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Lady Mary Monologue from The Admirable Crichton

From The Admirable Crichton by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

female · defiant · 58 sec

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It was glamour. Father, I have lived Arabian nights. I have sat out a dance with the evening star. But it was all in a past existence, in the days of Babylon, and I am myself again. But he has been chivalrous always. If the slothful, indolent creature I used to be has improved in any way, I owe it all to him. I am slipping back in many ways, but I am determined not to slip back altogether--in memory of him and his island. That is why I insisted on your telling Brocklehurst. He can break our engagement if he chooses. (Proudly.) Mary Lasenby is going to play the game.

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20s · determination · identity · honor · love · redemption

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