The General Monologue from Getting Married

From Getting Married by Bernard Shaw

male · anguished · 57 sec

No, Lesbia. They represent despair and cowardice. I won all the early ones by trying to get killed. You know why. (LESBIA: But you had a charmed life?) Yes, a charmed life. Bayonets bent on my buckles. Bullets passed through me and left no trace: thats the worst of modern bullets: Ive never been hit by a dum-dum. When I was only a company officer I had at least the right to expose myself to death in the field. Now I'm a General even that resource is cut off. (Persuasively drawing his chair nearer to her) Listen to me, Lesbia. For the tenth and last time-- LESBIA (interrupting) On Florence's wedding morning, two years ago, you said "For the ninth and last time."

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