Sir Patrick Monologue from The Doctor's Dilemma

From The Doctor's Dilemma by Bernard Shaw

male · sarcastic · 51 sec

Oh, have him up. (Ridgeon rings). He's a clever operator, is Walpole, though he's only one of your chloroform surgeons. In my early days, you made your man drunk; and the porters and students held him down; and you had to set your teeth and finish the job fast. Nowadays you work at your ease; and the pain doesn't come until afterwards, when youve taken your cheque and rolled up your bag and left the house. I tell you, Colly, chloroform has done a lot of mischief. It's enabled every fool to be a surgeon. RIDGEON (to Emmy, who answers the bell) Shew Mr Walpole up.

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