ledhisfacewhilePaulTaylorturnedredwithanger)Eh,actually,wearerunningacompletelydifferentoperation,strictlylegal.
Peg:(smiledmorecoldly)Legal?Whatafa-a-ascinatingidea!Buthow?
BrianFirth:I’msohappyyouasked.(reachedintothebreastpocketofhisexpensivelinensuit)Here’smycard.WewerejusttryingtopersuadeProfessorDeLeontosupplyuswithafewpieces…
PaulTaylor:(slowlyrelaxinghisangryface)We’rewillingtopaytopdollars,ofcourse.
Raf:(sighedandshookhishead)Youwantmetosellmycountry’snationaltreasure
toprivatecollectors,sotheycandecoratetheirfancylivingroom.Gentlemen,
asIhavetoldyoubefore,youandIarenotonthesamesideofthefence.I
onlyworkwithmuseumsandpeoplewhoseektoeducatethepublic.
PaulTaylor:Afinespeech,Professor,butIknowyouarerunningoutofmoney…
Raf:Moneyisofnoconcerntome.Onlyscienceismygoal.
BrianFirth:We’llpayyouenoughtocoversixmonth’sdigging.You’llbeabletoliveinstyleandbuildarealresearchstation…
Peg:Comeon,Raf.(Shecrumpledthebusinesscardandtosseditonthefloor.)Wedon’thavetolistentothis.
BrianFirth:(smiledweirdly)Then,goodbye,dearProfessor.You’llknowthatmoneyiseverythingsoon—Ipromise,soon.(Theyleft.)
Scene3〈TheMissingFossils〉
(RefandStephenwereworking.Pegranintotheofficebreathlessly.)
Peg:(yelling)Ref,I’vegotthenewshipmentofbones.Butbox17islost!!!
Ref:(Hestoodupsuddenly.Hisfacewaswhite.)What?Lost?
(Pegnoddedpainfully,evencouldn’tsayaword.)
Ref:Oh,no!!!(Hefelldownonthefloorhorriblyupset,almostintears.)Thatbox
wasmybabydinosaur:thecompleteimmaturePatagonytuspuerti!!!Ohno…
Stephen:(slowlysaid)Maybe…itwasstolen!!!
Peg:(shocked)Youmean,thoseguysafewdaysago…
Narrator:RefandPegstartedtocalltheirfriendsforhelp.Stephenfoundthathec
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