Show I d I i PART CAT t 1 THE BLACK CAT PART CAT PART II Scene I. I Bedroom o of f the Alphonz Alphonz Alphonz Al Al- Gaston residence Snores in French interrupted ted by a sudden clatter from downstairs Gaston awakening awakening My My dear Alphonz did you not hear nothing Alphonz It Alphonz-It It was your own self I heard my own Gaston Gaston Pardon Gaston Pardon Alphonz it was not a saw-mill saw I am f r. r A. A You A.-You You are right Gaston it was wasa a wind-mill wind you are G. G sitting u up in bed bed My My dear Alphonz allow me to throw this pillow at your head A. A No A.-No No I will throw the pillow my Gaston An affair o of f honor is prevented by more clattering from down dOWl stairs q r. r I t Both Both Both-Bondieu Bondieu Vat it iss iss f it All Gaston Gaston I I will let you go down and see my dear Alphonz A. A Not A.-Not Not before you my df dear ai r Gaston G. G You G.-You You first my own Alphonz I A. A Never A.-Never Never on your photograph 4 will I go before you my own Gasn Gas Gas- n I ton r G. G It G.-It It iss a burglar t A. A He A.-He He is yours ri G. G No G.-No No my Alphonz the honor honoris is yours I will protect the bee bed Both a at qt l last shake out o of f bed and start for the stairway armed i. i with tennis rackets and a gun Let G.-Let G. G Let go of me my dear Al Al- F A. A You A.-You You let go of me j G. G You G.-You YOU are trembling m my y own Alphonz 6 g A. A Not A.-Not Not before you my dear t 1 Gaston H rr G. G My G.-My My Alphonz what makes I I f the stillness so silent Jt n. n A. A Bah A.-Bah Bah it iss the awful noise Gaston A. A G. G Let G.-Let Let us both go down CURTAIN Scene II Kitchen o of f the same resident with pantry antry door in zit back back- ground G. G Hold G.-Hold Hold me fast my OWl A. A Hold A.-Hold Hold your own fast my nw own G. G G. I I think he is in the pantry You shoot him A. A You A.-You You first my dear ston G. G But G.-But But did you load the gun A. A No A.-No No indeed I would not shoot a loaded gun G. G My G.-My My dear Alphonz how will we kill him then A. A I A.-I I will pierce him with a look G. G No G.-No No let me pierce him G. G and A. A We A.-We We will both pierce fierce him with looks From under the pantry door door door- w o Alphonz Gaston GastonA 11 t yX u. u |