the building, then disappears.)

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

      Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».

      Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.

      Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAgEAyADIAAD/4gxYSUNDX1BST0ZJTEUAAQEAAAxITGlubwIQAABtbnRyUkdC IFhZWiAHzgACAAkABgAxAABhY3NwTVNGVAAAAABJRUMgc1JHQgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA9tYAAQAA AADTLUhQICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABFj cHJ0AAABUAAAADNkZXNjAAABhAAAAGx3dHB0AAAB8AAAABRia3B0AAACBAAAABRyWFlaAAACGAAA ABRnWFlaAAACLAAAABRiWFlaAAACQAAAABRkbW5kAAACVAAAAHBkbWRkAAACxAAAAIh2dWVkAAAD TAAAAIZ2aW

СКАЧАТЬ