Fanny and the Servant Problem by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
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VERNON. Dear!
FANNY. You will never be ashamed of me? VERNON. Dearest! FANNY. I was only a music-hall singer. There's no getting over it, you know. VERNON. I should have loved you had you been a beggar-maid. FANNY [she still clings to him]. With an uncle a costermonger, and an aunt who sold matches. It wouldn't have made any difference to you, would it? You didn't marry me for my family, did you? You didn't, did you? VERNON. Darling! I married you because you are the most fascinating, the most lovable, the most wonderful little woman in the world. [Fanny gives a sob.] As for your family--I've got a confession to make to you, dear. I made inquiries about your family before I proposed to you. Not for my own sake--because I knew I'd have to answer a lot of stupid questions. It seemed to me quite a good family. FANNY. It is! Oh, it is! There never was such a respectable family. That's why I never could get on with them. VERNON [laughing]. Well, you haven't got to--any more. We needn't even let them know - |
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