第一幕·五十四

肯反过来问梁皖妮：“Why do you think my plot is too cliche?”

梁皖妮信心满满地依次举起剧本：“The first script tells the story of a prince's revenge, and no one survived. It is similar to the plot of Hamlet.”

肯哽住了。的确，他是从《哈姆雷特》中得到灵感，也参考了很多，难免会留下烙印。

梁皖妮继续说：“In the second play, the hero and heroine love each other, but they are opposed by their families. Finally, they both die. I have seen such a plot in Romeo and Juliet.”

肯反驳道：“They finally became two roses and stayed together in the middle of their graves.”

肯不喜欢悲剧结局。他喜欢在悲剧的末尾留下一点喜剧的色彩。

梁皖妮说得他哑口无言：“Do you know the Chinese drama Butterfly Lovers? The two protagonists turn into butterflies.”

肯不想让她再说下去了，找借口提前离开了。

他大踏步地向前走着，边走心里边想：“A fledgling girl, who hasn't seen a few plays, dares to tell me what to do?”

不过，他不得不承认梁皖妮说中了要害。那些话剧，至今没有被搬上舞台，他自己也不甚满意，只敢在学生剧团碰碰运气。

“I'm sorry, Mr Brown.”刚才那个令他不愉快的声音在背后响起。

肯本不想停下来。难道还要在走廊里、在大庭广众之下挨她的批评吗？可是，听着梁皖妮气喘吁吁的声音，他又觉得应该发挥绅士风度。

他停了下来，转身“和蔼”地问梁皖妮：“Miss, can I help you?”

梁皖妮睁着一双澄澈的大眼睛，真诚地说：“I'm sorry, I... I was so frank that I embarrassed you. Sorry, I want to apologize to you.”

她这样说了，肯也不能拒绝她的道歉：“Never mind. I really appreciate your advice.”

梁皖妮仍然过意不去：“Really? I think you're unhappy now.”