Well well--don't get so excited about it. It's only a matter of form you know--Judge Brack assured me of that. It was he that was kind enough to arrange the whole affair for me. A mere matter of form, he said. (TESMAN: Yes, that may be all very well. But nevertheless--) You will have your own salary to depend upon now. And, good heavens, even if we did have to pay up a little--! To eke things out a bit at the start--! Why, it would be nothing but a pleasure to us. (TESMAN: Oh Auntie--will you never be tired of making sacrifices for me!) (Rises and lays her hand on his shoulders.) Have I any other happiness in this world except to smooth your way for you, my dear boy. You, who have had neither father nor mother to depend on. And now we have reached the goal, George! Things have looked black enough for us, sometimes; but, thank heaven, now you have nothing to fear.

Miss Tesman Monologue from Hedda Gabler

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