Yes, love, of course it will. Come along. (FANNY: Just one thing, papa, whilst we're alone. Who was the Stagirite?) The Stagirite? Do you mean to say you dont know? (FANNY: Havnt the least notion.) The Stagirite was Aristotle. By the way, dont mention him to Mr Trotter. (They go to the dining-room.) THE PLAY ACT I In the dining-room of a house in Denmark Hill, an elderly lady sits at breakfast reading the newspaper. Her chair is at the end of the oblong dining-table furthest from the fire. There is an empty chair at the other end. The fireplace is behind this chair; and the door is next the fireplace, between it and the corner. An arm-chair stands beside the coal-scuttle. In the middle of the back wall is the sideboard, parallel to the table. The rest of the furniture is mostly dining-room chairs, ranged against the walls, and including a baby rocking-chair on the lady's side of the room. The lady is a placid person. Her husband, Mr Robin Gilbey, not at all placid, bursts violently into the room with a letter in his hand.

The Count Monologue from Fanny's First Play

Rehearse The Count's monologue