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Sergius Monologue from Arms and the Man

From Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw

male · sarcastic · 1:04 min

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(with bitter irony). Oh, yes, quite a romance. He was serving in the very battery I so unprofessionally charged. Being a thorough soldier, he ran away like the rest of them, with our cavalry at his heels. To escape their attentions, he had the good taste to take refuge in the chamber of some patriotic young Bulgarian lady. The young lady was enchanted by his persuasive commercial traveller’s manners. She very modestly entertained him for an hour or so and then called in her mother lest her conduct should appear unmaidenly. The old lady was equally fascinated; and the fugitive was sent on his way in the morning, disguised in an old coat belonging to the master of the house, who was away at the war.

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Sergius recounts a humorous and ironic story about a soldier's escape during war, highlighting the absurdity of romantic encounters amidst chaos.

20s · sarcasm · romance · war · identity · deception

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