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СЦЕНКА 15

 

THE PLAYGROUND

 

Maggie: Have you seen the local paper¹, Jim?

Jim: I'm just reading it.

Maggie: Anything interesting in it?

Jim: There's a report of last Monday's Council² meeting. It seems to have been³ quite a lively one.

Maggie: Why, what happened?

Jim: Well, Councillor Walters got up and said it was high time something was done about⁴ that bit waste ground⁵ behind the library and that it ought to be turned into a children's playground.

Maggie: Quite right too. Did they agree?

Jim: Not all. You know Mrs. Grainger, who lives in the Square⁶? She was quite furious about it, apparently. She got up and shouted that she wasn't going to have a lot of noisy children making a nuisance of themselves⁷ right under her window, and that she'd sue the Council.

Maggie: How ridiculous!

Jim: She insisted she'd only bought the house because the Council surveyor had assured her that they were going to turn that waste ground into a garden.

Maggie: I hope they didn't take any notice of her⁸.

Jim: Well, it seems they didn't take a vote⁹. But at any rate they passed it to one of the sub-committees to deal with.

Maggie: That Grainger woman is a menace¹⁰. She won't rest until she's got her way¹¹.

Jim: Ah, but you see, Walters happens to be chairman¹² of that committee, so he'll push the scheme through¹³. Anyway Mrs. Grainger was furious. She waved her umbrella at the mayor and shouted "I'll sue you for damages, every man jack of you¹⁴".

Maggie: I'd love to have seen her¹⁵.

Jim: Well, you'll have a chance to¹⁶ tomorrow. The Parent-Teacher Association¹⁷ is arranging an open meeting to discuss the proposal and no doubt she'll turn up¹⁸.

Maggie: Well, we must go along¹⁹, too.

Jim: Of course. It says here²⁰ the meeting will be at eight at the library.

Maggie: You know, Jim, I'm beginning to understand why Mrs. Grainger was so polite to me when we met in the High Street this morning. She asked me whether I wouldn't like to come and have tea with her some day. Usually she doesn't even say good morning. She must be collecting supporters.

Jim: Well, I think a playground is a very good idea and I'm certainly going to back up Walters at the meeting tomorrow.

Maggie: And so am I²¹.