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Faith Monologue from Windows

From Windows by John Galsworthy

female · anguished · 1:29 min

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(With a faint smile) My baby wasn't beastly; but I--I got upset. (JOHNNY: Well, I should think so!) My friend in the manicure came and told me about hers when I was lying in the hospital. She couldn't have it with her, so it got neglected and died. (JOHNNY: Um! I believe that's quite common.) And she told me about another girl--the Law took her baby from her. And after she was gone, I--got all worked up-- (She hesitates, then goes swiftly on) And I looked at mine; it was asleep just here, quite close. I just put out my arm like that, over its face--quite soft-- I didn't hurt it. I didn't really. (She suddenly swallows, and her lips quiver) I didn't feel anything under my arm. And--and a beast of a nurse came on me, and said "You've smothered your baby, you wretched girl!" I didn't want to kill it--I only wanted to save it from living. And when I looked at it, I went off screaming.

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20s · sadness · death · motherhood · isolation · mental health

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