OF MICE AND MEN JOHN STEINBECK (Mi) )HN STEINBECKsi itaee tel ene Se ate erce ratte ete Sea ese Secces torn Ga smicts ir eenien a MCE rece hat nd gi Send ayo age inde wataiotge eae ag neg teed Spa Eo or [Fecnrae Teel wcesionme sun a heb st SSSA Sr py eh ok Lor 2 oe pon ste Sy tek She ap ar MeN Fe ‘rea ee nly al pa hn iar fe te meches et Lee ee a pg cheney eh erent ie tl heap at ecEon flit itdngbccthetnc rid ‘Selita madame tn ic ee FEAR gag ns A HR One gee Suge i en Gere Sve tn” a Seca eae pelle tbat ecm me ana ran bree ea ne ACT ONE Seene One ‘Ths night sandy bank of th Salinas River sheltered with lemons nt oom op Thea ete whip leas. The fing sere ond uit Stage fb a sting Seether Tn to sand of anh dogs Bring ey ed one clr gu Peretti iiss cescnerees sim igi at mami, ier coanaes Fel tag pe Tate oe Nmenen teen ee ccae pa erate erm a teeta nas i one ea eee demthiritidh sors Despont ce gee Ae gol eter ook ind ncay me, eerie eae sess erat gpm eps settee rena pecan seeps, Soreness sre hse gto ‘vce foes ofr ean im, See My ea2 Gronce Lanna Gronce Lane Gronce Lasse Groner Lewe Gronce Gronce nming idly ond growing ongy ash pak) GEE'Sann we could pte teh of roe lear to ue ranch. Thai bus driver dhd't. Know what he was akin’ abot =fo Ide Stretchy down the highway.” he sa. "Just 2 ine set danm pear Het he didnt want to top atthe ranch gate» 1 bet te woo dann lazy to pall up. Wonder he lig yop Sled a standing) Justa he stretch down the road (imi George? Yeh... what you want? Where we goin, George? Gers down his hat faroush) So yo forgo hat Slready, did you Sol got to tell you sguint Jer, youve eaxyt (oft) I forgot. 1 ied not wo Forget, honest to God, Vat (Okay, okay, I tll you age (ith Sercam) Usa’ got hott’ to do. Might just {swell spe all my time tellin’ you things. ‘You forp‘em and ltl you again. (eomtnsing on from hic lat speck Uriel and ‘Sed, bute didnt do no good. Tremember bout the rabbits, George! ih the rabbit, You can’t a them rabbits, You remember sein" in that guter on Howard ‘Street and watchin’ that ackboard? (delighted) Ob, sure! I remeber that. But. wad we do then? 1 Femember some gil come by, and you says — "The hell with what I says! You remember shout us goin in Murray and Ready’ and they give us work cards and bus ackew? Lee Grose Lex Grose Les Gronce, Lesa Gronce Lower Gronce ew: Gronce Lexa Grorce Lawn Groner, Leow Gronce fF mice AND sr 8 (confident) Ob, sure, George .. I remember that now. (Put hand nt deck, ie online sons. Very gen) Goorge? Hake (orng ot ground in despse) L thu lost You never had none. I got both of em here ‘Think Pallet you cary four own work eae? (eit tremendous el Though put iin my Side pocket (Pus had in packet ego) (king sharp thin, anda los, ait ‘rng hand tat of ok Wat yo ake ot of da pckce (cece Ai a thing in my pocket 1 know there ain't, You go tin your hand, ‘ow, What you got in your hand? 1 ain't got nothing, George! Honest! ‘Come on give it here! old hs clove ban aay fom Groner) Is ‘ony a mouse! pet A mouse? A live mouse? No, justa dead mouse, (Worried) 1 did't THI Honest, found i 1 found i¢ des Give it here Leave me have it, George ent iv ere! Con cay es Ii mouse) What do you want of de mode anyway? (4 propsitional ton) Las ptng i with sry thumb wile we walled Song ‘Wl, you ain pti’ no mic while you walk wrth ie: Now ts ace if you cam emtenber Ihere wee going (Canc rows i cr he ‘arin rath) ©Lewste Lense Gronce Lene Gronce Leste Groxce Lasse Grorce Leon (looks tare, thn n enbrrasment hides is face ‘aint his bes) forgot agai, ‘ona wok ons che the oe we ce rom up north Up noth? Ta Weedt Oh, sure I remembersin Weed, ll with emggratd patience) "That ranch were gi righ don ee about le. Were gona goin an se the fc wane (repeats as «luo And see the boss! Now lok! 11 give him the work kets, but you aint gonna say a word. You're just fonna stand there‘and not say nothing. Not say nothing? 1 he finds out what a crazy bastard you ae, ‘we woutt get no jb, Buc if he sees you work efor cher you talk, weve set You por Sure, George sure. I got that. Okay. Now when we go in to sce the boss, what you gonna do? Aeoncetraing) 1 Vai gonna nothing «jor gonna tind the (rat relied) ood boy, thats swell Now Sy that over two or three times so you sure won forge (ames fly der his Brent) 1 ain't gona sa hothing™ Tat gonna yang ee off into a whisper.) ce Ba ‘And you sin’ gonna do no bad things i you donein Weed nether," tse Guosce Leste Groner Lewin rome. Gronce ‘oF Mice AND aa 5 (prt) Lik T done in Weed? ‘So you forgot that to, did you? (riamphanth) They run us ou of Weed! (disgusted) Rue us out, ell! We runt They teas lookin’ for us, but they dd each us happi) 1 idat forge tat, you bet. (Gomes fis back on snd, ess hands under Aas ead. Agon Leste tates hin) God, youte a ot of trouble! could get along so easy and nce, T didnt have you ony {ai Toul ive 30 ea! ‘opefilh) We gonna work on a ranch, George” All ight, you got that. Bus we're gonna sleep ihre tonight, Because -..T want tT want sleep ot (Te gh ong fo, a otal a te tere ghost stones) Why sit we gon’ on tothe ranch o get tone supper They got supper atthe anc, No seon all jut ike there, Tomorrow well be gon to work acen dashing Stachel on the way down; that means we ‘bck’ gran bg ust’ 2 gut Ha up them bps Tong Tm gonna ay night here Sn lok! Tomght there ait gain Grabow the werk. Tonight the drink nthe’ howe: Nie howe we go here, enn pom is hoes, las down af Gon i) aint we gonna have no supper? Sure we ae. You gather up some dead ml sks 1 got thes cane of beans in my Tine Ti eped em wp whe you yet a hre ‘eady. Welle "em cod rink cening. A ‘and Ber6 Lae Gronce Gxonce Lew Gronce Leow Groner, ewe Groner, (onan 1 ie besos with kth ‘re ted dot you fot around nc Be Sat bte ng {Lee nr hf nd pn inte Sra Gnome a en oe ‘la Sid ei tng con don iat Ln as eee in a, in cms chang eal i sticks.) . = A igh, me hat mse (ethane of nmr) Wha Sree Tan geno noes ingot is hod) Come ont Give ito met onal pati’ neing over (ne hate, ey trod sf are ‘mgr sy You nna re meat Stmaie or do have woke wok at your Give you what, George? You know god wll wha 1 wan that (aime in ta on’ know why Tea hep Ie Teaint nobodys mouse diesel if found ih ih hese the dtc ‘nap ings sharply, and Las ys mee Hand) twats noting bad wih ost stroking ie Thea ba (tons pad hows mesa for ab on into She rush thn step to ool ish handy You erty fol!"Thought you could get aay with i didnt you? Dont you think Foul Sur fet a et whet ou rn the Water to gett (Lenn lr le pop) Blaberng like baby Jesu Chris i guy Ike yout (Lino its contol ins ut Iii quer ad soe ors tho fer. Lewur Groner Les Groner Lise Groner (oF sce ax M05 7 ‘vonc push on Laser for ‘momen, Con, aia ey jst, formeannes, Tat inoue at fresh Besides, you broke pein’ fe You get a trousers fe aT let you hee ita te wes 1 dnt know where dere i no other mouse {emember dy snc to pve em to me trerane she gta we fo ge 0 me It tha ay ant here mo mote” Lady, uh... Give me them chs trae onc even member who that lady ‘ask wat your ow Aum Gara, She Topped giv ono you, You alway killed (say, ) They was so ile. pet {et beta an the} tat ny fingers a then I pinched thee head a ite bit and shen {hey was dead because they was sof. Ivish wed ge the rabbits preuy soon, Geonge. ‘They ain so hide "The hell with the rabbite! Come on, le’ eat (The ight Bas continued 0 go ot ofthe scene 30 hat when Gnosis the major Tight, Growce hands an open cn t Lanett) "There's enough beans for four men. iting om ote ideo fre, speaks paint 1 ke ‘em with ketchup. 2) Well, we ain't got any, Whatever we So gor, thats what you vant. God iy, I Tvs alne, Ica ive o any. Toul go get a ob of work and no couble Nomesh and when the end of the mooth mest could ke my ity bucks snd go ito {wn and gt whatever Int, Why, Toul Sayin echowne all night T cold at any pine Tvants Order any damn thingLessa Gronce Gvonce Lean Guonce bul sft) Hid want no (lity. ft a riety a tat an mth, Get a gllon of whiskey see ites ends ieogewbat aoe palette te {Wigs T got you. You can hep 3b rome (intro don't mean nothing, George, Just exp me shovin' al over te country all theupe, Ad tha he wey guia trouble: You do tad things and T go 6 You ou ain ad people that raises be, Tes dumb ones (Stes) You cy Sono bach Yo ee me ho ate a he ine Li sti fo top Grol words {st is hands octal) Vou fst ener Tee tha gin rem Jost ana pte vasa mouse: Well how the held she kaon Jon jst wana fel her drt How'd she Tow you'd jst ho onto like twas (ina fone) did't mean to, George! Sure you didn’ mean o, You did't mean for her to yell bloody hel ether. You dia't mean for Us to hide fn the iigation dich all ‘day with guye out lookin for us with unt Alla ime i's something you did't mean, God damon it, wish eould put you in a fige with «millon mie andet them pet Gone’ ange kee im dn For fot ti te a rn tte fo sens soe 9 i pba ‘Aoife, puts them into his mouth.) af Lee Gronce Lawns Gronce Lesa Groce Loar Grorce Lanne Gronce Lowe Gronce Lense ‘oF nce ax ses ° 4 pon) Georg! Gone rp des ens eaaS What do you want? 1 was only foo’, George. 1 don't want no [ctchup. T woulda eat no Ketchup it was right here bee me. (th a sllennest of shame) I dey was some here you could have fe And if had a thousand backs Ta bay ya bunch of owes, 1 wovldn' eat no hetchup, George Tl leave {affor you, Vou could cover your beans 29 deep with hand I would touch none of (fing to given fom Ki allen, efing 0 ees Won think othe el ine Teould have without you Igo nuts. T never sito peace ‘You want I should o away and leave you alone? Where the hel could you go? ‘Wel could... I could go off in the ills there. Some place T could find a cave. Yeah, how'd ya ea? You ain't go sense ough to find nothing to eat. find things, {don't nec no nice food with Ketchup Fl ay out in che sun and nobody would hurt me. And if [found ‘rouse why, coll keep i Wouldn't nobody take it aay from me (ot at oe wp) I been pean an 12 ses his triamp) you don’ want me, 1 Sigo agin them hl and find cave. fan go avay any time.10 Lenn Gronce, Lexa Gvoncr. Lana Gooner. Les Gronce Lev ‘No, Look! Iwas jst oi’ ya. ‘Course 1 tra you to ay th me. Trouble with mice ou aay, Pa) eo Tilda, Lennie. First chance ge Tl find you 2 pup: Maybe you wouldn' bi That soul be beter than mie. You could pt it Tarde. (uit aiding bring drawn in) 1 you don't frant me, you ony gotta ay 20 go right “upon thom hil an ve by syse And 1 wont get no mice sole from me: 1 want you to stay with me. Jesus Christ, somebodyd shoot you Fors coyote you was Dy youre Say wth me. Your Aunt Clara ‘wouldnt lke your runni of by yourself, ven she is dead George? une (rf) Tell metbe you done before. “Tell you what? About the rabbit (near to anger again) You ait gonna pu othing over oa me! bea ‘Come on, George... tell me! Please! Like you done belore You geta kick out of that, don't you? Al right, Tl tll you. And then well lay out our beds and eat our dinner. Go on, George. (Uno hi ed and i om it side, ruporing his hod on one hand, Gronce lag ud his Bd, sts creed ont. Gaonc eas met speck rhytoncaly, as hough he had Said i ny Hines before) Gronce Last Grorce Grosce Lee Gronce Lee Groner, Lev Guys ike ws that work on ranches ithe lonctest guys inthe word. They aint got no Ean. They don’ belong wo place. They come to. ranch and work up stake ad then they goin to town an blow their stake ‘And then he fst hing you know they te und thi al on some othe anh ‘aint got nothin’ to lok ahead to. 5) Thats i, that it! Now tell how it iva ne (il els chanting) Widh wi ine ke that We gota future, We got somebody to talk to thar gives a damon about us. We dont have to ino barroom blowin in our jack, just because we got no place elie to go them ther guys gets in jl, they can Foe forall snyborly gives a dann, (he cannat restrain Kime nd Snr int speech) But not And hy Because becaise I got you to look after me” and you go me'to lok ater you. and thas why (fe aughs} Go on, Geonget ‘You got i by heart You can doit yours. No, no forget some ofthe stuff. Tell about how its gonna be Some other ime. No, tll how is gonna be! ‘Okay. Some day we've gonna et the jack together and were gonna have a litle house, land a couple of acres and 3 cow and some pigs and (houting) And live off dhe ft ofthe land And have rabbits. Go on, George! Tell about ‘what wee gonna have in the garden. And About the rabbis inthe cages Tell about the2 Grorce Less Grones Lee Gronce Lee Guonce Las rain in the winter... and about the stove Sn how thick the cream ion te til, you in handly cutie Tel about that, George! “Why don’ you do it yourselfyou know all of i Teaint the same iT tl. Go on now. How I getto tnd the rab resigned) Wel, well have a big vegetable fata arab hutch su eicken. And Ain rains he water mel ja ay to Jy wn gto work Well bud up fe Inthe sof; ad st aound i and ent the in comin down onthe tot Nutt Ue Seg et je) Uae got time for smote an. in San ‘pling fo ems roms mouth th every it rons gearing tthe) What you gonna say tomotrow when the ow sks yOu enous (Ln se ening in mil Bi, ‘Seas pelt emt ot gt) 1... Tait gonna ay a word Goo boy. That fne. Say, maybe youre {hint bein, bet Team Wt you tend the tte pec you tomember her a8 good eda (ing ith ria ca remember, by Goa (as thgh remembering, pint tif ot Lanne ‘dea Lani T want to look around ite Thnk you can een thi place? the ranch ow & guar mile up tat ‘ys fllow the ver sod you can get tere rod carefull Sure, Lean femenber here. Didnt I remember ‘bout not sgonna say a word? | Last Groxce Lexus Grorce Lewe Goonce Gronce Lew Grorce Lene for mace AN wa 1s ‘Course you did. Well look, Lenni, if you ust happen to get in rouble, want you to ome right hete and hide in ie rush (Gey) Hide in the brash, Hide in che bros wai ¥ come for you. ‘Think you ean remember that? Sure Lan, George Hie inthe brush il you come for ne ‘But you ant gonna get inno trouble Because if you dot won't et you tend the rib” . 1 won' get in no woubl, Hsin’ gonna say a Lyon gonna say You got it. Anyways, I hope so. (Gronce. oan hs Hat ht nly out ofthe fie tl nt the foes of the fo men can ‘een Gmc i ming fo co of C+ gona be nce seeping here ookin ups andthe leaves * Dont build dic fens, you fel ce when you sit gos jbl you ant tangy hy ty omen tt ar ofr ras ea of ‘ay anon her of hoa le dog ety tar tober (from alma complete dares) Geonge? What do you want? Lets have different colour rabbits, George. Sure, Red rabbits and bite rabbits and green rabbits. Milions of ‘em. Furry ones, Georg. Like Ise atthe fair in Secramento = Sure. Furry ones {Cause Ica ju a8 wel go aay, George, and“ scr one Gronce amish) Aw, shut up. Lwsie (ater lng owe) George? Gronce What init Lewxar Pi shutting up, Georg. (Coyote huis again.) Garin Scene Two, ae dy mring nr of nt, Waly te aed beard and Bet Flos ‘k re exes een tl or che Orch bk tee 8 ieee tr lhc rvs a cs on thick Be pret he working men. On * Ig aod ching mad es ry Sehr and tah canon cn el fo hat Then ‘Sealing though he sands, wes One orto ether may 1 nell: Note: Arist ows on wall re op etme poe, ar ud te, coms nd fom Io Bet of the bes few ec hanging ih fom lng oe tale, tha rund am rofl on he crtain ies om on ml stage. Only the ching of he many die har. Cason, Guach and Le ar rt rn ‘asin oben inde We. Cano This the bunkhouse here. Door around hire atch om door crises ond CANDY enters, a oop shouldered ol Iman, dvsed i Bla oan and denim oa. He carries aig Push row ns lift had Pic ight hand's gone athe wrist. He [Besps things eth sight rm betwen rm and ide” CAND SUE ine the om, flowed by Gronce and LENS) Canoe onsenatonal ‘The boss was expecting you {Stig He estore tbl wen you aarthreto go out thi morn. Pais {ith Bons ne) ou can have ter two Bee there. Grorce can Groner coanoy (sce an sn 6 Whats the top one. dont want you bn ar Saks fa Las nse Jaen Say the ll a 1 doa now. Says "positively his ice, roaches and other scourgen” What the hel Kinda beds you fin un anyway? We dont want no pants ee = (hits room, olin it ewe is bow and his Side takes am ef had, sis lal cre) ‘Tel you what tat guy that had thi vas blackamith Heliwa nce flow Clean uy ae yourd want o meet Used to wash ian even fer hee (ith gathering anger) Then ho ome he got pile pigeons (ne pa ts aut of Bin i deun, ehing Crome ths smth lights open) Tell you what. This here lackmich, nae of Wey, was the Lina uy that would put that wif around even there vaso bua Tel you wht he waed to dos He'd peel Is Beiled poatoes and ake out every hie pot beter he ey and inte masa red Slocch on an egg ne'd scrape of. nally ‘ft abut the fod, Thats the Hind of guy ‘Whey war. Clean. Used to dressup Sas ven wane wat’ go no pace. Put on tecte ven, and thes set inthe buskhowe, epic in’ 20 sore. What da ya aye mer (pts am in pc, ab his wiser ith cle) Why he jot qu the way a guy wr Says was the fo. Dida give no ‘ther ano Joa say ie ey time”Grouse caxoy Gronce Canoe Groner, cay Groncr Caxoy cone night, the way any guy would. Grone [Re his ed tick and lok deme ans oe, napects sacking cael, Lenn dats some with Is be) bol sified) Wel if here's any sraybacks in {hs bed, yore gonna heat from me! Cnralls Wanker puts rar, aap, comb, ate of il nent and lather iba Bo) 1 gues the bos be out here in a minute «0 trite you name ins He are was burned Mien Jou wasnt here this morning. Come Tight when we was eatin breakfast and ys. Where the hells them new men?" He five the sable buck hell, oo. Sable bucks a Sigger. Nigger, hot ‘Yeah (Cominues) Nice flow, too, Got a Cooked back where hore Kicked hin. Bost thm ell wen he's mad. But the sable ESS dome gives damn abot that. ‘What Kinda guy isthe bos? vx pretty nice fella fora boss Gets tad sometimes. But he's prety nice. Tell you at Know what he done at Christmas? Bang gallon of whiskey right in here and {ayer Dek hearty, boys Chismas comes. but once year The ell he dill A whole gallon? Yes sir, Jenus, we had fun! They let the come in that night. Wel i, a ile {ker ne Sty ok afer he age, Done prety good too. The guys woul let Heh Kees the nigger Eo him. Ht he ould a used his feet Smity says he would fave Kile the nigger The guys says on count the nigger gb tered back Smitty ‘art uses fet. (Smiles in revere ef memory) Gronce anor cur fF sace AND a8 ” Boss the owner? Naw! Superintendent. ig land con sith night .. he come fightin here wth a whole alin °c Fight over here and sto, ee hea (Deer opens. Enter he Boss stack man, dese In tueon ts flea sir ac ‘bt ead ck a es sd Traum Stetson ht aa of aged bos and ‘n,Ondnaray ht hs thot use) (sling towards dr, ruling his wisers with Ii ct he go) Them ys come (Cas ish door end a) ink cary 1 wrote Murray and Ready I wanted «wo men this moraing. You got your work spe? (Groner iis rt, i, soca Bow ca — ening i) eva’ Maayan — pee ee eee Iba driver give ws abut ter. We had to walk ten miles That bas diverse we as Frere when we watt. We coulda dumb no Fides (Crono soul a Lee, ho ‘ooo th undo) Wel 1 had to send ou the grain eas short two bicker wo’ do any god to go out now unt afer dinner: Youd ye lost (Puls ele oe it re pl i ten leks pl ena) Wha you name George Mion George Mikon. (Writing?) And what your?18 Gooner Boss Groner Boss Gronce Ross Gronce Ross Grorce Lasse Gronce Boss Grosce, His name's Lennie Smal Lennie Small. Writing) Les se this s the ‘oventieth. Noon the twentieth =.» (Makes ‘aston mark. Closes boo, pst och.) {Where you boys been workin? Up around Weed (Ge Lewoar) You too? ‘Yeah, Him to, We Lesa) Say, you've a big Fellow, ain't you? ‘Yeah, he can work like hel, 00. He sin’t much ofa talker, though, i he? No, he ain't. But hes hell of = good sorter Strong 38 bull (omiing) Vin strong a abl. (Grow cls ar him: Lasote drops heed i shame at having Jorgten) (Gharph) You are, buh? What ean you do? He can do anything (eddrasing Lax) What can you do? (Cove, oting at Gro, goes high ‘eros chuckle (qui Anything yout hin, He's a good ‘finn. He can wren grain bg, arte a Colirstor He an do anhing, fs ive i, soy. (eurning to Crono) Then why dot you let. fim asines? Caso tug) Whar tanghing shout? He laughs when he get exceed, Yeah dod) But he's goddamn good worker, t sir dyng bet gh, Beale esi But ie can pt up four hundred pound tae Boss Geoncr Boss Gronce Gronce, (0 sac axe a 1 hooking hi thumbs in his bl Say, what you selin | une | sid what sake you got in this guy? You 1 takin’ his pay avy from him? No. Of course Ian! Well I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy Tus lke to know what your pereentage He's my... cousin. I wld his ole lady Pd take eae of hm. He got kicked inthe head by horse when he was a hid. Hes | right just aint bright, But he ean do anything you tl hin. Aeurning hf en) Wel, God knows he dot oot Stine To boc bay tage rem ESA) Bur don you ty to pt aahing oven, Maho, {goe my oe Oo you Why Yon uk eee (romp Job vas done. “What kind of job? Why we was diggin a cespoo. (ofr poss) A ight, Bt dn’ ryt put hiring ence Cause you cat get say th teahingT son wise Rus befte:Go wih the gala tems ar Sine Theyre ou Deki’ up barley withthe thrash eachines. Boca sak state Slim? Yeah. Big tal skinner out se im at te i hr fe Boe fi ‘nn cal and pi ling oe ‘ya grays hgh eed all ‘ie en of is ton. a tr tit es als eth ‘Raho Bee on heron long?Groner Boss Groner Gronce Lene Gronce, Lew a Sostapritery (ea te ie) Diet oon Oe ti rah sopieas fen oeem ore oe Saas ew cn rath ge ae ore ee Pee eT ie siarae ates ah) ape oye ee re solar See ees eevee ee Eelewe vuser bor Nat ines es eae oe. & tn Hho the? el et eaten mates he Secreta cee ee See eet Technine Sa recta aie SLs Dee George? What you want now? Gronce Lene Gronce cavov Gronce cuxwr Grorce anor (oF mace AND sa a Igoe nad to sans ae ee tee propenmni pe pa marriott fog See peace! oe te a Smomtern tern, SE eae we emt Shee ihe os You wa pokn’ your big nose into our ‘sine don ike nosy guy oats uneasily from Goon to Lass thon bac) test come there = did’ hear hing You gy ws Tin tered Jn nothing you was ‘ona rand don't neverinen, Not he dont ax no ‘questions (igh motifed) Damn sight he don! Nott the guy wants (say workin’ Tong. (Manner ‘hange) Thats 2 eluva le dog Yah. 1 had him ever since he was a pup. Gor, he was a good sheep dog, when he was ei i le th ut) How yo ike the oss? Preity good! Seemed al right He's a nice fella. You got a take him righ ofcourse. He's runnin thi ranch, le dont. take no nonsenseey Gronce Coney Cao conte ‘What time do we eat? leven thirty? (Contry enter, dened in working clothes. He ‘ears rowm high-heeled Bot and has gloom Is Ut hen) Seen my ole man? He was here just a minute ago, Curley, Went ‘over tthe eookhouse, this Try to cate him. (Looking athe new men, smearing them, Unconacoaly bonds hs elon, se i hand, and gos it light crouch Wilks ginger clave Lz) You the ew guys my se man was waitin Tor? ‘Yeah. We just come in How's it come you wasn’t ere this morning? Got off the bus too soo, (gain addressing Lane) My ole man got to fet the grain ont. Ever bucked barley? (uichty Hell, yes. Done a lot oi mean him. (To Lane.) Ever bucked barley? Sure he has, (rita) La dhe big buy talk S'pose he don't want ta talk? {gugnacous) By Christ, he's gotta alk when. eS poke What he hl you sho no thi for? speaks cll) Hien and me travel een pat cl (Ob, s0 it's that way? onsen mations) What way? (ting subject drop) And you won' et the big guy ell Ts thai Groxce Les conv Groxce com Groxce Cunuey Gronce anor Grorce caxor Gronce can ‘or mice an se 2 He can talk if he wants to cell you anything (ods light t Lassi) (ina frighenad oie) We just come in ‘Well, next time you answer when you're spoke to, then He did’ do nothing to you. (masini) You drain’ cards this band? (ove) sigh (trea him momen, is then moving he {urd ee you ge a chance to ante, anyway. (Wait ofthe rom) (fer Gumus leo) 8a, what he hls he {ftom his shoulder? Lonnie did say othing tim (ios casos at day) That's the boss's son Cre’ prety handy, He dane ute 3 in the nag "The guy sy e's prety handy ‘Wel etm be handy He do have to ake after Lenn. Lennie did do nothing to ii (omirng) Well... tel you what, Custeys Ato he gy. He hates gp es fala time pickin rp with tg ye. Kinds ike he's mad atom brea heat 3 ig fy. You sen ie guys ike that it yous Siways sappy? Sure, Lscen plenty tough ie guys. But this ire Gay Beer noc nae nies ‘out Lente Lene ant handy, sce, but this Curley punks gonna get hut i he tmeses around wit Lenn (epic Well, Carey's prety handy, You Aides it never did sec gh to me. Spe Gre jmp «Bg guy a cds him,4 Gronce oxo Gooner, Caso Well, spose he jumps im and git cked, ceverbory says the big guy oughta pick Somebody his own site. Soeme lke Curley sin givin’ nobody a chance {ovatcing door) Well, he beter watch out for Tennie. Lennie ain no fighter But Lennic’s strong and quick and Lennie don't know no less (Wall Yo ale its om bx mari Picks 4p Seated cars, pls them tothe sl hem Dont tell Curley I said none ofthis. Hed slough me! He js" don' give damn, Won fever get canned because his ole mats the bose (es carts, rs oer an os ck she {ror don) This guy Caney sounds hike a Somtatich wo me dont ike mean Ite wn Seems w me ke he's worse ney He gt imate couple of weeks ago Wie ner ‘over the ots house, Set ke Carley’ worsen ever ane he got marie. Like hes Seti on 4 anh ans big red an come up Sa aipped in onthe erm Je fe ienktam miserable hel sue saying that {oven Tm hinds str form Maybe he's showin’ off fr is wife ‘You scen that glove on his left hand? Sure I scen it! Well, chat gloves fll of Vaseline Vaseline? What the hell or? Ourey sy hes hep that han sf or is "Thats a diy kind ofa thing otll around, anor Grorce anor Groner Caxov Groner canoy Groxce anor cay Geonce anor Gronce Cano fo mice ax sn % 1 aint quite vo sure. 1 seen such funny things 4 guy wil do to try to be ice I ain't sre But you jus" wait you see Curley’ wie! (begins layout solitaire hod, ‘astalh) Is she purty? = Yeah. Purty, but: (udying cars) But what? Well, she go the eye (cl playing hs sitie hand) Yeah? Martied two weeks an” got the eye? Maybe that’s why Garey’ pants fala anes. Yes, sir I seen er give Slim the eye. Sti’ Jevhline shinner. Hel ofa nice fella. Wel, Sen her give Shin the eye. Curley never seen it And [seem her give a skinner named Carlton the eye ending ry mild idee) Looks Uke we was fonna have fan! (stands wp) Knove what 1 think? (Wits for ‘anmer. Gow dae ansaer) Well, {think Curley’ marvied himse a tar. (cosalh) He ain’ the fast, Black queen on a fed king Yen sir ther’ plenty done that! (moves toward dor, eadng dog outwith is) 1 otto Be set’ out the mash bane forthe fruys The teams hein fore Tong. You fue gona buck barley? Yeah, ‘You wont tell Gurley nothing I said? Hel, not jus efore he gues cut, turning bac) Well, ou Took her over Mister. Vow sce i she 3 tart Ge xs)26 nonce Less Groner Les Sun's Vorce Leow (continuing ta lay ou solar, tums o Lawn) | Geonoe Iipok, Lennie this here ain't no setup. You gonna have trouble with tha Curley gu. 1 fen that bid before. You know what he's Adin’ He's kinda feelin’ you out He figures the’ got you scared. And he's gonna take a sock St you, first chance he ges frighened) 1 don't want no rouble. Don't let fim sock me, George! Les hate them kind of bastards seen plenty of | Groor ‘em, Like the ole guy says: "Curley don't take no chances He slays fares to Win” (HK) yy 1 moment) If he angles with you, Lennie, ‘vere goin’ get the ean, Don't mabe SOP Se en i foomor cee Rarer ioe wiles Poetreros eee Seis Well, dnt won't do you no good, if Curley [Lrswme ‘rants to st himself wp for igher. Just, ‘dont have nothing todo with him. Wil you remember? Sure, George (Send of wams coming in frm the fis, 1 ain't gonna saya word, Stable buck! Stable buck! Hey! Stable buck! Here come the guys. Just don' say nothing. |, nip) You ain't mad, George? me (oF sce an as 2 an’ mad at you. Fm mad at this here Curley bastard T wanted we should get a le take together. Maybe a hundred dota: Vou beep away trom Carey ‘Sure I will I wont say & word, 2) Do em pl oun buti the Sone sey is a ‘Let him have what, George? Never mind. Look, if you get in any kind of twouble, you remember what T told you todo, 1€1 get in any rouble, you aint gonna let me tend the raiae OU Be ‘That's not what I mean, You remember where we sleptlast night. Down bythe iver? Oh, sure I vemember, I go there and hide in the'brush und you come for me. ‘That’ it Hide til 1 come for you, Don’ et. nobody See you. Hide in the Brush by the "ver. Now ay that over Hide in dhe brush by the Fiver. Down inthe Trash bythe ver 1 you gt in trouble 101 get in trouble ee Sermo atet a fa ee eee ieisieniarn, Seema res ‘athe Chon an soa bat op Tm lookin’ for Garey!| | | | 28 Gronce Conus Wore Gronce Cumay’s Wore Gronce com's Ware Guonce Cumy's Wire Grorce. Conay's wire sum Conv Wor sun Cums Wire sum Coney Ware ook xy fr He wasn eve a minute | Gonot Sour Re won slong and behind bck ans ait do frome ir bays oboe ors) ute he ‘ew fas hat ot coe in you? Lanne (allen) Yeah, aa (brides atte, inp her fingernails) ‘Sometimes Curleys in here. ce CGrusuay) Wel, he ain't nowt ) Well if he ain, I guess Pd beter | Gronoe took some place ese. (LAN atch hr, fasivail) ET see Curley 1 pas the word you was Tookin’ for him [Nobody can't blame 2 person for lookin’ ‘Tat depends what she's lookin’ for. Ate marily, doping cout) Va jus {oot for some to kt, Don you rover ar wan oe to somebody? (efitage) Okay! Pu that lead pair in them sl feng i {offtage) Hello. Ln wf a ack tod Geox and Lav) 1 gotta he goin (She es ured) fF mice a sen 2» (ooking eround at Lasts Jesus, what a tramp: So that what Carley picks fora wife God Aimighty, did you smelt that snk she's fot on Ln allah, Don have to ee fer to know she's aon, She's puryt Yeah. And she's sure hidin’ it, Curley go his srk ahead of hi, (ul sarin of doroy where se was) Gos shes pur turning frou i) Listen v0 me, you trary tata. Dot you even look 3 hat tic. don't care wat she says or what she dos: Teen ‘em poison before, bt T never seen no piece of jl bat wore her Dont you even snl aca ert { never smelled, George! No, you there showin er leg, you wat ‘other ay neither! . But when she was standin’ Tookin’ the { never meant no bad things, George, Honest you keep away fromm her. You let ley take the rap. He let himael in for it (Disguais.) Glove full of Vaseline. U bet es aut Fe aid wri’ patent meine (ries ou) 1 don't ke this place. Theat a0 food place T dont like ths place! Listen-1 dont like it here no beter than you do, Buc we gota keep ill we gt sake We're fat We gota get s sakes (Gas bak to ‘able though) If we can get jose a few dolirs ithe poke well shove sf and go up {o the Americin River and pan gol. Guy con ‘make a couple dollars a day there| 0 | Leo Gronce sum suse Groscr sum ) Groxce sun Grorce sum Sune Grorce ager Lets go, George Lets get out of eae. (erty el you we gta say le wie (repens gets wake. Sounds romng eter and Ste basin wear) Sh up tow, fps be comin’ nt (Boe) Maybe we Eph to wap Bot he we ait done smth tga ay (Sun enters Hei tl, dark main nds dn oe. Cs "Stn hat war orm sd consis dt dnp hs trait ack. Sond and sete tha Hn of aj, combing i I Sons ut Bcd ha ree he ‘il nd puso} Gin gene vie) Is right ite ous Gaeta sce nchng Bere You the sue Grorce Goin’ to back barley? “That's what the bos ys ope you get on my team, ows sid we’ go with a jeri skinner snsned Stn “Thats me, ‘You a jectne skinner? (sel digaragement can soap ‘em around fie teiyingrased) That kinda makes you Jes Giiioton tis ranch dow (oily leet) Ob, nuts (ches) Like the man says “The bos tls Jou what to do Burif you want know odo you goto sak the male shiner: ‘or ce 4x ae a “The man says any guy that can drive twelve Arizona jack rabbis witha jerk line can fll inva tlle and come up with 2 uninee pie tinder each arm, tee aes ant een ent to ek tem ey shag eaten armas Eons tg Ge py around together? se eh eer Tine r atae ts Soren eae oe See poser | don't know Why. Maybe eveyiody in the SHEL eotane, ae know. You get use tit an’ then fait no Eee (Enter Cantson.Bigstomached, powerful His ead il drips ody fom seruling and dowsing) Hello, Slit (Laoks at Grones and Lave.) ‘These guys jus come. Glad to meet yal. My name's Carson, Ym George Milton. This here's Lennie Small ‘Glad 10 meet you. He nin’ very stall. (Chuckles at hi wn joe) He smal a al Meant co ask you, Slim, hows your teh? 1 seen she wasnt under your wagon this morning.2 sun sun | ‘Camson sunt antson | sum Canison She slang her pups lastnight. Nine of eT Stowned four of em right of, She couldnt feed that many. Got five Left, huh? Yeah, Five. I hep’ che biggest, ‘What kinda dogs you chink they gonna be? 1 don't know; Some kindof shepherd, 1 “Thats the most hind I seen around Frere when she's in he dag) Tha an ied a 2 gy dawn he feu a hem ie wie for dogs, hn i eat and he gy tec et Xp my medal, named om he wat be oP eee he desde t the rot gt ge Gay come over one day sore Wale ayo T woul ind i my bch St pues bu Chae Almghy ths moring ee eaee er of Sea foes if in crocs haha) Co fe Attn Clans cep ao mt 1 don’ know, gota keep ‘em ahi, so they fan drink ls il ) Wel, loka her, Stim 1 been think That dog of Candy's 30 goddamn td he cart hardly walk Sus ike hell brings him nthe smell ian eo of three bunkhouse, | ee oe ‘lay, Why don't you get Candy co shoot bis Uf dog and give him one of them pups 10 ‘hse up? Lean smell that dog amie off Gol ik to teed. Can eu, Cady fess Hrecant chew nothing ee, And ean’ ‘ona sings he dont bump into SEF cadens ew omens hee Inuddandy.) There she goes! (Oubide a bus of | ‘vce at men gy) {e Loourand Gronex) You guys beter Some on wile hes somthin oe Won be nothing left in couple of mines (Es Stn and Canason. Les watches Groncx ested) George! ard ns il) Yea, earn, Comte ak (exits) \ brown and white one ‘Come on, let's yet dinner. I don’t know ‘whether he's gota brown and white one You ask him sight away, George 0 he won! Hilo mere alent O° . Sure! Come on nowlet’s rt, Senet 50 (The hr for bens in, angi) You seen a git around (old) "Bout half an how ago, mebbe. ‘Will, what the hell was she doin’? (ining) She said she was lookin’ for you {measures bth mon with his es fora mame) Which way id she go? i | don’t know. I didnt watch her go. (Cuma sera at him momen, then turns and Bris ‘ut door) You koow, Lennie, Tn seared Tm nna tangle with that bastard myself 1 ate is gus Jesus Christ, come on! They won't ‘bea damn thing left to cat, ‘Will you ask him about a brown and white ‘one? (They go ou) GurainPy ser two ACT Two Scene One Abo seventh Friday eoening. Same at lat sen. The evening light seen coming in through indo, ut i pte dark the ‘nkhuse Prom eutide the seundsof¢ harsh gome. Th ‘edit and occasional clang a0 she ht the og New end thn ‘cs raed in aprvel or derision: “Tha a goed one” "damn right ta god one" Here gos fora rng. sed a ringer”... "Godda near gti, a0 --> eee guigtummasta snc nolo Te was nothing. I would of had to drown ‘most of them pups anyway. No need to dank ime about hae CGeoncx Wasn't much o you, ebb, bu waa el of loco him. Jesus Chie don't know Hon wee goin gm oe ne, Heil want say sgh out nthe ben We fond hae rouble Kei’ him from gett Sightin the box wih them pups, Sune Say, you sure was sight about him. Maybe he si brightbnt I never scen sch a worker, He damn neat killed his partner buck’ barley, He'd take his end ofthat sick — (A ‘use prety near Ll is partner. God ‘Almighty, Unever sen such Gooner rout) ell do iat 'don' take no Figuring, (Out the smd of horse game: ef ak fn eps pom the Tu id em sos Erol} Sune Gronce sun sum sum Goonce, (sce: AND a 35 Funny how you and him string along together Whats so funny about it? ‘Ob, I don't know. Hardly none ofthe guys fever travels around together I harly never cen two guys travel gether. Vou kao how the hands ae, They come in and get their bbunkand work s month and then they quit and go on alone. Never seem to gives damn bout nobody. Jest seems kinds fanny. ‘skoo like him and s smart guy ike you ‘mavelng together {ais bright neither or I wouldnt be bntckin’ barley for my fity and found. EL sro right iT was even ie bit snare Pd Irae my own plore and a be ing in ay town coped of dal he work and not fect’ what comes up out ofthe ground. (Fat sn fre moment) A guy like todo that. Sometime 1d lke ch ing of mls ha a my own aint so funny, him and me goin’ round ‘ogether. Him ad me was both born ia ‘Anum. I knowed his ant, She took him ‘when he was aby and raised bim up. When bis sunt died Lennie juy come slong vith me, out workin’. Got kinda used to cach ther afer de while Uh but First 1 used to have a hell ofa fot of fun with im. Used to play jokes on him because he ‘was too dumb to ake care of hiteelt. But3% sum Gronce Sune Gronce sum Groxce hel, he was too dumb even to know when he had joke played om him. (Seely) Hel yes had fon? Made me ern gokdatn Eras longeide of him, 1 seem it dat way, Why, he'd do any damn thing 1 tle him. 1 {ole him to valk over a cif ever he'd go ‘You know that wasn so damn mutch fan alter a while He never got mad abo either Te beat the Bell oxt of him a he ‘ould bust every bone in any bx jest with, his hands, But he never ited afer against raiding bl whip) Ren if you socked him, rout es AP) Frew ye No, by Goal I tll you what made me stop playing jokes. One day a bunch of guys as andi trou’ up on the Sacramento River ‘Twas feelir 5 Teurns to Lennie dn Tsay," in” What happened? He jumps. Couldnt swim a stroke, He damn neat drowned. And he was so ice to me for pln’ hin out. Clean forgot I tole him to jump in, Wel Taint done nothin’ ke that ‘no more. Maes me kinds sick tli about i Hea nice fella. A guy dott need no sense to bea nice fells, Seems to be sometimes Its jest the other vay round. Take areal smart {uy he sin hardly ever a nie fella Wackng seater cards, geting slaregome ready gain) Taint got no people, I see guys that go round on the ranches alone. That aint no good, They don't have no fan. After while they get mean, sum sum Gronce Gronce Sum Gronce sum Groner. sum ET (oF Mace ax BaD 37 (qed Yea, 1 teenem get mean. Teen iets thy dont want a ony Sone ways they go to, Vou eae a buna supe al Ha tS soo at by God hey {ele mind their own busines, "Bot the Sli priate thing = guys goes where be ond om and whe Be go nmi’ goddamn nuisance mos But you get suelo gon? round Sia guy and you cane gee Of him Thea fu gc tle wo hin an you can get id of bein wed to him Tm re depp 30 {elmo Taint tld noudy as before Do you want to git sid of him? Well he ges in wouble all he me, Because hhesio gerdamn dumb. Like what happened in Weel (Sips alarmed at what he Aad) You woulda’ tell nobody? (aims) What aid he do in Weed? You wouldn't tell-No, course you woulda. What did he do? Ine seem thi gil ina ved dress. Dumb bastard ke he is he santo touch cverything he Hkes. Jest vans to feel of So fhe reales ou to fee this red dress. Git lets ‘outa sqaawrk and that gets Lennie all lap. He holds on cae that’ the on hie can think to do The belt Wel this git quand her hea off. Tm right {se and feat al the pln 30T comes ‘Stunning. By that me Lenni scared to fica You Know Uhl sock him over the Head whence picket to make bi let Ro So what happens then?Crone ‘su Gronce sum Gronce Gronce, Groner Less Gronce Lewae Crone (cory bing his sone hand) Well, she fins in and tells he aw she's been raped ‘The guys in Weed sart out to Ich Lennie So there we sicin an iigation ditch ner ater all he rest of tat ca. Got oy our head sticking out of water, up endes the frat that grows out ofthe side of the ditch That aight we ron outa there Dido hure the git none, huh? Hel no, he je seared her, He's funny guy. Funny! Why, one tine, you know what that ig baby done! He was walking long rade (Enter Levon rough ¢ door, Wears cat over ‘is shoulder tik a cope and walks hth se) Hi, Lennie. How do you like your pup? (reales) Hes brown and white jus ike 1 ame, Gs dey toh Dk eds oom, Jeet sl fe tren oh) (rus dau ads debra Leni (ever is shoulder) Huh? What you want, Geonge? (ue) ole a ya couldn' bring that pup ‘What pup, George? I ain't got no pup (Gon ges gui ort hin, grabs hin ad rls him nr, Pe py py rom here Lene ht bon concn aged Neaomach) (vey) Give im wo ae, George You get right up and take this pup to che nest Het goto seep wth hs Ince a Watt hl hn Jos bora ls ight and ya {ake im oat ofthe nese. Ya take hs back or Tel Shim not tole you have hi. Leste Gronce sum Groner Caxor sum Canoe sus conor sum Wore ( sce AND M8 30 (jatingh) Give him to me, George 1 eke fim back didnt mean no bad thing, (George, Honest I didn't. 1 jue want to pet in ie 1 hin) Al ight you get him back {Bere uit: And don ou tate him out no move. Loe sso of 0), Jesus, he's just ike aA, ain't he? Sure he's like 2 id. There ain't no more harm in him chan Kel nether, except he's {eon beth wan come hee Steep tonight Hel deep sight slongse tat iin the Dar Wel se ed to harm out there (Light hs fated pers te dar the Ber Cane eaing Is eld dg yo ring) Hallo, Slim. Hello, George, Don {you play horeshocs? neither of 1 don’t ike to play every night (Coos gest his un, sits dom, press do to Joo beside hin.) Fither you guys got ash of whiskey? I got a gute, 1 ain't Fl drink i myselF FU had. And Taint {got no gutache euher Goddamn cabbage give ito me. I knowed it tras goin to before ever et (Enter Camtsow and Warr) “Jesus, how that nigger eam pitch shoes! Hes plenty good. Darn right hei0 Cansson Caxor Canton Caso Groner Canson oxo Cantson Coo Yeah, He don't give nobody eke a chance to win. (tos and sf the ar. Laas vn uni Ie ses Casio's dog) Good Aleighty that do, stinks, Get him outa ere, Candy. I don’ now nothing that stinks as bad as le dogs, YYou got to get him outs here Ching an hsb aces oer, ats dg, aks ‘9 Teen round him so heh ne nice how he mins Well I cant stand him in here. That stink hangs round even after he's gone (Walks ues ands lating dan do) Gok no teeth ‘All sf with rheumatism. He ain't no good to you, Candy. Why don't you shoot hin? (ancomorab) Well, hel, had him so long iad im since he was pap I herded sheep, with him. (Proudly) You woukdn' think look at him now. He was the best dann sheep dog lever ven, 1 Anowed a guy in Weed that had an siredale that could herd sheep: Learned it from the thes dogs. et aia ‘of the heal «=. (Leans over and a Sit eer (ostagpis) No, I couldn't do thst. 1 had hen too long sing He dot have fan no more. He Sinks ie ell Tel you what Tl dot shoe him for you Then won't be you tat dane (is fo nk, nihs ns, ‘pe hal i os Pa Wor Canton sum Canoe canisox sun Were Canton sum Camson: win sun Wore (oF nc AND MDS a Lei alone; Car. Ie sit a guy's dog that ‘matters Tes the way the guy feels about the jog, Tell, had 2 aut once T woulda a rae fora fil il pointer. aaa eng rem) Ma Cnt i ee coe rreey (studying dog) Yeah, You can have 2 pup if you want to pty Med it would War fer son pasty) Amdt Sot mind Sing che fim ‘Ay, hed he better off dead. The way Ta ‘Shoot him he woulda’ feel notin’ Fd put the gun right there (Ponts ath iso) Right tc of dhe head, ‘Aw let im alone, Ca. ‘Whi, hel, he wouldn't even quiver. Let i alone. (Praducer magasne.) Say, di you sce this? Did you ace this ithe book here? See what? Right there, Read that. 1 don’t want to read nothing ‘over in @ minute, Gandy. Come on, ‘Abel Did you se it Stim? Go on, read i Read it cut loud, What ine Read it4“ Sum Sue Wor Cason Sune Carson caor Canison (reads slow) "Dear Editor: 1 read your mag for six yeats and T think ithe Best on the market. I like stories by Peter Rand 1 thik he isa whinging Give us more tke the Dark Rider. don't write many letters. Just ‘ought I would tell you I think your ag the best dime's word) Lever spent” (Looks up uetonnh) What you wan eco ead hat Goan, ead the name athe bstom. {reading “ours fr Succes Wiliam “Tenner” (Lak pat Wore) What ya want sme to read that fv? Come on, Candy-nhat you sy? (ating mogoine, casing inpresioy ond ting iter Cans) oon remember Bill Fenner’ Worked here aout tee months ag (inking) Like guy? rove a cuivator? “Thats hin. That’ te gy. has fd ob drao ntacmvoraton) Look, {Gandy Tyo wate opr the i outa his bey ight oa pet ‘ver with There at fh af i {Cav eat can't se, ean hardy walk “Tomorrow you ca pick one of Stns pup. Sure... got lt of em, (hepefuly) You ain't got no gun. coe aes emer pingprameats loans Ceinomtner a rites tar Gad ce See Sune caso Cantsox sun sum Grorce, ‘oF mace AND 8 Cov ot oar in fr al Beer et ed (Case nk a ch po fos a. rte lene Fae oe pets ie yo and nny A ig Take iat acht ih al tg at a Li Nee ee ati ia, se ron pr iparg tab rege Gone ey ape oy. Gy pT coat et ay eee met ur osoer) Came on oy ed esa, Cane 2 Wisi ord oe Caton? (eo Tae a soe (hs surest get ou (at Cason udp Cron fll dy, seas Cea inh Cs bt gdh or stank Nee ne of see od ath Sen) Conds) One of my et us ot bad ot te rcs ee onl yy i o ply eeu? you 3 ew ou. The nk pls estar ah Cone ft Oi eee a te ci ta Secs agains Ceonpsinat Cnty, yo canbe an of try wan enc Ce. I td ee Sounds ke here waa unde here. We Sei etapa)Warr Gronce Wor Grorce, Wore Gronce Warr Gronce, sun Cnooxs sum (expert What thee i akin’ him so eng yout mime car wy dnt you? We gonna get no euch paged tay. (Geo sues kof cars frog lene, sete tance Al tt aly 81 Conn or moment conn ars cain the ls so fs wall! Gro ts cord ly el he) Wal es get (lo coer the moment) Yeah. 1 guess you guy really come hereto work, hu Hove do you mean? (chucks) Wel, you come on a Friday. You ot two days to work il Sunday. | don't see how you figure. ‘You do if you been round these big ranches such, A guy that wants to look over a ranch comes in Saturday afternoon, He gets Saturday night supper, three meals om Sunday and he eam quit on Monday moruing alter breakfast without turning a hand But You come to work on Fray noon. You got {put ina day and a hallo matcr bow ya figure i (qui) Wie goin’ sc around sie. Me sha'Lennies gonna rollup a take” Door ‘hen. Caos pu jc ‘with pained eyes.) ioe Me Stim, (oo ha ten sacking Con) Hu? Ob, Welle, Gros, what he maver? You tle me to warm apt for that font. gt warm now ‘Oh, sure, Crooks. come right out an! put x00%s Sum x00%s sunt ‘Croors Sune Gronce Wor come Gronce Weert Groner Weer Gronce (oF sack AND aan 45 {ean doi for you if you want, Me Si, (stoning up) Naw, Tl ake care of my own Mr Stim, Yeah. “That big new guy i messing round your pps inthe bar Wel he ain't doin’ no harm. 1 give him one ofthe pups Jost though tel ya, He’ taki’ om out of The nest and Kalin. Tht wont dm 0 pod (0b, be wont hurt‘, (los wp fm cory I ha ery asad i ford fo major ck hn ot {Sen fain Ceoons of) (ceomining card) Seen the new kid yet? What kid? ‘Why, Gurley’ new wit (cout) Yea, 1 seen her Well ain shea alu? I in’ seen that much of her ‘Well, you stick around and keep your eyes ‘open. Youll sce plenty of her. fever sen ‘olay like her. She's ast workin’ on ‘everybody al the time. Seetn ke e's even ‘workin’ on the stable buck T don't Know what the hel she wants, ‘eaualh) Been any trouble since she got here? (Oi nithr snr ge. Worl doen hs hon, Geo gathers ards inlay ot sbi hand)6 Wor Grosce Wor Gvone Warr Gvoxce Warr Gronce Wor 1 see what you mean. No, they ain't been no trouble yet She’ only been here 3 couple of weeks. Curly's got yellow jackets in hie “awers, but thats a s0 fa. Everytime the {guys around she shows up. She's lookin for Curley: Or she tho Spi sd asi kin ora slike she cant Leep away from fa ‘And Curley'srannin’ round lke cat lookin’ fora dod Bat hy sn been o> Ranch with a bunch of guys on i aint no place for gi. Specialy the her If she’ give you any ideas you ought to come in town Wwith'us guys tomorrow might. Why, whats doin’? Just the usual thing. Wego int od Susy’ place. Hello nice pace Od Sy is 2 fragt Always rnhing yokes, Like she sys sen we come upon te font porch lat Saturday night Susy opens the door and she yells over her shower “Get you coats ony hee comes the sheriff She neve talks ity nether. Got five il thee ‘What docs it set you back? ‘Two and a hall. You can gota shot of whiskey for fifteen ents Susy got nice chairs {o set in, too. I's guy don't ant wo Hop, why, he can just tn them ches and have 8 couple or three shots and jose pase the time ‘of day. Susy don't give a damn. She sin shit’ guys through, or Kicking them out if they don't want to flop. Might goin and Jook the joint ove. Sure. Come along. I¢sa hell of lot of Tuner crackin’ joes all he ime. Like she says one tim, she sys: "'ve knew people, Gronce Weare Warr Gronce wor Gronce, Lenwie Wore Gvonce comer (oF mice Ax M04 ” that if they gota rag rag on the floor and a {ypie dal mp of the phonograph sey thik theyre rune’ panor howe That's (Gladys ouse shes talkin about And Susy Sys" know what you boy want” she My gis clean” she my “And there an no eter ny wy she a Und Ge your cance of gettin barney, Ju know where t go” She says “They, IRs round here wala’ bowicgped becuse {Rey ited to look at 3 kewpie dal lamp” Gladys runs the other hows, huh? Yeah, (Enter Canason, Can lak i) God isa dark ight (Cs oi bunk tarts Searing hs revlon) We don't never goto lady's. Gladys gi Thee an aot anda dont {Gack no jokes ut Suny pac lean and She gorse ch. A gy cam stn here Iie he ned there: Do leno Manila Goo (Coot i, ner Aw, I dont know. Me and Lenni’ oli ‘Adiake Tighe goin and set and have a Shot but Tt putin out no two anda alt ‘Wella guy go to have some fun sometimes. (nter Laon, who craps to hs banks down.) Dida’ ring him back in, did you, Lennie? No, George, honest I didn. See? Say, how about this euchre game? (Okay, I didn’ think you wanted to play Enter Gunuee exit) ‘Any you guys seen my wife?4 wi Coney Groxce Comer Grorce Wore Cantsow Gronce Laswre Gronce Lewar Groxce Groner Looe She ain been here {hols een abo) Where the hits Went out in the barn. He was goin’ put some taron pit hoot ae How long ago did he go? (Oh, ive, tem minutes (Conny jump ot the door.) (Wanding up) guess maybe Ya like to see this Curley must be spinor he wouldnt star for Sh. Curley’ handy, goddam handy. But just the same he better leave Stim alone ‘Thinks Slim's with his wife, don't he? ‘Looks like it. "Coure Slim ain’, Least I don't think Slim is. But Tike to se the fuss ft ames off Come on, les go. 1 don’t want to git mixed up in nothing. Me and Lennie got make 3 sake, fae caning reve, usin sag, stop) Tok her ovr As een fight n'a hello whe (Warr and Canusox go out) ‘You sce Slim out inthe barn? Sore, He tle me beter not pet that pup no sore, ike sa eae Dil you see that gin out there? ‘You mean Curleys gil? ‘Yeah, Did she come in the bat (coutiouy) No-anyways I never sen her, ‘You never seen Slim talkin’ to her? bub, She been inthe barn, Groxce Lasse Groner Gronce Lessa Grorce Lewsae Grorce Leste Gronce, fr mice ano sen 49 ‘Okay. guess dhem guys aint gonna see no fg they ein Lenny pet ow of the way and wy ou 1 don’t want no fight. (Groner lays ot slaire and Lise picks up fae card, studs tans ‘tower, sues again) Both ends the same ‘Geonge, why is both ends the samme? 1 don know. ‘That jus’ the way they make ‘eam, What was Slim doin’ ite barn when you seen him? im? Sure, you seem him inthe barn. He tole you ‘no to pet the pp 0 much, (Oh. Yeah, He had 2 can of tr and a paint tush, Ton’ know what for You sure tha giel did't come in like she come in here today? No, she never come igh) You give me a good eahouse every fie” A py cam go atnd get drunk snd get itover all at onct and no messe. And he Iowa how much gst him back ‘Those tars njon backhoe to 4 guy. (aso ise wth raion, ving hs pCa ‘mtn You remeber Andy Cashnan, ‘nie? Went o grammar coal sme ie aur ‘The one that is lady wae to make ot es for the ide? Yeah, Thats the one. You can remember if they’ smepin to eat in Sere crf hs atte plo) Well, Aris San Quentin ‘ght now on count of star. George? Huh?50 Groner Lose Gvonce Groner, Leva Gronce ow long st goin’ el we gt tha ile place to ve one ft ofthe ind? 1 don't know. We gotta get a big stake together Thao st place ean get cheap, but they ain't gv eaay. (Can tur iy ove, tees Crone) ell abou dat pace, George tol you, a nigh. oon, tel again, Well i en acres. Got a ie windmil, Got pili shack om an chick ru, Cot itchen orchard. Cherie, apples, peaches, "a and ta. Got a few betes "Theres Place for alfalfa and plenty water to flood i There's «pig pen (breaking in) And rabbis, Gorge? 1 ould easy td few huts. And ‘could feed alfalfa to them rabbits any (bs cice growing warmer) And we could have 2 few pig Ti builds smokchouse: And Irhen We Lil's pig we could smoke the hams. ‘When the salmon run up the river we can ‘atch a hundred of em. Every Sunday wed Lila chicken or rabbit Mebbe well have a ow of a goat Atl the cat 30 goddamn {hick you got wo eat off the pan wih a site" ce Goan hin wih wider, fb We can ve off the fat of the land, bea Sure, Al Lind of vegetables inthe garden and ifwe want side whisey we cl sell Some eggs ot somethin And we wouldnt Sleep im no bunkhouse. Nobody could can us inthe mide of ob. Less Gronce Groner Les Gronce, Less cor mice a set ot Gepging) Tell about the house, George: ‘Sure, We'd have alle house. And a room to ourselves, Andi ain enough land so we'd have to work too hard. Mebbe sx, seven hours a day only. We woulda have to buck ho barley eleven hours day. And when we putin a crop, why we'd be there take that, frop up. Weld know what come of our planing. 9) And rabbis, And Ti ake care of, tht ll how Fl do that, George ‘Sure, You'd go out in the alfalfa patch and you'd have a ack. You'd fill up the sack and Fring iin and pu tin the rabbit cages. “They'd nibble and they nibble, the way they do. I scen em brery st weekt oF them docs would throw 2 nie So wed have ploy rast eat or 4a Powe or ips) nd wel keep few pigeons to ge yng round ad ound the dita Ke ey tone when {vasa aL (eo enna) A db ou om ‘nd nde can te dom ke & gay we can ay Catto ell out and by ELact got ts doit Aes end come Along, wig, we'd hare an cara bn Know ative ays Wed say, Why don't you Iper te igh" And by Cod be woul. WE haved seter dg and x couple of Se us ns arp a Le) Ba you fun match ow them cat dot er he he She Ureathing hard) You ju let ‘em try. 1 break {ete goddamn necks FI smash them cas fat trth 2 sich. La nah em fla with 4 sek ‘That's what Fl do. (They silent foro moment)52 Cam Gronce oxo Grosce canny Gronce canny Gronce Canny (at und of his vic, both Lewwe and Gronce op as hugh caught some ert) You Know teres place like that? (Gatewnt)S pose Ido, what's that to you? ‘You don't need to tell me where ita Might be any place (rticad) Sure. Thats ight, you coulda find ‘ina hundred yeas (ctu) How much they want for a place (eri fh they want for 8 pl (eden el cou ge ior sic tndred bucks. "The ole people thst owns it is at bse Ari the ole lly nee medicine Sahat’ ito you? Yow got mthing fo do (th sin’ sch good with only one hand {ibm sy hon right hereon the fh “Thats why they didn con me. They give me 4b swampin” And they give me two Intnred and iy dollars ase Tht my hand An’ oe fey more caved upg in the bank sight now’ Thats ve Handed ‘And [got forty tore comin’ te end ofthe mn a a a od ‘pone I went in with you guys? ‘there three handed and for bueks put in'T aint mach god, but I could cooks tend the chickens and oe Une garden sone iowa that bet (eh eed mein) 0 i about that We was always go to doit by ‘ourselves, Me an Lenni. Pnever thought of nobody ese make a wil, Leave my share to you case I Kicked off Taint go no relations or nothing. You fellr got any money? “Maybe we could go there right now. Geonce canoe Gronce ‘oF mice AN 58 dsgusoy) We gotten bucks besween ws (tit Sy ok me ad Lemme work {Timonth and done spend nothing atl wel ive hunted buck. That woud be fo fon bet we could sing er for that. Then Jou ind Lenni could yo fe her sated and Tipe job and sake up there. You could segs tnd staff ke tha, (hi ak ch other i amsemon. Revert) Jens Chis Tete ould swinger ee ful of onder) bet we could singe. (erates tmp ofc fit nero got hur four years ago. ‘theyl can me prety 3000. cso ar cant samp oto nhs dhey'l put me on the county. Maybe if Tgve you guys my money, you'll et sme hoe inthe guden, ever when | aint no food at it, And wash dishes and litle hicken stuf ke that But hell, be on our ‘own place, Il be let to work on our own place (Miserly) You seen what sey done Ihy dog. They says he wasn't no good to himself nor obody else. But when Tm that tray nobody shoot me.I wish somebody Trould. They won't do nothing ike dae. Tron’ have na place to go and [can't get no more jobs (ands wp) Well do est God dann, wel fx Ap tae hide oe place and weil golive thee. (Wondoringy) Spo they was a carnival, on {ites come town ora tall gone or any ‘damn thing. (Cano as appreciation) ‘Weld jos go to he, We wou a nobody ite could. Just say wel go to her by God nd we woul Just milk the coe an sing Some pain tothe chickens nd go to her ‘And put some grass to the rabbits I wouldn't Fonget to feed them. When we gonna to doit, George?54 Grorce Gao Grorce Lense Grorce Caso Layne Gronce Consys Wire (decisive) tn one month. Right smack in one ‘month. Know what im gon do? I'm goin! rite to them dle people that owns the place that ell take “er. ‘And Cady send hnundred dollars to bind her {sure will They got a good stove Sepp 7 ot a good ‘Sate, gota nice stove. Burns coal oF wood. ‘m gonna take my pup. {bet by Christ he este there”? PAP EMU (Window up sings outward, Coniny’s Wore Took ine The dona oe er} (quit Now dont tell nobody about her. Jus usthree and uobody ese, They're lable ‘an us go we can't make no stake, Weil ust {0 on like we was a bunch of punks. Like we ‘was gonna buck barley the rest of ox ven And then all ofa sudden, one day, bang! We {et our pay and scam onto here Team give you three hundred rg And not tell nobody. We won't ell nobody, George Youve goddazon right we wont (A Sil, den Gunn pa ri} You Sow, seems {ome I cat almost smell that carnation stall that goddamn tare dumps on hersel teeny Smet Cs ec nd a tate” looks ound at her and rena ig ne 0 yo cl’ a at 1 come fom ance tome Twas brung up by nice people [Nobex never got to ne before Tras marred. was sraght 1 tel you Tas good tad plane) Pas. Angi again) You Gvonce Cuma Ware Groner Gumays Woe Gronce, cumuer sum fo mice AND a 55 know Gurley. You know he woulda stay tit me if he wens sure. I tll you Curly fue. Vou got no Hight to call mea at (ellen) F you ain’ tae, what you always FRangint vound guys for? You gor house 0" you gota man, We dost want no trouble From you. Sure Igoe at man. He ain't never fore yt nol fo alk to, gt nobody tobe wih Think can js home and do otha but eook for Cul? T want see SSmehody.jutsce‘em acl em, There Sinteno-woinen, ean walk to town. And ini dont ke me ono dupes now. Tell Jou Tj want to alk to some (bol) 1 youre jst friendly what you givin’ fou the eye for an? Hoppin’ your ean around? bay just wanta be nice (Sound of approaching woes: "You dont have o get mad abot do you?” "Lan mad but T Jt don od mo more qusions, ha’ al. [just ‘dt ant no more questions.” Got goin’, We don’t want no wouble. (Contay’s Ware los from sind, clot ‘end, dsppear: Bntr Sis feloed by ‘Contry, Centscs and Wet. Sun's Bands ae ack ath tr. Cas hangs else ois lb) (explaining) Wel, didn't mean nothing, Slim 1s ast Jou Well you been askin’ to often. I'm getin’ foddatun sick off you ca look after Sour own wife, what you expect me to do Shout i Vou Lay off of me56 cuniay Cantson Coney Cantsox Ware Cunsy Gvonce Comte Lewwie cumuee 1m js yin’ to tell you Tid mean nothing jus though you ght of sa her Why don't you tel her to stay wo hell hone where she Belongs? You kt er hang around the bunkhouses and predy soon youre goin hive somethin on your bandos (tins on Cantson) You keep out of this ess you want ta sep ouside. {ughing Why, you goddamn punk. You td cov an no Si and you oir make sick. Sim toyed 9 are into you. Youre yew ava frogs bly. Son care i youve the best bot in he oun, you come forme and Nick your ssoddama head of (clare thm, then suddenly oi thre a ‘etna iy Coches bee in ere. can soe -..'By God, she's been it here: (To {Grouc) You was here. The other guys wat fuse. Now, God damn youyou tlk (Groner lok ward. Sems to mae up hi ‘wind to foce am incotalle situation, Std, Slob {ths off i at, a deny, Spek in ‘ax unmetinal monotone) Somebody got to heat the hell outa you. 1 uess Pm eeced (Las ha een waiching facnaed. Gives his igh, merous chuckle) (chris on hi) What the Bell you laughin’ at? (bantyy run? (pling with rage) Come on, you bi ae “Get up on your fet, No big son-of- bitch is gonna laugh at me. 1 show you who's yew. : Groner sum Less sum (or mace an ae 3 (Lect ks hall at Gono Ct wp Ist enor uptage Cont oy ashing Atkin Others was Benet fro of Be Scntant That in ny, Cateye an Pectin tages ay of ht yo, 3 fe i no fer” So ham ‘ee Dont be off Kn” "ww a ‘hace, Cure. Gem a cance (eying ith oor) George, make bi leave me Soo Sroege Get hi, Lennie Gt himt (A sharp o. The bering of mon ons ond Cm. oping Si A Sanda ean hod gh ot im, Lennie et go (Cie gots hand! “Lak at that, wll Jo na gt La tke in ror he fp mam he ft. Lee's faveed st lid. Gromce ap Loe fac ogi ond agai CUNLEY wak and Sinan} {Lat go his hand, Lennie. Sim, come help me, ‘it guys gor any band ie {Sade an ke Cer from You told me to, George. herd you tll me tor (Cony hv doppler Se and Cota Be oe land ok ths Bod Si ot Leek fore) ‘We go to get him to a dctr, ots to me Ike Every Sone in hs hand x busted (eying) Ure want, dit wana hort Carlson, you get she candy wayon out. Hell Inve to go into Soledad and get his hand fixed up. (Twn othe whimpering Last) It int your fault This punk had comin to tn. Boren sin hey gn hand re8 Groner Sum Gronce conor Gronce Lowae Gronce Lasoo Groner (ming nea) Sk, wll we git canned now? Wil Clsleys ole man can ts now? {aon kao. (Kal ede Con) You got Yoursense enough toten? (Guniay nad) Wai hen you ten, tink you got your Nand eaugh in machine Io So te tobody what happened, we wor. But you jel and uy get th guy canned and fete every And he wil you get the laugh pe Cunuse wht) Come on tow. Carbon git ake yow'in toa dktor. lors fr ao tre bc t Lo) Lets ce your hands (Lan sch ou bth Ana) Cha Almgiy Lennie wi jst seat. He diet know what todo, 1 we you nobody ought never fight Im, No, I gues was Candy toe (olewnt) Thats just what you done. Right {his morning when Curley ie it into him, ‘You says he beter not foo! with Lennie fhe knows whats good for him. (Al lor exp Geonce, Leste and Canpy.) Lavoe, 7 ent Te ant your faut. You Aoatt need io be sai no moe You don {jus what I tole you to. Maye you better go {the washroom and dean up your face. You look ike ell 1 did't want no trouble, Cone on- go with you George? ‘What you want? Can 1 sl tend the rabbits, George? (They go tl logeter ide ys, rough door) Curtain ‘or sce sn ey ‘0 Scene Two Ten och Saturday evening. The room ofthe sal ck Croats, leant off barn Ter sa plank dor wp c¢ small are tuindo ne: On one side of dor a eater orking bck sath ols ‘ached behind it and om eter, racks wth broken and party Imended harness, clr, hamas, ay, ee. Cra bak ‘Ooo it two sheds Om oe nga mer of medne cans ord tes On the ocher a vader of ttre bods end ig alarm dct. ux a singe borrled shaun and om flor Bede pt of rubber bots. large pai of gold specats hangs on wal ver Croat un. EEnirance ads into born proper From that dvction and daring the sate scene come the sud of hore eating, stamping, Jinglng thr hair chin, and now and then hina, Two ‘mp ma kgs orn the Tom tbe wed set Sng ittaded sitcom oer cron ight ging fom en As curtain res, Ckoons sits on hs bunk abling hi bock with linment Reaches up nde i rt do thi, His fac ned a pain. Ashe rubs he fleas smc and shivers ite Tecan eppears in open door, neal filing he oping. Then Caos, ensing hs presence, ras his yer, sifen ands west atom fo mae rind x00 (hard) You ot no right to come in my foom, This heres my foom, Nobody go any ‘ight in ere but me, {anit axing) Tain’ doin’ nothing. Just come in thet ooo a ny pp Sse our igh ‘Cnoons Well I got sight wo have a ight. You nd etn o ny oom Tan ranted the ‘bunkhouse and you sin wanted im my reat, Lavoe ——Gingenuous) Why ain't you wanted? Cnooxs furious ‘Cause Ym black. They play cards In there: But I cant play because on black, They say stink. Well, ell you all of yur ink to tne,60 Lasse Crooxs Lenn Cnooxs Cnooxs Lasse Cxoons Les cnooxs Lesne nooxs (helplea) Rverybody went into town. Stn tnd George and everybody. George sys T got torstay here and noe get into no wouble. seen your light ‘Well, what do you want? Nothing... I sen your (ould js come in ad set (stars Let 2 moment, tes dow pects, ts them or is si compl (ee) dot know what ye down the arm anyway. You ant no sinner There's focal fora cher to come into the barn at i You've got nothing to doth the horses Sd mls {potent The pup come to see my pup. Well, God damnit, go and see your pup then. Don'c go no place where you ait wanted (avoncsatepit the rom, remembers and ats door ain) ooked at him ale Sim says Tain to pe him very much, 1 ang ut of is wie) Well, you (Er Sng hut ot tne nea al het wonder the ole tay don" move him some place eke {rng nts rom) Ob, she don't care. She les Gent hen gies) Come om in a Se. Long a yu won't get cut and eave ime lone, ou nigh at wel st down Ale ‘nore fend) All he boys gone into town, wn All but old Candy. He fainbhowse sharpening Sharpening and fig’ Aedjuting lass) Figur’? What's Candy figwrn sdou2 1 thought 1 Lew exoons Lee Gnooxs Les ‘Groors Lense Gxooxs Lanvin ‘Gxooxs ewe cnooxs fo mace AND ss ot "Bout the land. ‘out the lite place. Youre mus. You're crazy 8a wedge, What land you talkin’ about? : “The land were goin’ ta get. And lie house and pigeons Just outs don’ blame the guy youre traveling with for keeping you Out of sight (quits) Tai no ie. We're gonna do it Be een eae Sole Gee ting hnslf comfrtabty om is un) Set down. Set down om that nal keg (unc oer om lite bart) You think isa lie. Butit aint no lie. Ever words the eruth ‘You can ask George cin on ial) You ae ond with Src dot ar (proud) Sure, me a him goes ever place together. (ater fous, quiet) Sometznes he talks and you doa’ tow what the hell he's alin Bout Aint that 0? Unt foro) Ai that so? Yeah. Sometimes, Just tals on. And you don't know what the hell i all about, How long you thik il be before them pups vibe olf enough to pet ie (ugh again) A guy can tlk to you and be surtout wont go in cap of ek find chem pups ll be all ight. (ising Gorge knows what bes abt fuss and You doa! understand nothing (aed ‘rodualy changes to xsment} Wel this is Fist a nigger kin’ anda busted backoy Cxooxs Les cxooxs Lema Gnooxs nigger, It dont mean nothing, se. You {eel remember anyway ace over Sind overa guy talking to another guy and ic dont tokens difference the dont hear Anwersand, The ding i theyre tlk (Pounds fe sth his hand) George can el i You screwy things and don't mater. 1 just {he alan es js bt’ with another gy, | thal i i meen mats) Sine George don't comeback no ore? Sove fe took powder and jst it comin’ Int: What you do then? yng to follow Cnooxs) What? What? | sai spose George went into town tonight land you never heard of im no more. Preses Jorsard) Just spose that. erp He won't do George woul do sce en Gone one Tie etc tak tonight ‘ro ue} Dow Yu ke wil? (light ths rte) Nobo can tell what | Spo md. Ly be wnt come ck ant Zant. Spose he gt bled or hurt so he CaovCcome Back (intervie approhnsion 1 don't know. Say, \whet you dont anyway? Te ai tue. George sine got ure ) Want me to tll you whatil happen? Fag ake you ws the booby hatch They tie you up wth a cllar Ube dog. ‘Then Youll be jus ike me. Livin ina Fennel oro, wats rtrd x00) Who ht Sera? acing wk igh) ju sepposi. Germ te bt ape Hel be ack ailnahe Lave Cxoons Leow. Gnooxs Lew Cnooxs io Cxoons (oF mace Ax Nae 5 (sanding oer him) What you supposin’ for? Aint nobedy goin’ to spose any hur to George {eying to cal hin) Now set dove. George ain hurt Go on now, set dow Ain't nobody gonna tall no hurt to geste) iy gor {ory gn Maybe you can ee now. You got {Scorge’ You know he's coming back Spe You din have nobody pose you couki’t {onthe bunhouse sid psy remy ase You was back. low would you Hke thas Spose you nd to stout here and ead bots. Sure, you could play horses until ic gor dark bu then You goto read ont. Sos an no good. Ay needs sao na hn is me Tne) A guy goer nuts ihe ant got ‘obi: Dk maken difernc who itis {long she's with you I tell you 2 guy ges too lonely, he geese RNY (essing himself) George gonna come back. ‘Maybe George come back slesdy. Maybe 1 beter go sce Sic OT asa abo mea (iserabh) George won't go aveay and leave me. T know George wont do that Aeon dramiy 1 remember when Tas a Hele ay man chao ach Had two brothers. They was always near me, always there: Used oslep right n the same ‘oom, Right inthe sue Beall hve: Had a Strawberey patch. Had an alfa patch, Used to turn he chickens out inthe alfata patch ona sunny moming: Mend my brokers would set on the Fence and watch ‘envwhite chickens they was,6 Gnooxs Leste Cxooxs Less caso Cxoons Gunoe Gxooxs canoy crooxs coor (terested) George says weve gonna have sift, You're nus, ‘We are to gonna gett You ask George amen coop tran Sen ac yom Peoria fore har et Tsai nthe Rar fbi thts Siti We are too eset in your ead, Gays all he die tho been rhea ee ive vil shins Soreuly Su there Maye Sm so i on ae (from outs) Si wenn town, Sy, you seen Ermer You mean the big uy? ‘Yes: een hie around anyplace? eh ha do, sor) cand inden, sci i, me 0 Seow ese) Looks Lani en iguring soiething ot: About te place Gira) You can ome inf you wat. (embarassed) 1 don't know. "Course if you Gnooxs caxor Lowe caxoy cxoons Lexsae Leste cxooKs canon xooxs Caso for mice ax a5 65 (, come on in. Everybodys comin’ in. You sight just a5 well Cetin to bea goddamn, ace tach (Tiel cancel hs plas) il embarrased) You've go a nice cory litle place in here. Must be nie to have a root to oursel thi way Sure. And a manure pile under the window: Alto myselt Tes swelt (breaking in) You si about the pace. ‘You know, been here a long time. An? Crooks been here a Tong time: Ths i the fist die I ever been in is Toot, (dark) Guys don't come in a coloured man’s ‘oon. Nobody been here bat Shin Gat) Tepe. You wid toe te Yeah. 1 got ial figured out. We ean make some real money on therm rabbits we abou i right. . But get to tend “em, George sys I gto tend’em He promised. |B (tat) You guys sont Kid’ yourselves. You tak about sel o's x bu you ‘wont get no land: Youle a swampet here Und dey take you out in bos es cen {oo many guys (angri) Wete gonna do it. George says we fare: We got the money right nom: Yeah, And where is George now? In town in a Cathouse That's where your money's goin Tell you'T seen i happen too many tines George ain't got the money in town. The money's inthe bank. Me and Lente and George. We gonna have a room to usclves, Wie gonna haves dog and chickens, We ‘gonna have green corn and maybe a co.oo cnooxs Caso Gvonce, Lew Groner Grorce cay (impressed) You say you got the money? Wie got most oft, Jute ite hit more to get Hive ie all in one month. George’ got the fand al picked out to. (exploring his sine ths Baas) ve never seen a guy really do Teen guys nea ‘ray with loneimes for Land, but every time {avhoute ora blackjack game took i avay rom ‘em. (Hest, then speaks tnd) IE {guys would want « hand to work for nothin Fist hi keep, why Tl come and lend a hand {Sit so crippled T can't work ike soa-oF tite HFT wanted to SERepaye ne ‘coreuctas ee fre ele pic, eat ar steele aa te fl oe dahon ending Ks) You was gone. There wast (hoa the brokonne. an donc mo Tad things, George. (i casually) Only time I get any peace i tnsen you're asleep, Ifyou ever get wall’ in Jour seep chop off your head ikea ‘hicken (Chops weit is hand.) (coming a Linoe's defence) We was jus seta’ here talkin Ain't no harm in that Yeah, I heard you. (A weariness has sete om im.) Got to be here eve minute, T guess. Got towatch ya: (Pe Cxoors) Tain’ nothing, sit you rool We just malt gonna tell nobody, ries to change rubjet) Did’ you have no fun Eaton? | Canoe Geonce Cao Caso for mice sx ox or (Ot I set in a chair and Susy ws crackin’ jokes an de guys wat sari to rane alle puny hel, Christ Almighty never been this tray before. Tm jus’ gon set out a dime and 2 nickel fora shot a I think whats bell of Tot of bulk carro seed you can get for fieen Not in them dann ite envelopes-but bull sced-you sure ea Se purty oon come bch a hak of nothing ese. Them guys singin’ money round got me jumpy. ay got to have some fun. Las oa parlor house in Baker once Go Aly, that a place. Went peti on are eapet ‘They win ig pchergon the mall Ween ig aol chai They way cigarettes on the tae an they was ce. Panty soon Jap ome Wil drinks ona tay an’ tt drinks was free Take all you want Ua row) Frry soon the git come ins they wa us 2 pte an! tice an qlee an’ purty” Dd Seat ie hooker: Made yaks eared 9 Sem. That was aang te go. ‘Yeah? An what'd them sof chair et you bck? teen bucks (carpal So ya gota cigarette ana whiskey srriod sti piy dar kemtye tvelve ans half backs exc. Yous week's pay to wall that ed carpet (il enranced with hs nemo) A week's pay? Sure. But I worked weeks il my hie: Tean't remember none of dhem weeks, But» that teas nearly twenty years ago. And Ic Temember tht Gil went with was [Stine Had on pink sik dressGronce, Gum's Wire Gao Gomys Ware cnooxs cunay's Woe canny (tur suddenly and oaks out dor int the dark orm, speak savage) 1 spose ya lookin for Carley? (Gumus Ware appears m dor.) Well, Gurley ain't here (aterm no) U ow Curley ain't here. 1 ranted to at Crooks somepia. 1 didn't know ou guys wa here. Dida George tell ou befreane don't want ‘rathing co do wih you. You know dawn well ‘are ait ere 1 know where Curley went. Got his arm in a Sling an he went anyhow. fell ya T come out {rast Crooks somepin apprehensive) Maybe you beter go slong 10 Jour on hose. You hadnt ought to come fear a coloured man's room. I dont want no Coubl. You dant wan to ask me nothing. rubbing his writ stomp) You gota husband, ‘You got no eal to come foot’ around with ‘ther guys casi’ trouble angry) Ltr tobe nce an’ polite to binle bum but you're too good. tll yaT oul of went with shows. Anan’ a guy feanted to put me in pitchers right it Hollywood: (ont bute how she nem. Their oes oe har) I come ut Ine wo st somebody romepia’ an" ~ (jane up sudden, noc nai eg over Neen, soks ag) I had enough. You ain't wanted here- We tle you you ai Calin’ us bine ais, Yo got floor idears ‘nat us guys amount to. You ait got sense {ough to see us guys an bind tf. Spon you could get ux canaedl-s/pose you ‘ula, You think we'd hit the highway a Took for another two-bit job. You dont know swe got our own ranch o go to a our OWA Gumys Wine Gronce Cunuev’s Ware cnooxs Goney’s Wore Groner Coney Wire Gronce Gumus Ware Gronce ‘oF me An 69 ose an rut trees, An! we go frend ‘Thats what we got Maybe they was ime Fave noting. Bu that aint SS foyonnal ta tial ree Maybe she could ask Grooks what she come toa ar then get the hell home t don’t think se come to ask noting. ‘What happened to Curley’ hand? (Cnooxs Teg. Geox ts fo shut him wp.) So it seat no machine. Curley dda’ act ike he teas ten the truth, Come on, Crookswhat happened? 1 wast there. Iida sei. (eager) What happened? I won't let on to (GiNicy, He says he caught his band? in 9 ear: (Cnooxs is sien) Who done i? Dida't nobody do it (ura dey © Gzoncr) So you done it, Well Shad comin a 1 dt have no ft with Curtey (tps ner hi, sing) Maybe now you ain’ ered of him no more. Maybe youl alk 10 iments no. Eran wat (peaks rater Hind) Look 1 lint sock City" he had trouble, iain none of our fui” Ask Curley about it Now listen. Ty i ry to tel ya, We tole you to gee the Vout and it dont do no ood. So Tm jgonna tl you another way. Us guys got fomepin’ we're ona do. Ifyou sick around oul gum up the works. Teint your faulCunievs Wire Grorce Lense Gron: Cuny's Ware Gronce Coma’ Ware fa guy steps on around pebble an’ fll dover’ breaks his neck, ain't the pebble’ fault, but the guy woulda of did i the pebbie wasn't there, (usted) What you takin’ bout pebbles? If you didn't sock Curley, who di (Looks at hes, hen pr quits over fo LEN) ‘Where'd you get them bruises on your face? tel you he got his hand caught in a machine (ts ansousy ot Grom, miseabh He ‘ioght his han n'a machine So now get out of here (mos last Lan sak softy, nate of ection he oc) SoM Wa You. ll. maybe you're dumb ike they say. an maybe youre the oly guy on ihe ranch wih gts ts hand on os Souler He aos up in her fcr nd ae (gems Se roe hs So) Fone nce fla, (etn pt cindy rae ‘oir od hr Sr oom ten. you! ice ye yu bea Ber walk innate Me trae oop iat soni pay one ens Rao ar hee Se gay a cond ity mds ir se gta aul andy a Why, you = Grom frp cas hand Bae e's Crone ‘Sposa Rose in Oe sh teens Get es oprah cha tt and open nats (oF sacs AND ses n Aer THRE, Scene One Mit ernon Suny. On end of intro of bar. Backing the fay ee psp oun tal Fgh apg wal’ leg a stds On che aren yack iad ich she lh har non Tho i nts ‘ln be hard tht ls ing eh has od este el de Thea ‘rent inept Sek of ferme cme tern ‘a, made ve cain hea Poo ete eer he cong ‘flv te yn eh fm nein ering ar tae fing of oa el hein and 5 tak ara rion Loin the own a ite dad "sim Pu than on st caro I te [Leoan Goth) Why do you goto ge ied? You Sra He ice dt Bounce you iar ends up ea wp and ne foe.) Now maybe George aint geass lt me tod to rabiteit he find out You got led (Seo od pups tout Of Shand ever ve st hay hae therm he had made) This nob thing ite Igo dei the bro, Fell ‘George | fo dead. Unburs upon ied Tes ars ond wis eg a hen But he ow George Shays hnow: Hel ay s¥ou done i Bot frye po nth ove on ead bl sy ‘Now jt for chat you dont gett end noroirknoweats” (anger res Address Fepseat tam ou, iy ou pote pt ft? You ao lile & mice, ees and htt from hm, rss back Sa Sonor hi Ines oewng to he) Now be Mont ct mes. Now he wont tne {Gute a tang of Bont on rom sake and 2 sat hon of tas gop ond geCanoe Lewsae Canoe Lewwan Caxoy Cunuevs War Lasse up Bach and ly it inthe ya sits det, He Jnowrne) Vou waent big enough. They tole tne and tole me you wasn't Iida’ know You'd yet killed so ear. Maybe George won't ate This here goddaton litle son-oFebich ‘wasn't nothin wo George epee [perpen pepe ee {tn aly a ah se eee ee, Shgmegeteene Since ig oe See tee et so how Zor ng Fe et eee tre reba eli toe go Cee tol ata, Ob Soe RC ge EGE Farka neerete clean Re anaes _first time motices Lesuste’s dsjection.) Ain't you as ‘Sure, You sin sik? an 1 got to go tell George. Sc you ater. (Cao ex a, slong wes up Lit Seam ayant op Pa aon es frm ver Gens i nr Sey. 1 cdf hy conceal Lat ro he She Cereal ate, ey hsp. Cre fam Sts ca ay. Sop onl nds ‘eth cn sem, Ln thn hr ae ‘What-what you doin’ here? (sullen Jus sein’ here Ware Leste Con's Wire Lessee Cumey's Wane Cuma Ware Lewae umays Ware (oF mick AND se 8 ‘You scen what I done, Yeah. You brang avai. (comes nea his) You won't tell you? (it sulin) 1 ain't gonna have nothing to do with you. George fole me Taint tal wo You ae nothing (Cases pup a tle more.) CGoonge give you all your orders? [Not tlk aor nothing You wont tell bout tha suites? Hint sen tay gn ne Tong Fi ona {ut Taine gonna be rom over no more in ovina goin per. (Ses Lane's hand Eroig pp wer hoy) What you got there? Nothing. 1 ays lat int gonna talk wo you. George Listen: The guys gota horseshoe tenement fut there, I's on four otdock. Them guys sin gonna leave that tenement. They got money bet. You don't need tobe sare talk wo me. (weokening kde ain't supposed to. (awihing his brid hond) What you got under there? (hi oe comes back in) Jus my pup. Jus iy lil of pup. Seer ay ase) Why! He's dead,™ Leone Gonay's Wire Leste Gums Les Cumays Ware Cunuay's Woe Cepining ah eas ite at infirm he mde me ae Tagan cl Nite tris a det (enatingh) Don's you worry none. He was ‘fata mit The whole counay i fll of It aint that so auch, George gonna be mad, ‘Maybe he won't let me-ehat he said I could tend (its don in hay beside him, spook o0hingty) Don’t you worry. Them guys got money bet ‘om that horseshoe tenement they ain [gonna leave ie And tomorra Til be gone. ‘gonna let them ron over me (im following some ii apparent that mie is iting tothe sder and eta goes om, at app toe increases, com be sen tha ey are rowing coer gether) ‘We gonna havea ite place an’ raspberry bushes Isn't meant to ive lke this, I come from Salinas: Well show come through an" talked toa guy that was in ic He says I could igo ith dhe show. My of Indy woulda et fey cause I was ony fleen”T wouldn't be fo place ike this ff had went with that show, you bet. Gonna take a sack” ie up with alfa (uorying on) Nother time {met a guy an he sar in pitchers, Went out tothe Riverside Dance Palace wid him. He side was na put te in pitchers. Saye Twas 8 Sotucal Sous he got bck to Halo be tras gonna write me about i (Laks rps at Laser.) T never got that eter. Lasse Cony’ Ware cumuevs Wire Con's Ware Lesson ‘oF scx AND a ® 1 hk any of lady stole it, Well 1 wasn’t fgonna stay no place where they stole your eters. Sol marred Curley. Met him Out to the Riverside Danee Paice 00 hope George ain't gonna be mad shout this up. 1 ain't to this o nobody before. Maybe I ‘ughtnt to, I dont ike Carey. He ain’ 3 tice ells aught a stayed wit him but last bight im an’ hit of man both it into me 1 ‘don't have to stay ere. (Mou! close and peas }'Dont tell nobody tl 1 et clear away. Tl go in the night anf thumb Tide to Holl ‘We gonna ge out here pry son. This sintno mice place (ecstatizal) Gonna get inthe moves an! have nice clothe-all them nic clothes ike they trea. An’ Tl sc in them big hotels and theyil take pitchers of me. When they have them openings Til go anak in the radio «+ aat wont cost me nothing ‘ause Tm in he pitcher. Puts hand on Lax’ ar fora moment) Aller sice thes lke they treat because this guy says Ti a maa ‘We gona go way .. far away from here seen belo Se eee ene See ee ee ey Sohn seo Ped nt Arar imeem ar pore oe a ere Sa Pies pn i fsa ne We i Resets6 Gunes Wire Lavoe consy’s Wire Leste Gunevs wire Levan Comey Ware My man wa spine hen he worked He used o get drunk pai crary Pitchers an waste plot One ight when T Was ald Khim an my of aly had {ful fight, They was always fight In the imide ofthe night he come into my tomy and he says “Tea stand this no more, ts you ay me go away I guess he wan drunk (Ger wie tak ono curious wondering fendomess) {remember in the night valk’ dl the rod, ad the tres was Back Tas prety sleepy He picked me up, a he Enrved me on his back He sae We gonna lve together. We gonna ive together beenuse youre my own lie gin’ not no stranger No argui’ an ight,” he says “bocae Youve my lite daughter" Her cr hemes Jn) He ays, Fy, youl beeches {or me, a Ti paint pretty pitchers all over the wal (Sad) tn he morning they exught tay pt hi aay. oe) wash Maybe if took this hee pup a throned iat away Coorge walle ever haan They locked hin up fora drunk, and in a Tule while he die "Then maybe I could tend the rabbit without no trouble Dont you think of nothing but rabbits? (Sou of host om mata Somebody made aringer (pation) We gonna have a house and a arden ana place for ala And Take a ack and get ial fll of alfalfa, and then {ake ito the rabbit, ‘What makes you so nuts about rabbit? Lane: con's Ware onus War conevs Wore Less Conus Wore fr sce a ses n (moves coset he) ike to pet nice things. Gace ata fair Tacen some of them longhair fabs And they wae nice, you bet (sparingly) Td even pet mice, but not then T cou get noth’ better ag) 1 dhink you're mas eorncy) No, ain't George says aint ike to pet nice things with my fingers, Soft ing. Well, who don't? Everybody likes that. 1 ke to fet sik and velvet. You keto fee velvet? tema te Peake ererront center Seiten. Aughing) You're nts, But youre a kinda fice ele, Jor ikea big by. A pereon cn ‘ee kinds what you mean: Winn Tm dit thy hair sometncs Jor act there an stroke i bcemae iss sft (as her fgets op hora} Some people ot hs course ir You ake Couey his a's jun ie ie. ut imine ist and fine Here, tee Right tere: fae nts and md uso her ead) Feel there and sc how siti (Case's fingers jlo salon her ai) Don't you mus top Oh, that’s nice. (Sake harder.) Oh, th Look out om, you'll muss Angry) You opi nos yo men all peed her ree dec ond Liars ings neon her7% Less ‘You go avn fa Pa hn ou let go Seeoms agen. His ‘dct svar her moth ond ma) eng) Oh, please dont do tha, Gorge SEO hres theo Nt ‘eoming comes Crying sith fright. otha eonge ge thing. erates hand hr ont and Ian oe gris) Now dont dot nye oY fm pe js ike George sap you wll Now Alot yo do tat Ge steer mare) Dont You ge ein’ i hls ha vey er neck Trop nny onde es aks dro Irfenaty rent Bhan rom oe hor mouth) Tt want hoe yous Boe Ceorge wil mf you ye den she doom ate tent lye 1 ar mond ee arp tra mien em bdo) fhe’ ad hing done anor bad hing (Hace ap he fyi party sn hr Sead of hr ome ome fom ee ‘ad for fe tas Lis ein of truce dorm andes) Ok, doe ae tad thing {shouldnt aid tt George wil Sema nde sidan eee bruh i be comes Hes gonna be trad inthe bra tl comes. chats hace sid ek up te set he fr Hi rw him hay enough ke (Law puts pup unde is oa, rp to wall, peers ou beaten crack, hen ees around to end ‘af manger and disappears. Stage i eacent except for Cassie's Wise She ithe hay hal “ore up, ond lok very young and paca “er rougd cheeks on oe tae er sem ace and seaping ight. Fora moment the sage anor Groner canoe Geonce. anor Gronce Cano Gronce, Canoe Gronce ‘oF Mk AND Mex 0 i gay ig, hn ara ssn hor ‘dep fg ack. Haber ac nd fo sk lt com od ocr) (fig) Lennie! Ob Lenni, yoni here? ein) 1 been Rg one more eel you wt wee os Cons Wie, pe Ra hers) SEUEN know you es ve. ou waa noo Bethere opr mar en Yon ought Seproshre Ge abe le {seh) hj Cra (om dr cal sh) Cage Engel Come Bee egal (et) Wat do you wan? (ins ot Con's Wi) Look. Wa the rw er (Sp wp bide Irn. fen Ca eB rats hao ta a Poulton op do cd {nf Tag ot ve Gv eden) Wat done? (od Sn 0 pot any ide? (Cay Uk ‘Sop taboo of new ges way ack sy bead a ‘What we gonna do now, George? What we iponna donow? a onsnring uy nd ul) Guess we Geer Ee pop cm gto SEIS him an lack Mp, We et in fe avay Why. the poor Board woul SSise thus ene hie) Maybe they ina bin up and te nce on (cei) You ow been that, George know Coys gow want ge in Iyche You tne bom Cy Yeah Yea, thas right. Hn Cantey Atd th ir upto, ks ak Cima Won)80 Cano Geonce cao Groner Cano (plang) You and me ean get that lle Place, can't we, George? You and ine cat go there and lve hice, can't we? Can't we? {CAND dio is head and lok du ay to Indicate tha eho) (has head sl 1 was somethin’ me and im had (Sty) U think Clnowed it from the very first think I knowed wed never do her He used 1 lke o heat about it 0 much. got fooled to thinkin’ maybe me would (Cay starts tsa bal down Grom ‘hough repeating @ lo.) Tt work ty enonth and then TI ake my filey backs stay all night in some lousy tatshouse or 1 set in a fool room until everybory goes home, Au then-TM come back an’ work anther month ‘And then TI have Bit bucks more. He's such a nice fellow. I didn’t think he done nothing lke this, (ge rip om Kms, ler) Now Hen We ots tite guy. quem theyre {ta rng im They ae ay iy thy won hurt hin i gonna et ‘em hurt Lennie (Sarpy) Now you in “The guys nigh think te ro Ininutyou come out and yell ike you just Seen her. Wil you do that? So the guys won't Chink Ta in i? ee Sure, George. Sure, I'l do that Okay. Give me a couple of minutes then And then you yel your head off Tin goin? nove. (Groner: ts) (watches hin go, looks hlpesly back at Contny’s Wire at wd arin re end ene) ou goddamn tramp! You done i di your Everyborly knowed you'l mess things up. You ust wasn't mo good. (Fir vie sake) 1 Guntay oF mice ax Mes at ‘ould of hocd inthe garden and washed tishes for them guys, (Pause momen, en ees nt a singssong repeating the old words) 16 {here was a circus or’ baacall game". we ‘would! went to her =». jos sat to ell wth Son and'wen coher, And ey been pg lind chickens and in the winter ail Eat ‘Stove. Anus js! sui’ there «sett there» i ye Bnd th ers go weakly Io entrance of barn Tis fora moment to break a ‘hut ot of strat before he mace) ey, you guys! Come herel Come here! (oust he noise. Sound een nt eye cn’ Wha he ‘nate? Who’ that? Tes Gandy” "Something mus have . ue Sine and Canison, WMT andl CURLEY (CnooKs inthe back, heaping eof tention “and at fal Grom ho ar ft ini oa and Pond it i back hat {pla dn fo oer ht eye, “What's he mater”. Wha happened?” A gests fom (Canby. The man stare af Conse’ Wore. Suse sgn to hr, fe hr ri and luches her ces ‘0h Ms fngers. ls hand goes ude hr slightly td nck CURLEY comes near For moment te seme shched. oak arvund helps, ond suddenly comes tie) [know who done it, That big son-of itch done iT know he done te Why, everybody ‘che was ont there playing horsethoes. {Working hima xo afr) Tm gon Rt Mins gone get iy Songun Why 8 the bg str of bitch mysll TH shoot hie the gus: Come on, you guys: (uns ot of fern) 1M go get my Luger. (Runs out.) 1a Groxor I guess Lennie done i al Gh ee neate bue Len outdo dit82 Gronce sum Gvonce Sum Grorce Groner Canson ‘comsy Warr Comey Warr ‘Cunsy Cnc a. a ening Scere te ee Die eee eae rer Cae Gove onde a Sprepateaan ering stig aia Csi otto ce ih Cn Teck nt ieeaene Ive could only keep Curley in: But Curley ‘wants to soot him, (He thinks) And s;pose they lock him up, George, and strap Han down andl put hin in cage, that ant no food. Tknow. U know. 1 think there’ only one way to get Tn, (enters ruming) The bastard stole my Luger. Tain in my bag (Conary enters in em carrying shotgun in hs good (ficou Alt igh, you guys. The niger’ ota shogun. You ake & Caron, Only cover around here is down bythe river. fe might ave went there. Don't give him no chance. Shoot fr his guts that double him over a ain't gota gun. out of {on al ty od man. Ga. gun from im. La’ go now. (Turns naprosyn Gronce) You've comin’ with us ell! fo sce aN ses co Guonce Yeah. Il come, But liten, Gurley, the poor bustar’s nuts: Don't shoot him, he dda now what he was doin Gunter Don't shoot hit He's got Carlson's Lager, aint he? Guonce (weak) Maybe Carson los his gun Ganson 1 seen it thi morning. Is been took sum (oating doam at Gunner's Wire) Gurley, maybe you better stay here with your wife (Ligh fing into euning, Cont hte, ‘Seems almastt weaken, then hardens gain) Naw, 'm gonna shoot the guts out of that Dy busted, Tn gonna get him mysel- Come ‘on you guys sum (1 Ganox) You stay here then, Candy. The feat of ws better get gon’ (The walk nd, Sn (and Guonce at. Excent all bu Cay, ao “quel the hay, watching he face of CUS Wire) Guy Poor bastard Cetin Scene Two Evening. The ier bankai ain Act 1Sene One Light rm ‘A ag nen she on es rn i ig ey the ie esd dep sth ening ft, Sot of it Senki of dogs andthe gut cal of us arti is om epi sage. Tari 0 sudden whi of ‘ind ht thet and ads the les he Sage tl agin Lt ners sey er Seiten oer ond wy. tage he ls bind hi Tho tas rom under hs ot Be dad pay ston the ground ond, hr eso Re om od Bur Sa popes du bee Lew George gonna give me hell... bet 1 so el im TIL bay i: eins to ‘esp an sadn font fi. Sf BLGroner Laws Groner Won Ganson Sune seems genie SAE ot a eb abate acme gic, mea are fire miteee coro er ier uae tog akin i ace Belen oe een rod spaces aa, Sheet eadnat Seek aan, miiareaies oa at renee de nee Cefn cing om Seems arg Da phere pane comet a (rh ip in eh 1 ait done nothing, George. Voices oe clase.) : : i Granth) Get in the twle-damn you. Ves lr ry there. Cromer hal pus Lasse dom ating te Te tp Pe sens ‘rooting progres) (fia) There's Goong. (nts) Bete nor ise abead. You st gov gm Er ot, Cantson, Boss, Cn, ol Bi ther ranch han armed wth stn nd fe) Them print in the He musta come this wa sand was simed thi way (has ben regarding Gronct) Now look. We Aint gonna find him sick’ in nh this Way. We got to spresd out cone sum ‘Sune ‘cunts sum Boss conse sun Groner ‘sca a aes 85 [Brush is pretty thick here. He might be lying inthe brah. (Sas tard ues Cronce moves ‘qc ft hi) (eving the move, speaks quick) Look (Spuining) Up theres the county road an ‘en fies a over there’ ce haghway. Lets "Spread out an’ cover the brs Slim's right We got co spread ‘We beter drag up to the roads an’ then drag ek ‘Member what Isid-shoot for his gus Otay, move ot, Me an George gop the country om You guy ges bigay Me ae ewe get separate, wel ect here Kemet pas AIL ae gig he a eof tang Sut and Gromer moc sa peng Laon ones hat go fir nd (aftyt Groner) Where is he? (Gnonce bos thin in the ees for along moment. Final tras Ii and point th as han tard fuer) You ‘want T should go away? (CxoRcr nods sows. Teanga grownd, Stan starts ey, comes Bak, tres tay something, lead puts hand on (roe: went toward bank and tl lump, sits doan) Lennie! (ules siver again and LENE ‘ergs dvipping:) ‘Where’ them guys goin’? (Long pause.) Huntin:Lewoe Geonce Lavoe Lew ‘Why we go with ‘em? I ike huntn’. (Waits ‘nsucr. Comet stares acon oer) To "cause T'done a bad thing? 11 dont make no difference 1s that why we can't go huntn’ with them wun? (wooden) It don't make no difference. Sit flown, Lennie, Right dere, (Light going ‘now dance are shout of me Groce ‘Roms head and tou). George! Yeah? Ain’ you gonna give ane hell? Give ya net ne Like you aay done afore, Lie have you Tad take ny fi IE didn’ pave you ny fy (oft 0s ifn wonder Jesus Chis, Leni, you ‘an’ remember nothing that happens. But you remember every word lay! Well ai’ you gonna say it? 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