Jim Monologue from The Second-Story Man

From The Second-Story Man by Upton Sinclair

male · anguished · 53 sec

A street car killed him. (MRS. AUSTIN: Oh!) Run over his chest, ma'am. I came home at night, and they told me, and I near went out of my mind. Can you think what it was to see him... with his eyes starting out of his head like, and his beautiful little body all mashed flat... (MRS. AUSTIN: Oh, spare me!) I told you it wouldn't be a pretty story. Do you think maybe you wouldn't take to drink if you saw a sight like that? (Sinking back.) Since then I've looked for work, but I haven't cared much. Only sometimes I've thought I'd like to meet that young lawyer...

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