They will point out to your excellency where the wound lies, and so, perhaps, help you to find a remedy. Such a character--pardon the observation--ought never to have been made a confidant, or should never have been roused to enmity. He detests the means by which you have risen to power! Perhaps it is only the son that has hitherto sealed the lips of the betrayer! Give him but a fair opportunity for throwing off the bonds imposed upon him by nature! only convince him, by unrelenting opposition to his passion, that you are no longer an affectionate father, and that moment the duties of a patriot will rush upon him with irresistible force! Nay, the high-wrought idea of offering so unparalleled a sacrifice at the shrine of justice might of itself alone have charms sufficient to reconcile him to the ruin of a parent! (PRESIDENT: Worm! Worm! To what a horrible abyss do you lead me!) Never fear, my lord, I will lead you back in safety! May I speak without restraint? PRESIDENT (throwing himself into a seat). Freely, as felon with felon.

Worm Monologue from Love and Intrigue: A Tragedy

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