Fanny and the Servant Problem by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
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page 38 of 111 (34%)
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say--sufficient?
DR. FREEMANTLE [laughs]. Excellent servants. If they'd only remember it. [He glances round--sinks his voice.] Take my advice. Put your foot down--before it's too late. FANNY. Sit down, please. [She makes room for him on the settee.] Because I'm going to be confidential. You don't mind, do you? DR. FREEMANTLE [seating himself]. My dear, I take it as the greatest compliment I have had paid to me for years. FANNY. You put everything so nicely. I'm two persons. I'm an angel--perhaps that is too strong a word? DR. FREEMANTLE [doubtfully]. Well - FANNY. We'll say saint. Or else I'm--the other thing. DR. FREEMANTLE. Do you know, I think you could be. FANNY. It's not a question about which there is any doubt. DR. FREEMANTLE. Of course, in this case, a LITTLE bit of the devil - FANNY [she shakes her head]. There's such a lot of mine. It has always hampered me, never being able to hit the happy medium. DR. FREEMANTLE. It IS awkward. |
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