Makers of Madness - A Play in One Act and Three Scenes by Hermann Hagedorn
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GROSVENOR [_Disappointed._ You can't give me anything more definite? TANEY What's up, anyway? You look nervous. GROSVENOR I am. This business is cutting into my sleep. My last cent is tied up, and I've got a good many other people's last cents as well. Damn it, Taney, this is worse than Monte Carlo. You're dealing with cold-blooded chance there, but here you're dealing with sentiments, emotions. It's exhausting. War is a terrible thing, Taney. It worries me day and night. Think of the lives! And yet we need this war, we need it for the good of the nation. And now that we're ready, it would be a calamity if-- TANEY [_Turning to go._ |
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