MS-HRC-SB-5-10

[2194] I know about these things^, how would I understand what they're
talking about^, I'll never stir^, never speak^, they'll never go
si^lent^, never depart^, they'll never ^catch me^, never trop trying^,
that's that^, I'm listening.

[2195.1] Well I prefer that^, I must say I
prefer that^, that what^, oh you know^{, who you,} oh I suppose the audience
well well^, so there's an audience^, it's a public show^, you buy
your seat and you wait^, perhaps it's free^, a free show^,
you take your seat and wait for it to begin^, or perhaps it's
compulsory^, a compulsory show^, you wait for the compulsory show
to begin^,it takes time^, you hear a voi^ce^, perhaps it's a
recitation^, that's the show^, someone reciting^, selected passages^,

[2195.1] old favourites^, a poetry matinée, or someone improvising^, you
can barely hear him^, that's the show^, [2195.2] you can't leave^, you're
afraid to leave^, it might be worse elsewhere^, you ^{make
, the best of it, try and be reasonable,} you came too early^, here we'd need latin^,
it's only beginning^, it hasn't begun^, he's only preluding^,
clearing his throat^, alone in his dr^essing-room^, he'll appear
in a moment^, he'll begin in a moment^, or it's the sta^ge-manager^,
giving his instructions^, his last recommendations^, before the

[2195.2] curtain rises^, that's the show^, waiting for the show^, to the sound
of ^a murmur^, you pull yourself together ^{try and be reasonable,} perhaps it's not a
voice at all^, perhaps it's the air^, ascending^, descending^,
flowing^, eddying^, seeking an exit^, finding none^, [2195.3] and the
spectators^, where are they^, you ^didn't notice^, in the ^anguish
of waiting^{, never noticed} you were waiting alone^, that^'s the show^, waiting
alone^, in the restless air^, for it to begin^, for something
to begin^, for there to be something ^else but you^, for the power

[2195.3] to go^, the courage to leave^{, try & be reasonable,} per-
haps you are blind^, probably deaf^, the show is over^,
all is over^, but where then is the hand^, the ^{helping hand}
or merely ^charitable, or the hired hand^, it's a long time
co^ming^, to take yours and draw you ^away^{, that's the show, free, gratis and for nothing, waiting
alone, blind and deaf, you don't know where,
you don't know for what, for a hand to come,
and draw you away,} somewhere else^, where