George Conway Monologue from East of Suez: A Play in Seven Scenes

From East of Suez: A Play in Seven Scenes by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

male · contemplative · 1:09 min

Except for you I should have died. And when I think of the past I am ashamed. (DAISY: What does the past matter? The past is dead and gone.) And I'm ashamed when I think how patient you were when I was irritable, how kind and thoughtful. I hardly knew I wanted a thing before you gave it to me. Sometimes when I felt I couldn't breathe, the tenderness of your hand on my forehead--oh, it was like a dip in a highland stream on a summer day. I think I never knew that there was in you the most precious thing that anyone can have, goodness. Oh, Daisy, it makes me feel so humble. (DAISY: Goodness? Oh, George.) It's because Harry is better and simpler than I am that he was able to see it in you. He felt it in you always and he was right. [ The AMAH comes in.

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