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    The Spirit of Contradiction
    The Spirit of Contradiction
    The Spirit of Contradiction
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    The Spirit of Contradiction

    By Frank J. Morlock and Charles Rivière Dufresny

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    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      The Spirit of Contradiction - Frank J. Morlock

      Project Gutenberg's The Spirit of Contradiction, by Charles Riviere Dufresny

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      Title: The Spirit of Contradiction

      Author: Charles Riviere Dufresny

      Translator: Frank J. Morlock

      Posting Date: August 4, 2012 [EBook #4752] Release Date: September, 2003 First Posted: March 12, 2002

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SPIRIT OF CONTRADICTION ***

      Produced by Dagny and Frank J. Morlock

      This Etext is for private use only. No republication for profit in print or other media may be made without the express consent of the Copyright Holder. The Copyright Holder is especially concerned about performance rights in any media on stage, cinema, or television, or audio or any other media, including readings for which an entrance fee or the like is charge. Permissions should be addressed to: Frank Morlock, 6006 Greenbelt Rd, #312, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA or frankmorlock@msn.com. Other works by this author may be found at http://www.cadytech.com/dumas/personnage.asp?key=130

      THE SPIRIT OF CONTRADICTION

      BY DUFRESNY

                             Translated and adapted

                               By Frank J. Morlock

      Characters French names

      Mr. Townly M. Oronte

      Mrs. Townly Mme. Oronte

      Lucas, the gardener Lucas

      Angelica Angelique

      Edward Richly Valere

      Mr. Nelson M. Thibaudois

      Lawyer Notary

      Lackey Lackey

      Six men, two women

      The scene is a garden before Mr. Townly's house in London. Lucas, the gardener enters in a rage.

      Lucas:

      To hell with that bitch and her contradictory nature!

      Townly:

      There, there, Lucas, softly.

      Lucas:

      No, sir. I can no longer put up with your wife's temperament.

      Townly: You have to forgive her, because the spirit of contradiction is natural to her.

      Lucas: When she contradicts you like crazy,—you, her husband—that's natural, huh? Well, maybe. But it isn't natural that she should contradict my garden.

      Townly:

      Patience, Lucas, patience.

      Lucas: To be perfectly frank I don't like being gardener here—or anywhere there are women. A woman in a garden causes more damage than a million hedgehogs.

      Townly:

      You're right and my wife is in the wrong.

      Lucas: Everything I've planted is torn up. She's replanted all the weeds I tore out when I was grafting. She said they're wildflowers. Then when I planted the cabbages she said she now wants lettuces. Nothing is done by her order that doesn't reverse something I've done. Yesterday she half buried my prunes under melons. I believe, God pardon me! that it would be better for me to plant watermelons in the grape arbor.

      Townly: She's unreasonable, but let's forget about that, Lucas. Let's talk about marrying my daughter. I need your advice about that matter.

      Lucas:

      I haven't got an

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