Gustav Monologue from A PlayBy J. H. SpeenhoffTranslated from the Dutch

From A PlayBy J. H. SpeenhoffTranslated from the Dutch by A. V. C. P. Huizinga and Pierre Loving.

male · contemplative · 1:02 min

It was also my secret desire to see the woman whom I loved more than my life in really good hands, and, as a matter of fact, I've only heard the very best account of him, while I know all his work as well. All the same, I felt the need of pressing his hand before I grew old, looking him in the face, and asking him to preserve the treasure which providence had entrusted to him, and at the same time I wanted to extinguish the hate which was burning inside me, quite against my will, and I longed to find peace of soul and resignation, so as to be able to finish in quiet that dismal portion of my life which is still left me.

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