Monologue

Lemmy Monologue from The Foundations (An Extravagant Play)

From The Foundations (An Extravagant Play) by John Galsworthy

male · sarcastic · 1:12 min

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(Already ashamed of his emotion) 'Ere, 'arf a mo'! Which is which? Daon't forget I'm aht o' wori; Lord William, if that's 'is nyme, is workin 'ard at 'is Anti-Sweats! Wish I could get a job like vat--jist suit me! (LORD W: That hits hard, Mr. Lemmy.) Daon't worry! Yer cawn't 'elp bein' born in the purple! (LORD W: Ah! Tell me, what would you do in my place?) Why--as the nobleman said in 'is well-known wy: "Sit in me Club winder an' watch it ryne on the dam people!" That's if I was a average nobleman! If I was a bit more noble, I might be tempted to come the kind'earted on twenty thou' a year. Some prefers yachts, or ryce 'orses. But philanthropy on the 'ole is syfer, in these dyes.

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30s · sarcasm · class disparity · identity · philanthropy · ambition

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