Bobby Monologue from Fanny's First Play

From Fanny's First Play by Bernard Shaw

male · contemplative · 50 sec

But youd have to make some excuse, you know. I want to give it a gentlemanly turn: to say I'm not worthy of her, or something like that. (JUGGINS: That is not a gentlemanly turn, sir. Quite the contrary.) I dont see that at all. Do you mean that it's not exactly true? (JUGGINS: Not at all, sir.) I can say that no other girl can ever be to me what shes been. That would be quite true, because our circumstances have been rather exceptional; and she'll imagine I mean I'm fonder of her than I can ever be of anyone else. You see, Juggins, a gentleman has to think of a girl's feelings.

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