Col Manly Monologue from The Contrast

From The Contrast by Royall Tyler

male · defiant · 1:02 min

But remember, my dear sister, and I wish all my fair countrywomen would recollect, that the only excuse a young lady can have for going extravagantly into a fashion is because it makes her look extravagantly handsome.--Ladies, I must wish you a good morning. (CHARLOTTE: But, brother, you are going to make home with us.) Indeed I cannot. I have seen my uncle and explained that matter. (CHARLOTTE: Come and dine with us, then. We have a family dinner about half-past four o'clock.) I am engaged to dine with the Spanish ambassador. I was introduced to him by an old brother officer; and instead of freezing me with a cold card of compliment to dine with him ten days hence, he, with the true old Castilian frankness, in a friendly manner, asked me to dine with him to-day--an honour I could not refuse. Sister, adieu--madam, your most obedient-- [ (Exit.)

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