напиши пересказ по тексту на английском Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering were sitting by the fire when Mrs Pearce returned to the room. "Is the girl clean yet?" asked…
Напиши пересказ по тексту на английском Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering were sitting by the fire when Mrs Pearce returned to the room. "Is the girl clean yet?" asked Higgins. "Yes, sir," replied Mrs Pearce, but I'm afraid we have another problem now. There's a Mr Alfred Doolittle here to see you. He says you have his daughter." "Very well. Send the man in," said Higgins resolutely. Mrs Pearce left the room and, when she returned, she was followed by an elderly man in extremely dirty clothes. Alfred Doolittle was a dustman but he did not seem to feel uncomfortable in a rich man's home. He looked at the two gentlemen he entered the room. "Professor Higgins?" he asked. "Here," said Higgins. "Do sit down. Alfred sat in a large armchair, as if he was used to such comfort. "I come about a very serious matter," he said. "I want my daughter." "Of course you do," said Higgins. "You're her father, aren't you, and I don't imagine anyone else wants her. She's upstairs. Take her away at once. This was not the reaction Alfred had expected. He stood up, startled. "What do you mean?" he asked. "Well, I'm not going to keep your daughter for you!" said Higgins. "Take her away! How dare you come here and try to blackmail me?" "Blackmail you? What are you talking about?" asked Alfred."You sent her here on purpose!" said Higgins. "You want money! I shall call the police!" He moved towards the telephone, and Alfred put a hand out to stop him. "Now wait a second!" cried Alfred. "I never said nothing about money!" "Well, what else have you come here for?" asked Higgins. "How did you know she was here?" "I'll tell you if you'll only let me get a word in," said Alfred. "I'm willing to tell you. I'm wanting to tell you. I'm waiting to tell you. "Listen, Pickering," Higgins said, turning to the Colonel. "This man has a natural gift for public speaking. Alfred, do go on with your story.' "Well," continued Alfred. "Eliza sent a boy for her things, and I met him on the street. He told me where she was, so I come here to find out what was going on." "I see," said Higgins. "Well, you can take her away now. "Now hold on," said Alfred. "I like you, and I can see that you're a gentleman. I'm sure we can come to an arrangement. After all, what's five pounds to you and what's Eliza to me?" "You mean you would sell your daughter to us?" cried Pickering. "Have you no morals?" "I can't afford morals," said Alfred. "Nor could you if you was as poor as me! Morals are for the rich." Professor Higgins walked to the desk and picked up his wallet. "We shall give the man five pounds, Pickering, and we shall write to Professor Wannafeller, the famous Professor of Morality. We shall tell him that if he ever wants a man to lecture on morality amongst the poorer classes, he should send for Mr Alfred Doolittle!"
The passage describes a scene where Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering are confronted with a visit from Mr. Alfred Doolittle, the father of Eliza, a girl they have taken in. It begins with Mrs. Pearce informing Higgins that Eliza is clean, but he learns that Doolittle has arrived, seeking his daughter.
Higgins invites Doolittle in, who enters looking disheveled but seems unfazed by the luxurious surroundings. When Doolittle asks for Eliza, Higgins unexpectedly tells him to take her away immediately, suggesting he does not intend to keep her. Doolittle is confused and claims no intention of blackmailing Higgins, while Higgins accuses him of trying to extort money.
Alfred Doolittle insists that he only came to clarify the situation after having learned from a boy that Eliza was there. Higgins, noticing Doolittle’s skill in oratory, encourages him to speak. Doolittle reveals that he met a boy who came to collect Eliza's belongings, which led him to the professor's house.
Higgins offers to let Doolittle take his daughter away, but Doolittle complicates things by expressing that he appreciates Higgins' character and suggests they should come to a financial arrangement since he believes five pounds is insignificant to Higgins and means everything to him. This raises eyebrows, especially for Colonel Pickering, who questions Doolittle's morals for being willing to sell his daughter.
Doolittle counters by stating that his financial situation makes it impossible for him to afford morals, arguing that morality is a privilege of the wealthy. In response to Doolittle's unexpected proposition, Higgins decides to give him the five pounds and expresses his intention to inform a morality professor about Doolittle’s opinions, humorously indicating that he might be an excellent lecturer on morality for the poor.
Through dialogue and humorous exchanges, the scene explores themes of class, morality, and the complexities of human relationships, particularly in the context of socioeconomic disparities.
