The Servant in the House by Charles Rann Kennedy
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MANSON. It is not enough. I shall require more. AUNTIE [embarrassed]. Oh, of course, I shall be glad to do anything that . . . Why, what do you mean? . . . MANSON. I mean that service such as mine demands a greater recompense! AUNTIE. You may be sure that anything in reason . . . MANSON. It must go beyond that! AUNTIE. Well, what do you ask? MANSON. The uttermost obedience, loyalty, and love! AUNTIE. Manson, how dare you! By what right . . . MANSON. By my own right! AUNTIE. This is insolence! What right do you mean? MANSON. The right of understanding, the right of purpose, and the right of will! AUNTIE. You force me to speak angrily to you! Do you forget that you are my servant? |
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