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Mrs Dot Monologue from Mrs. Dot: A Farce

From Mrs. Dot: A Farce by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

female · comedic · 57 sec

Then tell me exactly how matters stand. (GERALD: It would only bore you, and besides you wouldn’t understand.) Now you’re talking through your hat, my friend. You’re simply talking through your hat. I flatter myself there are few men who have a better head for business than I have. Why, since my husband died I’ve almost doubled our profits. The brewery has never been so flourishing. I’ve told the British People on fifty thousand hoardings to drink Worthley’s Half-crown Family Ale, and by Jove, the British People do. (GERALD: You funny little thing.) Well, now tell me all about it, and let’s see if things can’t be put straight.

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30s · determination · power · ambition · identity · family

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