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272 HEAT LIGHTNING

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Translation
Words S Meanings Synonyms
drab dull, colourless, dreary, cheerless
interior SrdilJiyus inner, inside
deserted Hjis ro lonely, empty
audience
rear
JeaEV_ listeners, spectators, viewers
back, hind part
|bottom |foot, lowest part, base
The drab ut) interior (WPldusl) of a bu tol
station along deserted
LVLV,n
(L) highway (olab) LE-4PusIVuVLNLuA
somewhere in the midwesK ), There are two
EKTIt2ELyd
long benches stage Right, beck to beck faces
(Gis) the sudience (EV) and one
one
tnsrJSEVUWGAAU
faces the
rear ()wall. A door up Center leads out (_0)
ahlLSeJ}S
onto the road. It has
single glass pane (2V)
0}Uyn4J>2v
a
s£LbdLu
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in the top and the bottom (7) is wooden. Two frhKypKnula
doors, up Left and down Left. Up Left door reads UpdILoEou
( ) "Men down Left door reads "Women."
The room is lighted (- ) by an overhanging LhuluINL 4Ikp
arCo) light with a dull (() green shade. A
large bus schedule (l) on the wall up Uurt S bzhirb
JY)- wbziz%8

Right Center. A window is up Right "LptLNtbyrbe

of Center and
another at Right.
44 iLnLAt
heavy Zu driving. pouring,, continuous
lightning . N |flash, bolt oflightning
flash blaze, glare, flare
burst rant, roar, thunder crack
thunder
dim fade, grow faint/feeble, dull, pale
feebly e slightly, lightly, softly, faintly, poorly, weakdy
struggle JS.c strive, try hard, make every effort, battle, labour
strength doid L idtz power, energy, potency
The sound of heavx C k r , RAIN can be
-ULTU rs
heard outsiddr). LIGHTNING (T) Mashes d SJDmLJs
GU) outside folowed by large bursts ( 9 ) of
THUNDER o/UU). With each lashofvgU®G¥T-I»detM
(
lightning (E JET) the ight in the room dims dusun*\J¢dz4ueILLS
gUz4) almost to the point of going out 0 )
Cur but samehow feebly (eAl»struggles
W )back to itsfull strength (7).
Curtain screen, cover, vei
|bare empty, vacant
take off T remove, throw off
glance |look at, cast a brief look at, peep at
peer look closely, try to see
discarded 33.,.3| deserted, rejected, cast off
carually 2 OYIiby chance,carelesly
When the Curtain Ca) rises the stage is bare L
UE). Then a Man (tnJb)
en ters the
from U»sA-Jt6 ¢*
"Men's" room. He is a pleasant looking 4 i ) Man -tnu eLS
ofabout ( Dthirty-five. He takes ofr(e)
his hat and shakes (çtur) the water from i
&S6altd}eUlsl
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puts(¢-»D t the bench downstage. He glances 2vdngvbiq&UbJs
on

(GO0) the door up Center. Moves (PX) k dPIJJJUM-4 DLha

at to
and peers ( o) out the gless (#); turns and
movesto the Schedule (a5U) the wall and reads
on
Aut AOMAe
it. He then moves downstage and sits on the bench peuntyJN1Eu
facing (S) the audience (U. He picks up a JASEVtU,IEnAe
discended ua) newspeper that lies (-t) the set tUlsIun-ft¥i{GLS
on
beside (y Mhim. He glances (_) back at the S zpid CydLna
Ug te
door, then turns his attention (9) once more to the
peper and begins going through (t) t casuallr 44) U-SLenethnaPJ

sob cry, weep, moan

samming kes shut/close noisily, shut with force

muddy t mud-caked, dirty
dishevelled .ls|2Lj«J4 untidy, disordered, disarranged, uncombed
The door up Center suddenly bursts opèn e eLInte
a n d a Gid of about ({) twenty-three d n t s e s z s n
rushes
(G-) into the room. She is sobbing Siu). eshng-n}g-GU
and is out of breath ( G ) . She throws her h ) ir
body against the door. slamming (2LJkeni) it dist *uho &UzLhs
The Man tarns about quickly. She throws
the bolt (0") into place and turns
a-tyeUZsLIE
slowly, seeing the 1Lrstu w?
Man. The Girl's clothes(2) and muddy taenngHLL
are wet

a Her hair is dishevelled (2n) she nfU%Lu) g o k

sobs g-A) and rushes to the Man quickly (eS2).
UituieUz-dAPu
-
Hysterically G a |EEUS |frantically, madly
terrible Ji-G2 t dreadful, terrifying, frightening, horrifying
Gird (Hystericelly (EGuPp). Thank God! 1PtuEuIdL)
You're herel Oh, thank God!(She almost falls
and the Man catches her)
Man My dearl What is it? Tur
Gird Help me. Oh, please please help mnel
Man Good Heavénst You're in a terrble ( t )
state ( . What has happened
(nvu)r
Girl Don't let him in. Please. He's after (LJ) uU-uLAe
me. Please don't let him in.
Man Who? Who's after you? Ls
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calm UT 8oothe, quleten, pacif

r e c o v e r

get bette, get well, improve

He'11 be here minute. Please
Girl
any -

help me dy.zONLIU»
The Glrl looks to the Center door. The
(The eKETD-4Y
ugS14yU£
LIGHTNINa ($) Aashes (¢K) and the
dztGAse/
LIGHT dims (G-d¥zsA4) slowly. The Girl I - 4 (U
looks at the light and begins sobbing agatn.)
Please, my dear, try to tell me what
Man 2 iudLSULA77 T
happened. You've locked the
(ntk/a)
door. No one can come in. Now try to IdAIAlahw
calm ( Pyourself.
CThe LIGHT has recovered (- dynuv n)
gain.)
Ginl You're waiting for the bus, aren't you? Oh,
don't leave (ti*) mel (She rushes Uy ) VamlaLKLad
(G into his arms) -dyrturi
Man There, my dear! Of course (E2)I won't
IidAenPun T
leave youl
an-jaS-
Girl The bus. What time Oh, tell -
me it will be
here soon.
Man The last one's due ( ¢ - ) any time now. po-tOUWWN T
The storm has probably (YG) slowed 1D » T D S o L y
(f-U t down. Now, listen to me. I Eete
shall do whatever (4s) I can for you, but y n t e f i s
you must tell me what has happened.
Girl Yes Yes - I must get hold (t;40) of ZlpuKn
myself.
Man Here. Sit down. (He brings her down to isofvisKEe
the bench facing the audience.)
There, now, that's better, isn't it? Now
Gid I Was at d party. I -I could have stayed all rtySTendut
night with a friend, but I thought I had FuoKtgIDU
r
enough gas to get home n k . c o m un
Man T
Where do you Hve?
Gil About eight miles from here.
Man I see.
nes
uppose JBJ asume, presume, Imagine, think
J finish
Tn out use up,
consume,
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break off SUabtot end, stop, fnish,diacontinue
ahudder S h l y r shake, shiver, tremble
Girl Abouta mile from here, I suppose UPI)
-
I don't
of gas I
really know, I ran out
took my flashlight and
Un) uKd2-I+ALiE
L-JU»?A
locked (Y) the car and started walking
down the road. There are so few cars this
ydgT8KidoCGA)
time of the morning. but I thought -
UfKyLO-p7
I knew I could get the bus when
anyway
eU-AAULJUE
it came along and then go back for the ngtm. s
car laterl). (She breaks ofr(f-dem) Uh )-Uui 4
(
and glances ) at the door agauin. She O{Lwnhud
shudderr (GTIV) at her thoughts own

(AG).)
pulled off ndi separated, moved off, cut off, stopped aside
|lane narrow road, passage, footpath, track
rear back, behind, end
call out 1JS| cry out,shout, scream
Man Come on, now. You were doing fine( ).
Girl I must have walked -
I dontt know -just:à -u
qUEVEUUnUu
litde way, when I noticed a car pulled off KIL zMA
(dn into a lane ( ) , I saw the rear ugKSnztHinL
) light burning (e). I wanted toGU}»M L .O
call to them. I thought T'd just call ouK)
to them and ask if
SUp-T
they
could ifhelp me -

ULvlJURedlaU
theymight let me have some gas.
drag pul,draw
Man Did you?
Gil No -I - I didn't get the chance ( ) to. I
walked near enough to the car to be heardd
ifI called, but before I could call out, dxESUTE LKE
UUEPUUBL*ILKE
I sew someone. The front door of the car ESHevLE
was open («) and someone was Vru»biKLISLS
standing by (e/v) it A man-he hadnt tuSLLUdla
heard me he was he was pulling (E)
something out of the car. I couldn't tell
- t 0 JUurietlu
oe
what it was at first and then the lightning
l A0USa
-and - I saw her hand and then her head,. -

ulrIAd
her hair was ight and glong and
and kit drured
dragged
4 (LE ) ninthe
the mud.m
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dreadful JA terible, frghtful, horrible
crash clask, clang, clatter, thunder
scared afraid, fearful
This is dreadful ( 6 ) I
Man onseesh sth, T

(There ia hash of LIGHTNING and

crash ( ) of THUNDER (US))
Girl He'll be here. He'll be here. I'm scared Ji4tznLuk
(oA#). Oh, God, I'm scared.
Man Did he see you? My.
scream
shriek, shout, cry out, cal out
frightened afrasd, fearfal, horrified
splash hTS }dash,beat NOTECP

faint Uin lose consciousnes, bhck out

crazy ). UW insane, mad, lunatic, wild
keep up lPP b continue with go with, carry with
May be my flashlight -may be I screamed xldepislU=U2 D%
on on

Girl
(Gdu) - 1 don't know I don't think I (yh)Lstt *
screamed. I was too frightened (whii).
-0ksArA<
He looked up - I know he saw me. I éLyUN#Jief
dropped. (b) the lashlight and started -EVE4L 0,
runaing. I could hear him behind me. I tu pl
could hear the water splashing (bTsup u-uTrLrGOr
under his fet as he ran. Iiknew he was ReluiLMEpUL»
behind me I was afraid I was going to feLUOureAT
fainkin). I ran crazy C>IUPD Hke ULjnSSUnss
all over the road then I ran off 2
(WLn the road and into the woods esial
()-I circled round and round hoping leplplepifUA
( (2 ) ra lose (Uu) him, but I OUgdu
kept hearing something behind ()- U% zdRuN
me I ran until I fell- I knew Here was ukJ dis-
use (4)-I couldn't keep_it
no
u I uthdSNty
(N)-but then I realized (bru) Xelssu LA
mut have lost him because I didn't hear
eTSU1EqM-ynE
-

him anymore.
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straight u direet
now, at once, now, forthwith
immediated right

Man And yvu cane straihr ( ) here, then? T

Gid Yes Yes On. he's atill out there . upkrahsUnmuun
somewhere. He'l be here. Oh, God! I Jruuk»fLTkn
know he wil

Man The bus will be here soon and you'l be all APYaSLEIk

Yes Oh God, please let it come quickly.

Man You'll hare to get to ( ) the police

deadful JAES J terrible, frightful, horrible, shocking, tragic

describe +SSS o K ) |give an account of, tell, express, explain
entify i A| recogmize, pick out, pointeout, name
Gil No I
ard Cw).
couldn't. I don't want to -
I'm
otu¢s3alt+dt
But you must. It's your duty. This is a
-umiik
Man
dreadhal o i ) ding.
Gid I kaow, but - what could I tell them?

Tel them what you told me just now.

Gid That woulda't be enough (J) - they'd aeyiLtvsn
waat me to deseribe (/ok) him. May sLautasi,
be identifz (as) him, I couldn't -dsesunusok
I just coulda't

l chue, guide, hint, tip

aevertheless Rs even so, however, still, yet, though

Man Are you sure you couldn't think of dshsAZt s

something that might give them a lead suus(DROUAA
u). Anyhing?
Gin I doa't even know what he looked
(G ) uike. I coulda't see him very dusdsovRkA
well I was so frightened.
Man Nevertheless ( ) you've got to go to
the police.
Girl I don't kaow - I -
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Man I'm sorry - I shouldn't be going on like Nlkns.md T
this you are much too
uprr (W) to Lu1snugooi7-4¥U
think any about It. Don't
even

worry (W)
more

about it anymore.
LALnKISarnntuA
BUkMMUyATs
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Girl Perhaps. colence of Knowledg
Man Your Mashlight for instanceqLU). wle1-4uLJe.wiw
You could identify (C|) that, couldn't
you?
Girl Yes but
T
Man There, you seel Now - look (Points

(u) to "Women's" room.) Goin s&

there, and dry your eyes and ix yourselr Kv7JS u
up t).You'll feel much better.
Girl You won't leave, will you? C.Lspevej)
brilliant lsn bright, ahining, gleaming, dazling
lhurminate4sJl| » |light up, brighten, shine on

rattle - bang, clatter, clang, jangle

viciously is esns violently, savagely, fiercely, wildly
Man Of not, my dear. I'l be right here!
course

toward the door up

tw 7 st
(She moves
Left.
There is a brillant Cn) Aash ( ) - + d r s a S J I
of LIGHTNING. The LIGHT begins to
-¢RezhaT
dim Ctn). The Girl looks toward the
SI4Jrtinuts
Center door. There is a second lash of
LIGHTNING huminating (-so) ukw¢s-p SL
the Center door.
The Girl screams
-hns'pr4-dnas
1).In the Mash of lightning,
Man's face can be seen pressed (urt) ALLUNLKTigS
galnet the glass outside the door. The vLBLLIwLAg
door attleg (-tO lcleusly YaLAahu .0y
( e j n ) . The LIGHT In the room
(çUin))
has almout dimmed out phnfsiintafp
Man (Pushingln)her toward "Women's (LNAhay~MN
room) Get in (GLe) there. Stay until 1 shskukLinsk
tell you to come out. (The Man pushes úkUUDelsurLE
her into the room qulckly)
SUNSHINE ENGLISH (Conclse-I) 281. HEAT LIGHTMING
cs*e*s*e«*resssssessssses
Second Man (Outside the door. Rattles the door nhargaLLnn) p
viclously (enin)) once more). Let Gt neni
me in. Open this door. Let me in!
Man What do you want?
Second Man (Outside). I want to get out of this aIAl= sp
atorm. What the hell
think I want? What's the
(u) do youof d UHV-un
idealUB)
locking this door? You think you own krhalUndrtU
place? (The Man goes to Z4MIYLL,
thia
the door slowly, throws back ( -tu) A)nÍLLAS*
the bolt () and the Second Man
enters quickly. He is a nondescript
tysLhn-p
( t) sort ( of person. Tal,
BeUzprdg-t
nice- looking (U°) and about
Te ln ty
thirty years of age: He looks about vtnPhY4
Gsy) the room as he enters.) t p
You've got no right (3) to lock that
ho M»
door keeping people outside in this
usrLMnZk
kind () of weather (). (The T IIAYA
Second Man moves up to the Schedule
( on the wal1) }SWGL4M
Has there been a bus?
stupid p JhLJi foolish, dull, slow, silly
Man No not yet.
- T
Second Man Late, huh? Good. notespk.com
Man Why?
Second Man Why? I'd missed
have
(t)t
were on tirme wouldn't I?
if it
itwetu T
Man Yes of course -
how stupia T
(h ) of me.

Second Man There's someone else here, isn't there?

T
Man What do you mean?
Second Man I saw somebody else when I looked in.
-tUILL
Man There
convey r pass-on, send communicate
Second Man A girl, wasn't it?
(The two Men look at each other
moment (D; then the Pirst Man AIZdLsGLA
walks to the door where the Girl yauoulusTu
has gone and knocks (-tb6) on
it. The door opens slowly and the
sia aLpw
SUNSHINE ENGLISH (Concise-1) 282 HEAT UGHTNING
Gid enters. When she sees the other A p UnUo
standing in the she
man

starts to cy out (
room,
but the man
Sut-4ILL
puts his finger (U) to his lip eUbuYndigsTukPE-A
conveying ( r ) silence Gu ) KSteAnttheK
to her and then guides (tk
her downstage to the bench.)

consciousUu-OS| aware, knowing

suppose, think, feel
guess u tO,JetUg
assume, presume, suppose, think, gues
imagine 2s
Second Man I thought you said
Man I didn't say anything.
Second Man You tried to tell me there was no esouIILn,4, l
one else here. I thought there was

Man Did you?

Second Man Yeah, I was sure there was. What
was, the idea (UB) of lying 24ASIVLL l

Man I wasn't conscious ( a l ) of dbtAL3SLU

lying about anything.
Second Maan Yeah? I guess-U#W'm imagining ysuL3LSEJ#IA bl
(unUP) thinga. Oh, well -forget 04etRn-U
( a ) it. How far you going?
Man Just into town.
Second Man How about you, Miss?
aPpear look, pretending, posing
somewhat, fairly, a Htde, a bit.
pretty
bet be certain/sure
smarter t cleverer, brighter, more intelligent, sharper
suppose -trt/ asume, think, guess
Gil Not far.
(The Second Man starts moving
() down toward the Girl She
wtS}SIHBtt
sees him coming, and moves over to
A TLxZleln
the well, appearing (2x ) »
read the schedule ( ))
Second Man It's pretty ( H ) ate, ian't it? I
was in lucklP), don't you think? dU}Vsti
I told that to our friend here, but h de44Ueawykruk
didn't get ( e t (To First Man) s-drLef
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Iu bekf-u) she's smarter Cioti)

than you are.
eS%SpvL(LnLS
Man Yes I suppose ( -JG) she (ULpuD- fh
might - be. T
nervousness U"-| fears,fears, uneasiness, worry
nervouss A; tense, worried, uneasy, fearful, frightened
upset disturb, spoil, disorder
expect iusl think, assume, suppose, presume
smart clever, bright, intelligent, sharp
storm gale, tempest
Second man (noticing (2 U) the Girl's sa(2LnzuheatSID S1
nervousnesse ), Say, you look nd iAzs
pretty ( ) nervous(YeAnfuuLAVLJY
about sotething. Storm upser (
( your plans? You can i,auiih
expect S
E u i n r Ebs
( ) storms to slow up buses.If
If-EPMAUset
people were smart (o3 ) they
wouldn't be out ( ) on a night like
AnsevdPnSinn
this. Just try to get(2oe) somewhere
itstormdL
when
tyiP) -
can't be
done especially (4uU) if you're
n letdsT
in a hurTy.

particular special, unusual, uncommon

sure as hell ill-natured, unfriendly, unpleasant, upsettingg
bother 3slto2gE disturb, trouble, worry, upset
Gid I'm-I'm in no particular ( )
hurry(ik). -Undtghk
Second Man Well, I sure as hell 4BU
( t U 1 g L z n i am but
there's nothing I can do about it- I 0AAUULSJe
guess (UER). (There s another
ash of LIGHTNING and the Us/de-rlAziD
LIGHT dims (f- d¥z4\) very
again. The Gid k pressed (ç-inik oeUiSL¢Uzsegss .

against the Right window in fear

(J). The LIGHT recovers

Second Man Say you're really upset (o),

aren't you? Has somebody been * Y gUbI7 T»
 SUNSHINE ENGLISH (Conclse-I) 284 HEAT LIGHTNING
bothering eU ) you?
(The Second Man moves ( _F)
toward her again.)
crack d bang, blast
muffled 3J tettdeadened, dull, hushed, silenced, suppressed
Girl It's it's just the storm.
Second Man Afraid of storms?
Girl Yes-I-am.
(The Girl seems as if she is about t -urtw#sUY
faint (- db 2rjh). The Fint Unn4 idhqSD
Man pushes ahead (L1) of the ss1 - do L
Second Man and takes (WrU) sSYdt1LT
her by the arm and leads (_tT
her down to the bench.) LJAtels
Man She'll be all right. Why don't you UK fe{-ULfr I
leave her alone?
Second Maan Yeah! Sure! (He moves away,
watching the Girl) (There is another
brilliant CAn) flash (
brilliant n of' 2ruihrDEY
LIGHTNING and ti grack/SI)
of THUNDER. The LIGHT dims
a
edko/fne U""
slowly and goes out. The Girl lets
out
Ce-drU)
cry.)
» muffed (gts J$s**sSIUs
Man Herel Have a chewing gum, my
dear. (The Man opens the packet gs)7L{Ksd T
and gives her one. The Sepond maneSsss0
pushes his head (G_i ) between
themi.) aLukstya
stroll J IAKP go, walk, march
Wonder
| MZoRy |think, reflect
Second Man
Man
Don't mind to have
No, of course. not.
one more,

(Gives
do you?
him one
LVPA24
more) usS¢2LE
(The LIGHT comes up (e-Ukruu) .
slowly.)
Second Man Thanks. (He strolls (UIR)
up toward the Centre door.) Godl
Asug st
What a night! Alwaya wonder
(Urar) what brings people out on 3YLEUiuUEUurk
nights like this. Wouldn't catch me evo)24UTLAAA
out if it weren't pretty ( ) MAid9I s
 SUNSHINE ENGLISH (Concise-1) 285 HEAT LIGHTNING

important.(To Man.) How about

you?
Man I have early business in town. +rKS-rCsg£ T
Second Man (To Girl). And you?
surpiciouslywiud úui etSS |doubtfully, distrustfully, mistrustfully
Girl I was visiting with friends. I should
have stayed the night. v4-01aut
Second Man Oht You're not together then?
Man Er-no
Second Man I see. (He moves down toward the
Girl) How far (») did you say you
were going?
Girl Not
far-
about eight miles. (The
Second Man sits beside
y)-PTA
(ya) er »mtysLi
SBs
and she moves away suspiciously

Second Man Tnever saw anybody so afraid of a ui»liElevisITL TI

storm.
Girl It's the lightning -I-
kid child, young one, boy
face DAD meet, confront, oppose
Second Man Lightning. used I to be afraid of it,
when I was a kid (1744), but I got
useN afT T
over
) it. All by myself to0
(He takes the Girl's arm.) Look! Uh)YGiL
Come here. I'll show you. (He leads
her up to the window rear ( )
31plsp
Right) Watch the sky the next time UE»gLykdWu»)
there's big
a flash. One of the really T(EtYLS}
beautiful sights ( ) in this world
if you look at it right - like a great ESaiPi
IJLSLFixusA
Ae=
big Fourth of July. (There ís nowa
brilliant () lash
bTuAJurrSfe
LIGHTNING) Look!
(of
Seel What ZpekyA VCb
did I tel you? It's just like it was
cutting ( U ) the whole world ugiss4-Ouroa
in tuo. (7he Girl breaks away ) alut a (
dn and roes Right.) You
wouldn't even watch it. You'll e1drUJALL
never get over being afraid of
things if you won't face CUWIv) LrPnsPASAlU
them.
hum murmur, throb
 286 HEAT LIGHTNING
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far off
in the distance U»3.l3.l| 4E far away,
vacant, unoccupied, blank
empty

Girl I can't. LNamIAUL

(There is the hum (uTU&) of s l - n JT
MOTOR in the distance 4Eim).
They All listen. The Second Man
goes to the window«)
Yes Looks
Second Man I guessthat's it -

empty (UE). 14ÜWebTs e

(There is the sound of
Gid Emptyl GMVL+Ln
BRAKES being applied. Each waits
for the ocher to make the first move
MCAs
Second Man Well are we goíng?
ies

.Pape T

Man
Second Man
Man
No!
What?
I'm not going!
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'So1oN
Second Man Why?
Man I don't that I have to give you
see a

do.
reason () for what I
4olZeshocked, amazed, astonished, confused
stunned
shake 4 nod, bow, dip
-

Second Man No I guess (UPl) you don't LLUEUpI 511

at that (He looks at the Girl, then uIAISSS?)-A
moves to her, reaching for ( L 2
her arm.) Well, in that case
UWUn Y tb
W , I guess we'll just keep
each other company, won't we? y i p tUg
CThe Gid is stunned (nMZtnu). DrLUAYL
who
She looks to the First Man, 3J}S14n
stands behind the Second Man, The lf-4LULp
First Man shakes (_tu) his head
"SEU
"no." There is the sound of a sfD
HORN outside r).)
wonder - surprise, astonishment, amazement, confusion
exit
( g tk go, leave, walk out, get away, get off
Girl (Becking away (2 from AAEAesiL 9
the Second Man). No No I don't -busoiesta
think I'l go either. I' wait -Uuaso
Second Man I think you'd better come on. We'll e}krIpyp bp
have it all to ourselves.
 SUNSHINE ENGLISH (Concise-1) 287 HEATLIGHTNING
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Girl No - No-I won't. Lesve me alone. 4.Juidk-A.A 9
I'm going to stay here with him.
Second Man (Looks from one to the other) I get -bunnvLb»
(un t. Waiting for a pu AHiksiand) Mp
(He laugh.) «d2) Mgh)-nKy
No wonder
(U; you had the door lockedl
(The Second man exits (tyl) kuknLsdbzd
laughingnG))
(The Girl rushes after
slamming (nLk) the door
and throwing the bolt (U) once
dedrinimLU?)
She listens to
-ozoLJzsshneni
more.

the BUS pulling away (U

the sound of ¢TSUUndkw»
Uk).
Then she turns quickly to the Man.)
(WARN Curtain)
| disturbance confusion, uproar, noise
Besides A also, in addition, moreover, further
for certain
ü h without doubts, doubtles
Gid Thank Godl
Man I tried to tell him you weren't here.
ulejsobKsLtaIL
Girl But you let him in ((oLsl).
In God's name - why?

Man He was making such disturbance

a

out there. Besides (il) bL JHA T

there was
really no way to tell for
certain 4U) that -
eSpdh s
Girl No -He's gone -
He's gone I guess -

it wasn't- No I somehow don't ER

think it was
****

Man You don't think it was he?

Girl No-L-don't
Man Yes You dol You know that wasn't
the man. Why? That's a step ( ) FizSaT¢}ndt}A T
to remembering (2S).
Girl No- only that he - Ieft. He left-
Man Yes, you dol I knew it would come -nT¥-UJU T
back slowly that you'd remember Ja-VLlLE ZAI
(LU) something.
Girl Nol
-
stare 3 Fit gaze, watch in wonder
Completely yAS P fully, wholy, totally, entirely
piercing y d daaz |der,sharp
SUNSHINE ENGLISH (Concise-1) 288 HEAT LIGHTNING
e*te*e*******e**ie**e**ess**s*****e****s*e***ne**se*ees
seize Ju grab, take hold of, grasp
sharp keen-edged, cutting
highlight Ut/lHight, iluminate, throw light upon
pat d K stroke, pet
Man First, you would say That wasn't the man
T
because I remember and then later That
Ui1g
-

was the man because I remember. Yes. You

AM.
would rememberl 1,4SLV
Gid Nol (There is another brilliant Cl»sg) flash
(of LIGHTNING and the LIGHT Ehn AA D Id
begins to dim (tr).) Oh - no - the light - sde»fsl-s
Dear God Nof
Man Don't wory, my dear. You'll have light. (He
has taken a flashlight from his cogt pocket
zs0uUun {7
GThe Girl stares (e-dÜ) at t as glsz»)-ut
the LGHTNING crashes ( - ) again and ye3 -2u
el¢ibuT
the already very
dim LIGHT dies (-dy)
completely P ) . The piercing (ýn JPiU L/Rs
light of the flashlight is the only light in the n ARL/HE
room. The Girl runs up to the Center door ? / u 2 4 r Úu ZU A
and pulls at it). She unbolts (- 0) dedn dwJ}SL
the door before the Man comes near her. A
dog that comes there by chance (qdi) to O tsFLine
save
itself from the storm jumps and seizes UpeLzev dUlz
( ) the Man with its shap () teeth
ssTsltoSgtT
(). The ight plays (f-) over(a-
and highlights ( ds û / ) he eALdteut?
room. The LVehUslKole
inside (u) of the
(ty) and the
dog LSmeskLuksT
forces the Man to run away
Girl comes out to par (kUG) the dog.
CURTAIN

READING NOTES
hysterically ClU}with outbursts of emotion, frantically, distractedly, agitetedlb |
madly
|I must get hold t i 4 | Imust become calm, I must compose myael, I must come to

of myself my senses. Imust control my feeling

I had enoug E k|I had enough petrol to reach home, I had sufficient fuel to

gasto get home Ui get at home

 SUNSHINE ENGLISH (Conclse.-1) 289 .
HEAT LIGHTNING
ran out of gas
ran out of
petrol, ran put of fuel
break off
DR r |stop speaking, be silent, be qulet, be hushed, be calm, be
mute
come on
PUu continue, keep speaking, carry on talking
just a little way GLIA only a short distance, small span,
a a
short length
I would lose him eu I would escape from him, I would be safe from him, I
would
UP dodge him.
give them a lead JvUI |provide them with a clue, give them hinta/traces/tips
sob draw in the breath sharply and with irregularity from sorrow
or pain, cIy, weep, wai, bawl, howl, lament, grieve, moan
rattle knock (sharp), bang, clatter, clang, clank jangle, clink
viciously Enm) giving or doing with evil intention, violently, savagely,|
fiercely, wickedly, vilely, devilishly
what's the idea of | Y|whatis the reason for, whatis the cause behind
nondescript sort uninteresting person, not distnctive enough to be described,|
of person a common ordinay man

pretty late kU quite late, somewhat delayed, fairly belated

in luck i fortunate, lucky, favoured
he didn't get it h e |he didn't understand/perceive/comprehend/followt 8
I sure as helt am Ky | Iam very much sure/certainyassund/guaranteed

suspiciously EIAshowing suspicion, doubtfully, sceptically, distrustfully

mistrustfully, disbelievingly
stunned dZe shocked, amazed, astonished, confounded, bewildered.
confused
Igot over it P U n E | I recovered from it (the fear),. I dominated it I overpowered
it
all by myself completely alone without any help from some one else.
piercing Un going into or through, clear, sharP penetrating passin
through
SOLVED EXERCISES OF THETEXTBOoK
L Choose the correct answer.
The bus was late due to ii The girl was afraid of
) rush (b) storm )the
policeman b) a friend
(c) accident (d) change in schedule kille d)aperson
iv. She thought of reaching the house but
ii. The girl was coming from
the car broke down b the brakes failed
a)the party (b) tour )the car ran out of gas
(c)a hill station(d) a station d) the road was blocked
SUNSHINE ENGLISH(Concise-1) 290 HEAT UGHTNING
vii. She saw in the flash of lightning
V. She saw the man dragging out of his car
a)thecorpse of a woman (b) a sack aa dog(b)a bus(c)a car (d)a man's face
(c)a statue (d)a dog The difference in the age of two men
Why did she circle round and round into is of
the wood? a) ten years five years
a)toescape from the killer (c) twwo years (d) one year
b) to reach a safe place
cheata man
c) to d) to save herself x. If people were smart they woulda't
vii. "You couldn't think of something that be out
might give them a lead" means a)on a day like this (b) on aholiday
a) to find a culprit b) to find a treasure (c) on a tour ()on a night like this
(c) to persecute (d) to get clue
Answer the following questions.
(a) Why couldn't the girl describe the killer?
The girl saw the killer in a quick flash of lightning. She could not see his face
Ans:
properly. Therefore, she could not describe him.

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What were the circumstances that forced the girl to leave her car?
(b)
Her car ran out of gas. Therefore, she had to leave her car on the road. She began to
Ans
walk on the road. She hoped to catch abus on the road. n

(c) Why did she ask for help from the first man?
Ans: She asked the first man to help her because she thought that the killer would be
behind her. He would come and kill her.

tSetLtutasLnJaJeKnEVhesgL
What was the condition of the weather?
Ans: The weather was very stormy (U). There were quick Aashes of lightning and loud
bursts ( )of thunder (U).
(e) How did the second man accuse the first man of lying?

Ans: The second man had seen a girl through the glass of the door. The first man was

unwilling to tell him about her. Therefore, the second man accused ((oru) himof
lying (tA

Did the glri become suspliclous ( ) of the first man as the play progresses?
ntALUTLSVrLLwuau
Ans No, she was not doubtful ( S ) about him till end. Then it was her own flashlight
SUNSHINE ENGLISH (Conclse-1) 291 HEAT LIGHTNING
that helped her recognize (E) him to be the killer.
-bu UNSSANLJntWn,A-UnsAMPLALUmd
(9) What is the impresslon of her about the second man? utyKntLALL
She thought that the second man was the killer. But when he had gone; she came to
Ans:
know that he was not the killer.
Why dldn't she accompany the second man?
JAJonsnph1VuaJ s
(h)
Ans: She did not accompany (ty ) the aecond man because she thought him to be the
killer. Rather she was trying to get away from him.
-utSLmehs-tfieuhlovLslp
iv. LONGQUESTIONS OF TEXTBOOKEXERCISE TREATED ASSHORT QUESTIONS
Write down the story of the play In your own words?
Ans: A girl sees &) kller (Uo). She runs away and unknowingly
a
(L)
takes refuge (ot) with him. She tells him the whole incident ( ) . Finally,
the play enda when ahe recognizes him. JrALYbyune£hfrASI
(b) Have you any experlence (£) of a similar situation? Write at least three lines.

Ans:
uhiieeZKJenstAn
One night I was passing by a graveyard (JP?). I saw a'man digging ( 2 L ) a
grave. I phoned (U»&u) the police from my mobile. The police reached and cught
( the digger (lb ). He was stealing (G;4Z) the shroud (P .

(c) Why didthegirl consider (Mthe first man her heiper? yAULKatds4LI
Ans: She thought that murderer would be behind her. She could not expect (/T) him to
reach the room before her. Moreover, the man showed sympathy (Uun) for the girl to
win her trust (P). etnsGSEZaInGALnsur
-daune LLINKNLUoLt
() What are the factors (U) that played their role in saving ( K ) the git?
nybusetEukSUILUzvdss
Ans: Her luck (UU), her own flashlight, the storm, the woods (U), the second man and
finally the dog were the factors that played their role in saving the gir

How dld she realize the truth?

Ans: She realized (Uno1) the truth in the end when she saw her own lashlight in the
hand of the first man.