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Ivan Aleksandrovich Khlestakov Monologue from The Inspector-General

From The Inspector-General by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

male · comedic · 44 sec

And yet you'll admit that one can live happily in a little town. (POSTMASTER: Quite so.) In my opinion what you want is this--you want people to respect you and to love you sincerely. Isn't that so? (POSTMASTER: Exactly.) I'm glad you agree with me. Of course, they call me queer. But that's the kind of character I am. (Looking him in the face and talking to himself.) I think I'll ask this postmaster for a loan. (Aloud.) A strange accident happened to me and I ran out of cash on the road. Can you lend me three hundred rubles?

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