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Mrs Is Monologue from Prince Hagen

From Prince Hagen by Upton Sinclair

female · dramatic · 1:52 min

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(Enters, right, costumed en grande dame, much excited.) Oh, Gerald, Lord Alderdyce, what do you think I've just heard? (LORD A: What?) About Prince Hagen and Mrs. Bagley-Willis... how she came to take him up! Percy Pennington told me about it... he's her own first cousin, you know, Lord Alderdyce... and he vows he saw the letter in her desk! (LORD A: Oh, tell us!) Well, it was just after Prince Hagen made his appearance, when the papers were printing pages about him. And the news came that he'd bought these palaces; and the next day Mrs. Bagley-Willis got a letter marked personal. Percy quoted the words... Dear Madam: I wish to enter Society. I have no time to go through with the usual formalities. I am a nobleman, with an extraordinary mind and unlimited money. I intend to entertain New York Society as it has never dreamed of being entertained before. I should be very pleased if you would co-operate with me in making my opening ball a success. If you are prepared to do this, I am prepared to pay you the sum of one million dollars cash as soon as I receive your acceptance. Needless to say, of course, this proposition is entirely confidential!

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30s · surprise · ambition · power · identity · wealth

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