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Unit3themillionpoundbanknoteActI,Scene3Narrator:Itisthesummerof1903.Twooldand________brothers,RoderickandOliver,have________.Oliverbelievesthatwithamillionpoundbanknoteamancould________amonthinLondon.HisbrotherRoderickdoubtsit.Atthismoment,theyseeapennilessyoungman_______onthepavementoutsidetheirhouse.ItisHenryAdams,anAmericanbusinessman,whois________inLondonanddoesnotknowwhatheshoulddo.Roderick:Youngman,wouldyoustepinsideamoment,please?Henry:Who?Me,sir?Roderick:Yes,you.Oliver:Throughthefrontdooronyourleft.Henry:(Aservantopensadoor)Thanks.Servant:Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyoupleasecomein?________metoleadtheway,sir.Oliver:（Henryenters）Thankyou,James.Thatwillbeall.Roderick:Howdoyoudo,Mr…er…?Henry:Adams.HenryAdams.Oliver:Comeandsitdown,Mr.Adams.Henry:Thankyou.Roderick:YouareanAmerican?Henry:That’sright,fromSanFrancisco.Roderick:HowwelldoyouknowLondon?Henry:Notatall,it’smyfirst________here.Roderick:Iwonder,MrAdams,ifyou’dmindUSaskingafewquestions.Henry:Notatall.Gorightahead.Roderick:Mayweaskwhatyou’redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?Henry:Well,Ican’tsaythatIhaveanyplans.I’mhopingtofindwork.________fact,IlandedinBritain________.Oliver:Howisthatpossible?Henry:Well,yousee,backhomeIhadmyownboat.Aboutamonthago,Iwas________ofthebay…(hiseyesstareatwhatisleftofthebrother’sdinnerontable.)Oliver:Well,goon.Henry:Oh,yes.Well,towardsnightfallIfoundmyself________toseabyastrongwind.Itwasallmy________.Itdidn'tknowwhetherIcouldsurviveuntilmorning.ThenextmorningI’djustabout________forlostwhenIwas________byaship.Oliver:AnditwastheshipthatbroughtyoutoEngland.Henry:Yes.ThefactisthatIearnedmy________byworkingasan________hand,which________myappearance.IwenttotheAmericanembassyto________help,but…(Thebrotherssmileateachother.)Roderick:Well,youmustn’tworryaboutthat.It’sanadvantage.Henry:I’mafraidIdon’tquitefollowyou,sir.Roderick:Tellus,MrAdams,whatsortofworkyoudidinAmerica.Henry:Iworkedforaminingcompany.Couldyouoffermesomekindofworkhere?Roderick:Patience,MrAdams.Ifyoudon'tmind,mayIaskyouhowmuchmoneyyouhave?Henry:Well,tobe________,Ihavenone.Oliver:(happily)Whatluck!Brother,whatluck!(clapshishandstogether)Henry:Well,itmayseemluckytoyoubutnottome!Onthe________,infact,ifthisisyourideaofsomekindof________,Idon’tthinkit’sveryfunny.(Henrystandsuptoleave)Nowifyou’llexcuseme,IthinkI’llbeonmyway.Roderick:Pleasedon’tgo,MrAdams.Youmustn’tthinkwedon’tcareaboutyou.Oliver,givehimtheletter.Oliver:Yes,theletter.(getsitfromadeskandgivesittoHenrylikeagift)Theletter.Henry:(takingitcarefully)Forme?Roderick:Foryou.(Henrystartstoopenit)Oh,no,youmustn’topenit.Notyet.Youcan’topenituntiltwoo’clock.Henry:Oh,thisissilly.Roderick::Notsilly.There’smoneyinit(callstotheservant)James?Henry:Oh,no.Idon’twantyour________.Ijustwantanhonestjob.Roderick:Weknowyou’rehard-working.That'swhywe’vegivenyoutheletter.James,showMrAdamsout.Henry:Well,whydon’tyouexplainwhatthisisallabout?Roderick:You’llsoonknow.(looksattheclock)Inexactlyanhourandahalf.Servant:Thisway,sir.Roderick:MrAdams,notuntil2o’clock.Promise?Henry:Promise.Goodbye.