Catherine Monologue from Arms and the Man

From Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw

female · dramatic · 1:11 min

Yes, here, as soon as possible. Be quick! Oh, how—how—how can a man be such a fool! Such a moment to select! Captain Bluntschli, I am very glad to see you; but you must leave this house at once. My husband has just returned, with my future son-in-law; and they know nothing. If they did, the consequences would be terrible. You are a foreigner: you do not feel our national animosities as we do. We still hate the Servians: the only effect of the peace on my husband is to make him feel like a lion baulked of his prey. If he discovered our secret, he would never forgive me; and my daughter’s life would hardly be safe. Will you, like the chivalrous gentleman and soldier you are, leave at once before he finds you here?

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