Jonathan Monologue from The Contrast

From The Contrast by Royall Tyler

male · sarcastic · 50 sec

At the play! why, did you think I went to the devil's drawing-room? (JENNY: The devil's drawing-room!) Yes; why an't cards and dice the devil's device, and the play-house the shop where the devil hangs out the vanities of the world upon the tenter-hooks of temptation. I believe you have not heard how they were acting the old boy one night, and the wicked one came among them sure enough, and went right off in a storm, and carried one quarter of the play-house with him. Oh! no, no, no! you won't catch me at a play-house, I warrant you.

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