Sir Arthur Little Monologue from Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts

From Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

male · contemplative · 1:06 min

But if he went away I thought presently you'd forget him. I thought if I were very kind to you and tolerant, and if I asked nothing more from you than you were prepared to give I might in time make you feel towards me, not love perhaps, but tenderness and affection. That was all I could hope for, but that would have made me very happy. Then the Khedive asked for an English secretary, and I knew Ronny was the only man for it. You see, I've been at this work so long, the official in me makes decisions almost mechanically. (VIOLET: And supposing they break the heart of the man in you?) (Smiling.) By a merciful interposition of Providence we all seem to have just enough strength to bear the burdens that are placed on us. (VIOLET: D'you think so?) You like the rest of us, Violet.

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