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The Scene is the same as before, and no time has elapsed.

Rupert- Can I come in Brandon?

Brandon- You’re welcome, Rupert. (Goes to sideboard.)

Rupert (calmly producing cigarette case from his hip pocket and holding it up)-I
am sorry.

Brandon (from sideboard)- Kyun ? (Sees.) Oh ! You ass !

Rupert- Can I get a drink?

Brandon-(At soda syphon.) 30. Right, Rupert ?

Rupert-60 would be fine (Takes cigarette from case and lights it. Takes whisky
from Brandon, who sits on chest in centre.) I am feeling really tired today.

Brandon- Kya ?

Rupert- Living, living, living.I wonder whether drink is a way out. (Looking at his
glass.) I wanna do Omarism one day.

“ The mighty Mahmud, the victorious lord,

Whom all the misbelieving and black horde

Of fears and horrors (rather stressed) that infest the soul,

Scatters and slays with his enchanted sword.”

Granno meri baat se sehmat lag rha hai.

Brandon- Haan. Par ab usey aur nahin milne wali.

Rupert- Tum aj raat ek bhayanak state me ho, Granillo. Tum ek shant nashe me
ho.

Granillo (rising and going over to mantelpiece for cigarette)- Oh, mai theek hun.
(Lights cigarette and comes back again. Is walking quite fairly steadily.)

Rupert- Mai sochta hoon, kya itni light honi chahiye ?

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Granillo- Kya dikkat hai light mein ?

Rupert- Dikkat kuch nahi hai, Granillo. Actually, I like dim light aur ye dekhne
ke baad ki tumhare paas ek pyara shaded chota table lamp hai, kya hum iska use
nahin kar sakte ?

Brandon (rising and going to lamp)- Han.Baat to tum thk keh rahe ho (Switches it
on and goes over to turn out light by door.) But I hope ki tum zyada hi settle mat
hojao, kyuki hume bohot late hone se pehle sone jana hai (Light goes out and stage
is lit by table lamp only.)

Rupert- Ah—yeh badhiya hai. (Crossing his legs and leaning back.) Bohot
badhiya hai. Tumhe pta hai ki aj raat mai dukhi hoon. Time kya hua hai ?

Brandon (looks at clock)- 11 bajne me 25 min hai.

Rupert- 11 bajne me 25 min. I expect ki tum mujhse chutkara pana chahte ho, hai
na ?

Brandon- Bilkul bhi nahi, Rupert.

Rupert- I hope not. Mai bohot udaas hoon aur ghar nahin jana chahta . ...tumhe
mujhe bear karna pdega. . . . Aj kitni ajeeb sham rahi hai. . . .

Brandon- Ajeeb Shaam—Kyun ?

Granillo (quickly)- Ajeeb kyun?

Rupert- Mai tumhe nahi bata sakta.Ye meri pareshani hai. Mujhe lagta hai ye
gadgadahat hai aur kuch aur bhi hai. (Drinks.) Bijli ki gadgadahat humesha mujhe
pareshan karti hai. Iske alawa iss samay mai humesha udaas rehta hoon. 11 bajne
me 25 min. Ye ek curious samay hai. . . . Kya tumne kabhi Goldsmith ki “
Nightpiece ” padhi hai?

Brandon- Nahi, aisa to kuch yaad nhi aarha.

Rupert- Nahi ? tumhe padhni chahiye. Ye raat me ek shehar ke bare me hai. Mai
iski “ Nightpiece ” ko aj kal me up to date kardunga. Isey 11 bajne me 25min pe
bana dunga. Ab ye ek badhiya ghanta hai.
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Brandon- Badhiya kyu ?

Rupert- Kyuki badhiya hai, mujhe lagata hai, wo samay hai jab london poochhata
hai ki kyon - jab wo jaanana chaahata hai ki yah sab kya hai—Jab har dhundhli
cheez saaf dikhai dene lagti hai. Yeh wo samay hai jisamen berozagaar
naukaraaniyaan, aur jhuggee-jhopadiyon kee bigadee huee sundar ladkiyan, bhaade
ke lie sadakon par chalati hain.. ... yah blinking adv signs, aur taiksiyon, aur
bason, aur traffic blocks ka samay hai. yeh voh samay hai jab thake hue london ke
rangamanch ke darshak naatakon ke antim act ke lie andhere mein bethe huye hain,
jisake baare mein ve bahut achi tarah se jaanate hain. ve jaanate hain ki jab parda
neeche hoga, to yeh keval "God save the king" ka savaal hoga, aur unhen ek sard
barasaat kee raat mein baandh diya jaega, jahaan unhen taiksiyon ke lie ladana
hoga, ya daudana hoga trenon ke lie, ya kisee tarah khud ko ek thande khaane ke
lie ghar pahunchaate hain aur ek aur din ke lie jo theek usee tarah hoga jo beet
chuka hai.Doosron ke lye to aur bhi bhayanak cheese intazaar kar rhi hain.. 11
bajne me 25min. Ek bhayanak ghanta—ek bhayanak ghanta, Is samay ka mere liye
yehi matlab hai aur iske upar se ye gadgadahat. 11 bajne me 25min. . . .

Brandon- Haa Rupert aur jab tak tum apna bhashan khtam kar rahe hoge tab tak
11 baj chuke honge. O my dear Rupert, tumhe koi bhi zinda cheez nahi dikhti ?

Rupert- Shayad nahi. tumhe ?

Brandon- Mujhe ? Han bilkul dikhti hai. Par mujhe aur bhi cheezo mein interest
hai. Tum aur cheezo me interest kyu nahi laate ? Pyarr, Mohabbat, cricket , golf ya
aur kuch ?

Rupert- Ya wo jo tumne sham ko kaha tha, murder . [Pause].

Brandon- Aur, jaisa tum keh rahe ho, murder. [Brandon finishes drink and goes
over to the light and switches it on.]

Ab Rupert, hum tmhe bahar nahin karna chahte. . . .

Rupert- Oh, tum aisa nahi karoge , bilkul nahi karoge ? Tum mera mood kharab
nahi karoge na ?
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Brandon- Nahi , hum tumhara mood kharab nahin karenge, par hume thodi der
mein jana hoga. Aur hume abhi packing wgerah karni hai.

Rupert- Oh, tum mera mood kharab nahin karoge. Agar aisa hi chalta raha to
main aaj raat kuch likh hi dalunga.Tum aisa nahin kar skte ho. Aur ek drink mil
skti hai ?

Brandon {coming down to Rupert for his glass and taking it back again)- Zaroor,
Rupert. Koi jaldi nahi hai. Mere aur Granno ko suitcase bharte dekhke koi kavi
dimag bhi shayad hi hairaan hoga.

Rupert- oh, shayad ho bhi jaye. kya mai rukk kar dekh sakta hoon?

Brandon {bringing down drink)- thik hai, dekh lo. pata hai, mujhe lagta hai ki aaj
raat tum bhi thode nashe mein ho, Rupert.

Rupert- mai hairaan nahin hounga . {drinks}mai rukkar tumhe see off karunga.

[Granillo rises suddenly and pours himself out another enormous drink, Brandon
goes over to him.]

Brandon- ab bas bhi karo, granno.

Granillo- tum apna kaam karo.

Brandon- chalo, granno. bas hogya.

Granillo {louder and banging glass on sideboard)- tum apna kaam karo ! {comes
down.)

Brandon {coming down c. again)- acha, ye mera kaam nahi hai. {brightly.) rukk
kar hume see off karoge, Rupert ? thk hai. tum peelo phir sochna kya karna hai.
granno iss halat me hai to hum shayad se na jayein.

Granillo- mai bilkul nashe me nahi hoon. ye yahan rukke hume see off kyu karna
chahta hai ? ye baat mai janna chahta hoon. why does he want to stay’n see us off?

Brandon- my dear granno. Rupert ke paas koi khaas karan nahi hai aisa karne ka.
Aur mujhe nahi pata tum kya bol rahe ho. Tumhare sath kuch nahi ho sakta hai. Im
getting sick of this. Mere sath aao, Rupert, finish that up aur usse mere saath chod
do.
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Rupert- {pause in which he looks at him) ओह, तो मुझे जाना होगा फिर?
[There is a long pause in which they both look at him.]

Brandon {very quietly and securely). – Kya matlab Rupert? “Tumhe jana hoga? “

Rupert - ओह, कु छ नहीं। एक पल के ललए सोचा फक शायद tum चाहते हो फक मैं भी जाऊं।

Brandon- ऐसी कोई बात नहीं। mai in bakwas baato se tang aa gaya tha और मैं ग्रैनो के
साथ अके ला होना चाहता था, बस इतना ही. मैं चाहता नहीं फक tum jao.

Rupert- tum nahi chate?

Brandon- nahi.

Rupert- thik hai fir. mai ruk jata hu. Kya mujhe ek our drink mil sakte hai?
{Holds out glass.)

Granillo- मैंने कहा था ! मैंने कहा था......

Brandon {putting on a grin).- आज रात tum भी अजीब लमजाज में ho. रूपर्ट। {Takes
glass to sideboard.)

Rupert- नहीं, यह कोई अजीब लमजाज नहीं है। An inspired mood, rather. इं सान के पास
inspiration होती हैं, आपको पता है। Extraordinary inspirations. And I have one to-
night.

Brandon- ओह, वह क्या है?

Rupert- आह- मैं शायद tumhe वह बता दूँ। [Granillo rises and goes towards
window, Rupert stops him on theway.] granillo, tumhare pass koi pin jaisi cheez
nahi ha na?

Grainallo- kya cheez?

Rupert- ek pin.

Granillo - {feeling in his lapel). han. {Gives it him.)

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Rupert- Thank you. {Puts it straight into his own lapel]

[Brandon brings down Rupert’s drink]
Ah—thank you. {Takes a sip.) ab mai der nahi karuga.

Brandon- No hurry. {He looks at the clock, and then goes to cupboard in
sideboard, and commences putting bottles and things away.) Kaafi late hogya hai.
{Yawns.) hey bhagwan, mujhe aaj raat gadi chalane ka mann nahi kar raha hai.

Rupert- Haan- aaj raat hawa me kuchh to mehsoos horha hai. (Woh apne
waistcoat ke pocket se Coliseum ticket lekar bahut hi dhairy se usko apne lapel ke
bahar pin karta hai.) Kya tumne Sir Johnstone ko jaate huye notice kiya? (Ticket
ko phool ki tarah chhoot te hue.)

Brandon {putting bottles away. Casually). - Nahi—kya hua?

Rupert- He went weirdly slow। {Finishing off drink.) and was looking really sad.
Acha,acha, मुझे जाना होगा।

[Rupert rises, Granillo is at window, Brandon at cupboard. Neither sees him. He

hesitates* and then slowly hobbles to Granillo at window. Opens it and leans
out.]

X {Rupert- वह क्या कर रहा है?

Granillo- अब ठीक हो गया है। }

[Rupert remains at window, Granillo comes down to chest. He looks at Brandon,

who looks at him. They exchange a satisfied glance, Granillo sits on chest* hands
in pockets* reeling a little, Rupert, who is still looking out of the window*
suddenly shuts it and turns round* leans against the sill* and looks at them both.
They still do not observe him. Then he hobbles down* and putting stick on chest*
leans his face on his hands thoughtfully.]

Rupert- आह, ठीक है। तो सोने की तैयारी karo ।

Brandon- {putting last bottle away and coming a little towards Rupert). Well,
Rupert—thank you very much for coming round and all that. . .
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Rupert- (in same position, nodding his head). The pleasure is mine. Mine
altogether. Believe me.

(He brings his stick down and stands properly, Granillo has risen, sobered
completely, and is staring at him with horror.]

Rupert – kafi dilchasp sham thi.

Brandon- Hullo—tumhara buttonhole kya hai?

[Rupert looks first at Brandon, and then at Granillo. Stays perfectly still,
watching Granillo.]

Granillo- (slowly and tensely) Usey mil gaya. (Nodding.) usey mil gaya.

Brandon- apna muha band karo, grano.

Granillo- (hysterically, not listening to Brandon). Oh haan. Uske pas sab hai. Jh-
ah-ah-ah 1 (Gives a terrible, piercing, falsetto scream, and commences banging on
chest.) Usey mil gaya ! Usey mil gaya ! Usey mil gaya !

Brandon - (shouting even louder, and simultaneously. Shaking him). Munh band
rakho! Apna munh band rakho! Apna ganda munh band rakho!!

Granillo- (groaning and staggering against chest). Oh— oh—oh. (Gives a low,
long drawn-out, shuddering sob.)
[Rupert has hobbled down R]

Brandon- (with restrained violence). Chup ho jao ! chup ho jao ! (Comes in the
direction of Rupert. Stops.) Rupert.

Rupert- Yes.

[Granillo has now sunk down beside the chesty still sobbing and breathing hard.]

Brandon- Rupert, isme tumhara koi lena-dena nahi hai. ग्रैनो और मेरे बीच में एक ऐसी
कु छ problem है जो फकसी aur ko concern nahi krta hai. kya aap hum pr ahasan krte
hue yaha ja skte, taki hum problrm solve kr sake humare?
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Rupert {looking down at his stick).- tum mujhe nahi batao ge Brandon, ke tumhe
kya cheez paresan kr rahe hai? Shayad mai kuch help kar saku.

Brandon- nahi, mujhe nahi batana. {Moves towards door.) jao yaha se isse
tumhara koi lena dena nahi.

Rupert- {still looking down at stick)nahi, Brandon chahe is cheez ka mujh se koi
lena-dena na ho. Par ye shayad – shayad aam logon se related ho –aur yhn
mai unhe akela represent krrha hu. Nahi batao ge?

[Brandon conies forward menacingly, and, to his surprise, Rupert comes forward
to meet him.]

Brandon- tum jaa rahe ho, ya nahi?

[They glare into each other's eyes. Slow moan from Granillo. Pause.]

Rupert- nahi, Brandon, mai nahi ja raha. Dekh rahe ho mai ek ajeeb situation me
hu

Brandon- {more menacingly still—a change in his tone) tum usse bhi zyada ajeeb
situation me ho, mere dost

Rupert {holding his ground,a trifle breathless).- oh- wo kaise?

Brandon –Tum bohot khtarnak situation me ho.

[Comes suddenly forward, Rupert retreats, putting up his stick to protect himself,
Brandon seizes it without the slightest difficulty, and brings it down to a
horizontal level. Each is holding firmly to it and gazing at the other.]

Brandon- Bohot khtarnak situation me.

Rupert {after a pause)- Brandon. Mai langda hu, aur mere paas khud ko bachane
ke lye kuch nai hai

Brandon- Tumhare pas kuch nahi hai.

Rupert- Bas ek cheez hai.

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Brandon- ek cheez?

[There is a flash of steel, as the blade is withdrawn from the stick. It is a

swordstick, Brandon is left with the empty wooden sheath in his hand.]
Rupert - (वह उनके और उनके बीच तलवार के साथ तेजी से मंच पर ऊपर की ओर घम रहा
है।} इसके अलावा, मेरे पास यहां एक और छोर्ा हलथयार है, जो मेरे ललए और भी zyada bada
है। (थोडी चांदी की सीर्ी पैदा करता है।)

Brandon- Ye kya hai ?

Rupert- Ye ? (Holding it up.) Ek seeti . Ye mujhe ek policewale ne di .

[Brandon walks rapidly over to him. Rupert puts himself in a defensive position,
Brandon pauses, and then goes over to pour himself out a drink.

Brandon (quite calm)- Oh, or ye usne tumhe kab di ??

Rupert. -ye usne mujhe 20 minute pehle di hai, yaha par wapas apna ciggarate ka
packet lene ane se pehle. aur wo abhi is intezaar mein hai ki mein kab ise bajaunga
. Yahi niche khada hai .ab ye tumpar hai ki isey mai bajau ya nahi.

Brandon- tum mujhse kya chahte ho Rupert ?

Rupert- mujhe chahiye 2 cheeze- 2 sach .Pehla iss ticket ka sach ( faaad deta hai
ticket ) aur doosra uss bakse ka.

Brandon- mein tumhari dono baaton ka jawaab de deta hoon. Jaha tak baat rahi
ticket ki mujhe kuch nahi pata ki tum kya puch rhe ho or bakse ke andar kya hai
mein uska matlab samjha hi nahi .

Rupert-Tumhare dono jawab sunke mujhe kuch khaas maza nahi aya.

Brandon (coming a little towards him)., mujhe ye baat samgh mein aagai hai ki
tumne aaj kuch zaayada hi pee rakhi hai or tumhe is samay ghar jana chahiye.

Rupert. Maine pee rakhi hai par itni bhi nahi pee rakhi aur mai ghar to nahi jar
aha.

Brandon- To ye sab kya hai , ye kya pagalpan hai.

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Rupert. – Ye pagalpan nahi hai BRANDON. Mere paas saboot hai ,us pal hi muje
shaq hogya tha jab mene tumhe 8.45 ko phone lagaya tha aur mene suna tumhare
dost ko chillate huye light band karne ke lye. usi waqt se tumpar shak badta hi ja
rha hai.

Brandon- badhta hi ja rha hai! badhta hi jaa rha hai! kya matlb hai iska , kya shaq
hai tumhe ?

Rupert – Mujhe shaq hai khoon ka Brandon. Ronald kentley ka khoon .

Brandon- Rupert tum pagal ho gaye hokya …

Rupert – haan kyu nahi aur shayad tum ye sabit bhi kardo .

Brandon-kya kaha tumne ?

Rupert- Khoon. Brandon .

Brandon – oh my god …. poor poor Rupert , tumhe pata hi nahi ki tumne mujhe
kitni shanti di hai . Mujhe lga tumhe sach pta chl gya hai.khoon .hahaha ye bhot
badiya tha Rupert.(Granillo se)suna tumne. ise lagta hai ki humne khoon kiya hai

Rupert – esa bhi ho sakta hai ki tum mujhe bewakoof bana rahe ho .

Brandon-Bewakoof banau , bewade pagal admi .nikal ja yaha se baja apni seeti
bewakoof , baja apni seeti bula apne policewale ko .. jaa jaa … karle jo krna hai

Rupert. – amm ab tum mujhe pagal samgh hi rhe ho to phir kyu na mein us bakse
ke andar kya hai ek baar dekh lu .

Brandon. – bakse ke andar dekhna hai !bakse ke andar! ha ha bilkul jao 50000
bakse hai bahar khol ke dekh lo ..

Rupert {very calml) -mujhe 50000 bakse nahi kholne hai .. mujhse to sirf ye baksa
kholna hai jo yaha is kamre mein hai . ab bahar jaunga to ye baksa kese kholunga

Brandon- tum pagal ho or nashe mein ho

Rupert- Shayad.jo bhi hai. to mein ye baksa khol kar dekh lu .

Brandon (shouting)- HAA!

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(There is a tremendous and baffling silence, Rupert hobbles down L., and pauses
to look at him in a puttied way. Then hobbles towards window and

looks at him in the same way. He comes down C. Pause.

Rupert- very well , dekhte hai phir

(Another pause as they look at each other, Brandon is fairly near to chest.)

Brandon- jao jao ..!!dekho kiska intezaar kar rhe ho ?

Rupert- tum bhot hi chalak ho Brandon, kisi bhi mamle mein .

Brandon – kaash mein bhi tumhare liye ye bol pata . mr detective .

Rupert- kyu na tum waha ja kar khade ho jao … uss chair ke pass

(he points to chair r. with sword.)

[Brandon obeys. Rupert pauses. goes to chest. Granillo is still prostrate, Rupert
examines lockt and tries to lift lid. ]

ye to band hai .. isme tala laga hai .. (he sits easily on edge of chest.)

Brandon- to ab kya ?

Rupert- chabi kaha hai ?

Brandon- pata nahi ..or mujhe kyu pata hogi shayad upar kamre mein ho .

Rupert- upar kamre mein .

Brandon – kya mein jaakar leke aau ?

Rupert- nahi nahi ..zarurat nahi (Goes over to sideboard and picks up silver
nutcrackers.) mein ese hi khol deta hoon . (Comes down again.* looking at others.)
kyu khol du naa ?.....

khol hi deta hoon….(no answer from Brandon )

Brandon- (Suddenly blazing )

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(Fishing in waistcoat pocket and flinging it down.) ab dekho.. tumhare samne kya
ata hai …

Rupert- thankyou
………………………………………………………………………………………
……..

[Rupert pick* it up and begins to fumble with lock. Brandon leaps forward., but
Rupert is too quickfor him. He swings round into a sitting posture on the chesty
and has his swordpointed at the other's breast. ]

Brandon – waha dekhoge to tum pachtaoge Cadell. Pachtaoge tum ..

Rupert- I ll take the risk .. Tum waps uss chair par jaoge?

…[Brandon obeys, Rupert goes on fumbling. He un- locks it. He pauses before
opening, and looks at Brandon. Then he slowly lifts the lid and looks in. Long
pause. Suddenly the lid comes down with a smash, Rupert literally runs, in sofar
as his lame- ness will allow him, towards the door. The thing has obviously
appalled him more than he could have imagined. He turns round and runs in the
same way up stage, C. There he stops, completely over- come.

Rupert – Oh ..saale suar .kaminey. (Wipes his hand across his mouth, his Ups at
once contemptuous and horror- struck.) ..

Brandon- (quietly) beth jao Rupert .. mujhe tumse baat krni hai.

Rupert- bechara ronald kently .. usne tera kya bigada tha sale

Brandon – beth jao Rupert … for gods sake please sit down .. mujhe tumse baat
krni hai ..

Rupert-(pulling himself together) beth jau .. beth jau kya mtlb… mtlb kya hai tera
.
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Brandon- (louder , he himself is standing )mene kaha na beth jao !bhagwan ke liye
beth jao or suno me sab samgha sakta hoon.

Rupert- samgha sakte ho ….

Brandon –( slightly giving way ) ohh , beth jao . uparwale ke liye shant raho ..
dekho abhi jesa tum chahoge vesa hi hoga .. par meri baat sun lo bas .. mein sab
bata sakta hoon … meri baat suno .. bas ek baar beth kar sunlo or phir kehna …
theek hai .

[Rupert slowly comes and sits down L.

Rupert- Bolo …!

[Brandon paces up towards window before sitting down.

Sits down. Thinks. Puts face in hands.

Brandon – Rupert … tum ek samajhdaar aadmi ho .. ho na?

Rupert- han aisa daawa to karta hu mai

Brandon- or ab ye tumhare hath mein hai ki mein zinda raho ya maru … haina ?

Rupert- dikh to yahi rha hai .

Brandon- aur Granillo bhi.

Rupert- ha Granillo bhi.

Brandon – Rupert ..

Rupert- ha .

Brandon- tumhe humari aaj raat ki baat yaad hai- jab hum old bailey aur justice ki
baat kar rahe the

Rupert- haan, to?

Brandon- aur in dono me kya fark hai, you made the point

Rupert- yes
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Brandon- haan to, yaad hai na, tum humein itni asaani se kanoon ke hawale to
nahi karoge, aur ab me tumse kuch aur puchna chahta hoon, tum apni zindagi me
zyada morals follow karne wale insaan to nahi ho na?

Rupert- nahi,me nahi hoon

Brandon- aur tumhe koi zindagi itni khaas bhi nahi lagti, haina

Rupert- nahi.

Brandon- ab suno,Rupert. Suno, maine kuch kar diya hai matlab humne kuch kar
diya hai. Humne wo bas bas adventure ke liye kiya. Adventure aur khatre ke liye
,for danger.
Tum nietzche padhte ho, padhte ho na Rupert

Rupert- haan

Brandon- aur tumhe pata hai na ki wo btata hai ki humein khatron ke sath jeena
chahiye

Rupert- haan

Brandon-aur tum ye bhi jante hoge ki wo vyaktigat jeevan ke liye zyada respect
nahi rakhta — isliye wo kehta hai— live dangerously, khatron ke sath jiyo. Humne
socha humein waisa hi karna chahiye, to humne kar diya. Bas. Hum dono ne wo
kaam bas kiya hai, dusre baat karte hai aur hum sidha kar diya. Tum samajh rahe
ho na.

Rupert- bolte jaao, me sun raha hoon.

Brandon- suno Rupert, suno. Mujhe lagta hai ki tum samajhte ho. Tum hi ek
aadmi ho jo samajh sakta hai. Ab, iss sab ke ilawa , agar tum nahi samajh sakte ki
hum usey kaise dekhte hai, tum dekhoge ki tum humein aise hi nahi chod sakte. Do
zindagiyaan ek ko wapas nahin la sakti. Ye teeno ki hatya ho jaegi. Tum aisa kabhi
nahi karoge.unsab chizo ke alawa bhi humari zindagi tumhare hath me hai.
Tumhare hath me yaar. Me tumhare haatho me deta hoon. Tum humein nahi maar
sakte,nahi maar sakte. Agar tum humein chodte ho to wo bhi humein maarna hi
hoga jaise tum apni is talwar ko humare aar paar kardo.Tum kaatil nahi ho, Rupert
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Rupert- kya ho tum?

Brandon- hum nahi hain, hum nahi hai. Main bata raha hoon. Tum mujhe ye mat
batana ki tum samay ke gulaam ho, borgias ke time me tum is bare me sochte bhi
nahi. Bhagwan ke liye kehdo ki tum bandish me rehne wale insaan nahi ho.
Rupert- tum humein nahi chor sakte,tum jante ho tum nahi kar sakte, nahi kar
sakte(long pause)……..ya kr sakte ho?

Rupert- me janta hoon tumne jo kuch bhi kaha hai wo sach hai,ye brahmand bhot
hi vichitr hai, andhere se bhara aur samajh ke bahaar hai. Lekin me ise thoda hi
samajhta hoon. Maine hamesha sahi tark lagaane ki koshish ki hai, aur tark humein
ajeeb raaston par la khda kar deta hai. Aur aisa hi is mamle me hua hai. Tumne
mere shabd hi mere samne laakar khade kar diye aur admi ko apne shabdo par
khara utarna chahiye. Me kabhi tark par dobara bharosa nahi karuga. Tumne kaha
tha na ki me zindagi ko bahut hi sasta samajhta hoon. Tum sahi ho, mai aisa hi
hoon. Aur isme Tumhari zindagi bhi shamil hai.(rises)

Brandon- kya matlab hai tumhara

Rupert- (Suddenly,letting himself go,a thing which he has not done all evening
and which he now does with tremendous force and clear angry articulation)
mera kya matlab hai, mera kya matlab hai, mera matlab hai ki tumne ek 20 saal ke
masoom aur majboor ladke ko lakar gala ghotkar mar diya. Mera matlab hai us
sandook me aise ladke ke laash padi hai jo 4 ghante pehle has raha tha, zinda tha,
bhaag raha tha. Aise has raha tha ki jaise tum kabhi nahi has skte, aise bhag raha
tha jaise tum kabhi nahi bhaag skte. Mera matlab hai tumne apne khatre ke liye iss
zindagi ke khilaaf paap kiya hai, jise ab tum bahut keemti maan rahe ho. Aur
tumne isse zyada bhi kiya hai kyunki tumne sirf use nahi mara balki us gharwale
ko aur har us insan ko bhi mar diya jisse wo kareeb tha. Aur uske baap ke liye to
tumne maut se bhi battar halat bana diye hai, wo apni sari zindagi me nahi soch
sakta tha ki log aisa bhi kar sakte hai, us sidhe admi ki koi galti nahi thi jo sari
zindagi apni gardan niche krke jeeta raha, ab uski zindagi itni andheri ho jaegi, itni
badtar hojaegi jo uski soch se bhi pare hoga.
Ye kara hai tumne. Aur agar tumhe aisa lagta hai ki zindagi kuch nahi bas ek bura
mazaak hai to tum ab ise apne ap par hote huye dekhoge.

Brandon (pale and frozen). - kya bol rahe ho tum? Kya kar rahe ho tum?
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Rupert- me kya kar raha hoon usse farak nahi padta. Samaaj tumhara kya krega
usse farak padta hai. Aur samaaj ke log tumhare sath kya krege wo batana meri
haisiyat se bahar hai. Par mujhe lagta hai ki tumhe ek logical idea to de hi sakta
hoon.. (Coming forward to chest ‫ נ‬and swinging back the lid.)
Tumhe phaasi hogi saalo, phaasi hogi suaro, tum dono ko, phaansi.
[Has whistle in hand. Runs hobbling to the window, throws it open, leans out, and sends three
piercing whistles into the night.] CURTAIN FALLS