Mrs Abner Monologue from The Straw

From The Straw by Eugene O'Neill

female · contemplative · 1:11 min

For the Old Woman? You lost to-day, didn't you? Is she sendin' you to bed, the old devil? (EILEEN: Yes, I'm afraid I'll have to----) She's a mean one, ain't she? I gained this week--half a pound. Lord, I'm gittin' fat! All my clothes are gittin' too small for me. Don't know what I'll do. Did you lose much, dearie? (EILEEN: Three pounds.) Ain't that awful! (Hastening to make up for this thoughtless remark.) All the same, what's three pounds! You can git them back in a week after you're resting more. You been runnin' a temp, too, ain't you? ((Eileen nods.)) Don't worry about it, dearie. It'll go down. Worryin's the worst. Me, I don't never worry none. (She chuckled with satisfaction--then soberly.) I just been talkin' with Bailey. She's got to go to bed, too, I guess. She lost two pounds. She ain't runnin' no temp though.

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