Monologue

Elizabeth Monologue from Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People

From Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People by Constance D'Arcy Mackay

female · contemplative · 40 sec

The kettle hath not yet boiled for thy second cup, Roger. 'Tis slow, yet I do not worry, for 'tis only twilight, and there is a good hour yet ere we are due at the special meeting of the Friends, and Deborah Read is to come with us. Does thee know, Roger, I sometimes think that for all her saucy ways Mistress Deborah Read is half a Friend at heart. When I do speak she listens to me most attentively.

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