Alernatiove Ending To Pygmalion

Alternative Ending to Pygmalion

Act V

After Higgins, confesses to his undying love for Eliza. Eliza decides to leave Higgins's home because felt that it would only hurt Higgins more to have her stay another moment in his home because she did not share the same feelings for him. She now resides at the home of Mrs. Higgins.

Mrs. Higgins's drawing room. She is at her writing-table as before. The parlor-maid comes in.

THE PARLOR MAID [at the door]: Mr. Henry, madam, is downstairs

MRS. HIGGINS: Well, show him up.

THE PARLOR-MAID: He's using the telephone, madam, phoning the police, I think

MRS.HIGGINS: What!

THE PARLOR-MAID [coming further in and lowering her voice]: Mr. Henry is in a state, madam. I thought I'd better tell you.

MRS. HIGGINS: If you had told me that Mr. Henry was not in a state it would have been more surprising. Tell them to come up when he's finished with the police,. I suppose he's lost something.

THE PARLOR-MAID: yes, madam [going]

MRS. HIGGINS: Go upstairs and tell Miss Doolittle that Mr. Henry is here. Please tell her that she mustn't come down until I call for her.

THE PARLOR-MAID: Yes, madam

Higgins bursts in. he is, as the parlor-maid has said in a state.

HIGGINS: Look here, mother; a terrible thing has happened.

MRS. HIGGINS: Yes dear, Good-morning [He checks his impatience and kisses her, whilst the parlor-maid goes out]. What are you talking about?

HIGGINS: Eliza has left me!

MRS.HIGGINS: What did you do? You had to have frightened her!!

HIGGINS: But I did what you told me to I told her how I felt about her...

MRS. HIGGINS: Oh my word, my son has taken words of advise from me....

HIGGINS: I told her how I felt about her; nevertheless she turned away from me and left in the middle of the night. She over heard the conversation between the Colonel and I and how I gloated on how I changed Eliza.

MRS. HIGGINS: In that case Henry she had every right to leave.

HIGGINS: But mother, I've never felt this way before. I've sent the police looking for her.

MRS. HIGGINS: Now, what are the police going to do?

HIGGINS: What they're paid to do, their job.

MRS. HIGGINS: Henry, she left because she wanted to. [Calls for the parlor-maid and signals her get Eliza

HIGGINS [Without notice he rambles on]: I left my pride behind to tell her how I felt about her and how I have grown to love her.

Eliza steps into the drawing- room

HIGGINS: Eliza!!

Higgins was amazed by her presence and reached out to embrace her. However, Eliza backs away and reaches out hand for a pleasant handshake.

ELIZA: How do you do Mr. Higgins

HIGGINS [with the look of confusion on his face]: Fine thank you, Eliza we need to...

ELIZA: I have nothing to say to you Mr. Higgins. You've made yourself quite clear with where we stand during that conversation between you and the Colonel.

HIGGINS: That's not true. I love you Eliza.

ELIZA: Oh stop it with your bitter twisted lies. You're just saying that to make me stay to be your assistant, not your companion.

HIGGINS: How would you know if you haven't given it a chance?

Mrs. Higgins get up from her chair and heads for the door.

MRS. HIGGINS [walking towards the door]: I think you two, need to be alone to talk this out. [Leaves the room]

HIGGINS [turning back to Eliza]: How could you assume something that hasn't even happened.

ELIZA: I'm assuming? I'm assuming? I am not assuming anything I'm merely telling the truth. Whether you believe it or not I have feelings too.

HIGGINS: I never said you didn't.

ELIZA: You're right I didn't but you treated me as if I didn't. You can change the appearance of Eliza but you can't change Eliza Doolittle.

HIGGINS: Eliza please reconsider, please.

ELIZA: I've already made up my mind

HIGGINS: You've made up your mind!!!

ELIZA:

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