MERRICK: So. TREVES: So... «The Elephant Man: A Play»

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    verrett
    24 февраля 2025
    MERRICK: So.
    TREVES: So what?
    MERRICK: Did you see her? Naked?
    TREVES: When I was operating. Of course—
    MERRICK: Oh.
    TREVES: Oh what?
    MERRICK: Is it okay to see them naked if you cut them up afterwards?TREVES: Good Lord. I’m a surgeon. That is science.
    MERRICK: She died. Mrs. Kendal didn’t.
    TREVES: Well, she came back too.
    MERRICK: And Mrs. Kendal didn’t. If you mean that.
    TREVES: I am trying to read about anesthetics. There is simply no comparison.MERRICK: Oh.
    TREVES: Science is a different thing. This woman came to me to be. I mean, it is not, well, love, you know.MERRICK: Is that why you’re looking for an anesthetic.
    TREVES: It would be a boon to surgery.
    MERRICK: Because you don’t love them.
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