Ellie Monologue from Heartbreak House

From Heartbreak House by Bernard Shaw

female · joyful · 1:04 min

At last it seemed that all our troubles were at an end. Mr Mangan did an extraordinarily noble thing out of pure friendship for my father and respect for his character. He asked him how much capital he wanted, and gave it to him. I don't mean that he lent it to him, or that he invested it in his business. He just simply made him a present of it. Wasn't that splendid of him? (MRS HUSHABYE: On condition that you married him?) Oh, no, no, no! This was when I was a child. He had never even seen me: he never came to our house. It was absolutely disinterested. Pure generosity. (MRS HUSHABYE: Oh! I beg the gentleman's pardon. Well, what became of the money?) We all got new clothes and moved into another house. And I went to another school for two years.

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