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It Will be Fine Tomorrow

Characters

  • The husband.
  • The wife.
  • The maidservant of an inn.
  • A manservant.

Time

A rainy day in summer.

Place

A room in a seaside inn overlooking the sea.

Part One

When the curtain rises, the husband is seen lying face downwards on the floor matting of a room in a Japanese inn. He is imitating the gestures of a swimmer, and is practising various swimming-strokes. The wife is holding a bundle of picture post-cards in her hand, and is wondering whom she shall address them to.

A maidservant enters.

The husband suddenly stops his antics, and pretends to be reading a newspaper.

  • Maidservant.—This rainy weather is awful day after day! You must feel very miserable. I am extremely sorry for you, Madam.
  • Wife.—Yes, but if we really wanted to bathe, we could,