Text A Death of a Salesman（第3页）

Happy:Wealwaystoldthetruth!

Biff[turningonhim]:Youbigblow，areyoutheassistantbuyer?You’reowoassistaayou?

Happy:Well，I’mpractically—

Biff:You’repracticallyfullofit!Weallare!AndI’mthroughwithit。[ToWILLY]his，Willy，thisisme。

Willy:Iknowyou!

Biff:YouknowwhyIhadhreemonths?IstoleasuitinKansasdIwasinjail。[toLINDA，whoissobbing]St。I’mthroughwithit。

[LINDAturnsawayfromthem，herhandsgherface。]

Willy:Isupposethat’smyfault!

Biff:Istolemyselfoutoodjobsincehighschool!

Willy:Aisthat?

Biff:AanywherebeesofullofhotairIeverstandtakingordersfromanybody!That’swhosefaultitis!

Willy:Ihearthat!

Linda:Don’t，Biff!

Biff:It’sgoddamtimeyouheardthat!IhadtobebossbigshotintwoweeksandI’mthroughwithit!

Willy:Thenhangyourself!Forspite，hangyourself!

Biff:No!Nobody’shanginghimself，Willy!Irandowseninmyhandtoday。Aopped，youhearme?Andinthemiddleofthatoffig，doyouhearthis?IstoppedinthemiddleofthatbuildingandIsaw—thesky。IsawthethingsthatIloveinthisworld。Theworkandthefoodaandsmoke。Ahepenandsaidtomyself，whatthehellamIgrabbingthisfor?WhyamItryiIdon’twaamIdoinginanoffigaptuous，beggingfoolofmyself，whenallIwantisoutthere，waitiheminuteIsayIknowwhoIam!Why’tIsaythat，Willy?[HetriestomakeWILLYfacehim，butWILLYpullsawayaheleft。]

Willy[withhatred，threateningly]:Thedoorofyourlifeiswideopen!

Biff:Pop!I’madimeadozen，andsoareyou!

Willy[turningonhimnowinanuburst]:Iamnotadimeadozen!IamWillyLoman，andyouareBiffLoman!

[BIFFstartsforWILLY，butisblockedbyHAPPY。Inhisfury，BIFFseemseofattaghisfather。]

Biff:Iamnotaleaderofmen，Willy，aherareyou。Youwerehingbutahard-wdrummerwholaheash-likealltherestofthem!I’monedollaranhour，Willy!Itriedsevenstatesand’traiseit。Abuhour!Doyougathermymeaning?I’mnhomeanyprizesanymore，aostopwaitithemhome!

Willy[directlytoBIFF]:Youveefulmut!

[BIFFbreaksfromHAPPY。WILLY，infright，startsupthestairs。BIFFgrabshim。]

Biff[atthepeakofhisfury]:Pop，I’mnothing!I’mnothing!Pop。’tyouuhat?There’sanymore，I’mjustwhatIam，that’sall。

[BIFF’sfuryhasspentitself，andhebreaksdown，sobbing，holdingontoWILLY，whodumblyfumblesforBIFF’sface。]

Willy[asto’reyoudoing?What’reyoudoing?[ToLINDA]Whyisheg?

Biff[g，broken]:Willyouletmego，forChrist’ssake?Willyoutakethatphonydreamandburnitbeforesomethirugglingtoself，hepullsawayahestairs。]I’llgointhem。Puthim—puthimtobed。[Exhausted，BIFFmovesupthestairstohisroom。]

Willy[afteralooed]:Isn’tthat—isn’tthatremarkable?Biff—helikesme!

Linda:Helovesyou，Willy!

Happy[deeplymoved]:Alop。

Willy:Oh，Biff![Staringwildly]Hecried!e。[Heisgwithhislove，andhispromise]Thatboy—thatboyisgoingtobemag!

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