First Plays by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
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CRAWSHAW. Antony Clifton.
MARGARET. Yes, he's left you fifty thousand pounds, together with the name of Wurzley-Fothergill-- CRAWSHAW. Wurzel--oh, well, never mind. MARGARET. Yes, well, you tell the solicitor that you will take the fifty thousand pounds, but you don't want the name. It's too absurd, when everybody knows of Robert Crawshaw, M.P., to expect you to call yourself Wurzley-Fothergill. CRAWSHAW (impatiently). Yes, yes. The point is that this Mr. Clifton has left me the money on _condition_ that I change my name. If I don't take the name, I don't take the money. MARGARET. But is that legal? CRAWSHAW. Perfectly. It is often done. People change their names on succeeding to some property. MARGARET. I thought it was only when your name was Moses and you changed it to Talbot. CRAWSHAW (to himself). Wurzel-Flummery! MARGARET. I wonder why he left you the money at all. Of course it was very nice of him, but if you didn't know him--Why do you think he did, dear? |
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