Yes, yes. I tried to forget it was there. But the chairs and tables seemed to dance before me and every object in the room had a voice crying out, "Kitty, you silly woman, get back your Bills from that demon who is plaguing you!" I put my fingers in my ears and then the voices were shut up in my brain, and still they shrieked, "Kitty, get back your Bills! Get back your Bills!" I snatched up this paper and ran from the room. Even then if I had met you, Julian, I should have been safe; but whenever Old Nick wants to play the deuce with a married lady he begins by taking her husband for a stroll, and so I fell into Lebanon's clutches--and I--I--I'm done for! (She sinks into a chair.) (SIR JULIAN TWOMBLEY: Katherine, those Bills must be returned to the creature, Lebanon.) Yes. And--and--pa, dear, you'll never speak kindly to me after this, will you? (SIR JULIAN TWOMBLEY: I trust I shall be invariably polite to you, Katherine.) Oh-h-h! We shall be whitewashed in the Bankruptcy Court eventually, I suppose?

Lady Twombley Monologue from The Cabinet Minister: A farce in four acts

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