Teddie Monologue from The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts

From The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

male · comedic · 49 sec

And then, you know, the place is ripping. You get used to a blue sky and you miss it in England. (ELIZABETH: What do you do with yourself all the time?) Oh, one works like blazes. You have to be a pretty hefty fellow to be a planter. And then there's ripping bathing. You know, it's lovely, with palm trees all along the beach. And there's shooting. And now and then we have a little dance to a gramophone. (ELIZABETH: I think you've got a young woman out there, Teddie.) (Vehemently.) Oh, no! [She is a little taken aback by the earnestness of his disclaimer. There is a moment's silence, then she recovers herself.

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