Monologue

B B Monologue from The Doctor's Dilemma

From The Doctor's Dilemma by Bernard Shaw

male · joyful · 55 sec

(beaming with the conviction that he is giving her a most gratifying surprise) My dear lady, your husband shall have Me. (MRS DUBEDAT: But--) Not a word: it is a pleasure to me, for your sake. Sir Colenso Ridgeon will be in his proper place, in the bacteriological laboratory. I shall be in my proper place, at the bedside. Your husband shall be treated exactly as if he were a member of the royal family. (Mrs Dubedat, uneasy, again is about to protest). No gratitude: it would embarrass me, I assure you. Now, may I ask whether you are particularly tied to these apartments. Of course, the motor has annihilated distance; but I confess that if you were rather nearer to me, it would be a little more convenient.

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