TO MY WIFE
To whom I owe the leaping delight
That quickens my senses in our wakingtime
And the rhythm that governs the repose of our sleepingtime,
The breathing in unison
Of lovers …
Who think the same thoughts without need of speech
And babble the same speech without need of meaning:
To you I dedicate this book, to return as best I can
With words a little part of what you have given me.
The words mean what they say, but some have a further meaning
For you and me only.
The Cast of the First Production
at the
Edinburgh Festival
August 25–August 30 1958
Monica Claverton-Ferry ANNA MASSEY
Charles Hemington RICHARD GALE
Lambert GEOFFREY KERR
Lord Claverton PAUL ROGERS
Federico Gomez WILLIAM SQUIRE
Mrs. Piggott DOROTHEA PHILLIPS
Mrs. Carghill EILEEN PEEL
Michael Claverton-Ferry ALEC McCOWEN
Presented by HENRY SHEREK
Directed by E. MARTIN BROWNE
Settings designed by HUTCHINSON SCOTT
