Steve Monologue from Alice Sit-By-The-Fire

From Alice Sit-By-The-Fire by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

male · dramatic · 1:03 min

‘I’m awfully glad, Alice, that you--’ He stops abruptly at sight of a strange lady. As for Amy, the word ‘Alice’ brings her to her feet. (AMY: ‘Sir.’ A short remark but withering.) ‘I beg your pardon. I thought--the fact is that I expected--You see you are a stranger to me--my name is Rollo--you are not calling on me, are you?’ Amy inclines her head in a way that Ginevra and she have practised. Then she flings back her cloak as suddenly as an expert may open an umbrella. Having done this she awaits results. Steve, however, has no knowledge of how to play his part; he probably favours musical comedy. He says lamely: ‘I still think there must be some mistake.’ AMY, in italics, ‘There is no mistake.’

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