Monologue

Maddalena Monologue from The Rights of the Soul

From The Rights of the Soul by Giuseppe Giacosa

female · contemplative · 39 sec

Well, he wasn't there. I thought—he wasn't at the café either, but they told me where he was. He'll be back shortly. He went to the station at Poggio to meet the engineer of the water-works. The tax collector saw him walking in that direction. He always walks. But he will return by the stage for the engineer's sake. The stage should be here at any moment. It is sure though—but are you listening?

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