Never saw a woman that did! The courage and constancy of the female sex in bearing inconveniences is so great, however, that that will be no test at all. Give me that thing. You wouldn't catch a man saying he felt comfortable under such circumstances. But only persuade a girl that she looks stylish and pretty with her waist drawn in, and you may lace her up till the very life leaves her, and with her dying breath she will tell you she is nothing more than "comfortable". So, my young lady, you don't catch me in that way! You must leave off belts and tight waists of all sorts for six months at least, and wear only loose sacques so that your lungs may have some chance to play and fill with the vital air that I am going to send you to breathe up in the hills. E. But, Doctor, I don't believe I could hold myself up. When I sit up in a loose dress I feel so weak I hardly know what to do. I need the support of something stiff around me.

Dr H Monologue from Dr. Hardhack's Prescription: A Play for Children

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