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Gerald Monologue from Mrs. Dot: A Farce

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

male · comedic · 1:06 min

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The consequence is, however, that I was brought up without in the least knowing how to earn my living. I belong to that vast army of younger sons whose sole means of livelihood is a connection with a peer of the realm and such mother-wit as Dame Nature has provided them with. [ (A ring is heard.) (CHARLES: There’s some one at the door, sir. Are you at home?) No, I expect two ladies to tea in half an hour, but you must admit no one else. These gentlemen will be forced to deprive me of their society in twenty-five minutes. (BLENKINSOP: Not at all. Not at all.) I repeat with considerable firmness that these gentlemen will be compelled by a previous engagement to leave me in twenty minutes.

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30s · confusion · identity · isolation · ambition · power

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