WIFE TO A FAMOUS MAN
A monologue from the
play by Gregorio Martinez Sierra
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NOTE: This monologue is reprinted
from The Plays of G. Martinez Sierra. G. Martinez Sierra.
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1922. |
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MARIANA: I want you to stop talking. You always lie
like a newspaper--it doesn't matter what sort of tale you tell,
no one's going to believe you. But ... just you look out. Your
luck's in for the minute, isn't it ... and you think you're such
a fellow just because a few pesetas have fallen on you out of
the sky. Make the most of them while they last. I'm used to earning
what I need for myself and my children. It's little enough and
it's hard to come by ... but it makes me a queen in this kingdom
anyhow. My kingdom's my home. And don't forget this. There's
never been any man let come in it but you ... I love you a long
sight more than you deserve to be loved. But let's have this
clear ... there aren't going to be any women in the case but
me either. And if you're not agreeable to that ... well, there's
lots of room in the world for us both, and it's easy to take
the train as to buzz through the air. Off you go then ... and
we'll meet again on Judgment Day.
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