Governor Monologue from The Inspector-General

From The Inspector-General by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

male · contemplative · 56 sec

Sh-sh! (ANNA: What is it?) I wish I hadn't given him so much to drink. Suppose even half of what he said is true? (Sunk in thought.) How can it not be true? A man in his cups is always on the surface. What's in his heart is on his tongue. Of course he fibbed a little. No talking is possible without some lying. He plays cards with the ministers and he visits the Court. Upon my word the more you think the less you know what's going on in your head. I'm as dizzy as if I were standing in a belfry, or if I were going to be hanged, the devil take it!

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