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The Pigeon by John Galsworthy ACT I It is the night of Christmas Eve, the SCENE is a Studio, flushwith the street, having a skylight darkened by a fall of snow.There is no one in the room, the walls of which are whitewashed, above a floor of bare dark boards. A fire is cheerfullyburning. On a model's platform stands an easel and canvas.There are busts and pictures; a screen, a little stool, two arm.chairs, and a long old-fashioned settle under the window. Adoor in one wall leads to the house, a door in the opposite wallto the model's dressing-room, and the street door is in thecentre of the wall between. On a low table a Russian samovar ishissing, and beside it on a tray stands a teapot, with glasses, lemon, sugar, and a decanter of rum. Through a huge uncurtainedwindow close to the street door the snowy lamplit street can beseen, and beyond it the river and a night of stars.The sound of a latchkey turned in the lock of the street door, and ANN WELLWYN enters, a girl of seventeen, with hair tied in aribbon and covered by a scarf. Leaving the door open, she turnsup the electric light and goes to the fire. She throws of herscarf and long red cloak. She is dressed in a high eveningfrock of some soft white material. Her movements are quick andsubstantial. Her face, full of no nonsense, is decided andsincere, with deep-set eyes, and a capable, well-shapedforehead. Shredding of her gloves she warms her hands.In the doorway appear the figures of two men. The first israther short and slight, with a soft short beard, bright softeyes, and a crumply face. Under his squash hat his hair israther plentiful and rather grey. He wears an old brown ulsterand woollen gloves, and is puffing at a hand-made cigarette. Heis ANN'S father, WELLWYN, the artist. His companion is awell-wrapped clergyman of medium height and stoutish build, witha pleasant, rosy face, rather shining eyes, and rather chubbyclean-shaped lips; in appearance, indeed, a grown-up boy. He isthe Vicar of the parish-CANON BERTLEY. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience

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