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Gerald Monologue from Mrs. Dot: A Farce

From Mrs. Dot: A Farce by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

male · sarcastic · 1:14 min

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(Smiling.) You are a philosopher, Charles, and it cuts me to the quick that I should be forced to deny myself the charm of your conversation. (CHARLES: I beg your pardon, sir?) I am endeavouring to give you notice in such a manner as not to outrage your susceptibilities. (CHARLES: Me, sir? I’m sorry if I don’t give satisfaction.) On the contrary, you give every satisfaction. It has never been my good fortune to run across a servant who had an equal talent for blacking boots and for repartee. I am grateful for the care with which you have kept my wardrobe, and the encouragement you have offered to my attempts at humour. I have never seen you perturbed by a rebuke, or discouraged by ill-temper. Your merits, in fact, are overwhelming, but I’m afraid I must ask you to find another place.

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30s · sadness · identity · power · isolation · humor

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