Dr. Jonathan by Winston Churchill
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page 38 of 137 (27%)
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MINNIE (to DR. JONATHAN). If I was a man, I'd have been a doctor, like you. Sick people don't bother me, I give myself to 'em. Before mother died, when she was sick, she always said I'd ought to have been a nurse. (A pause.) Well, I guess I'll go along. The foreman only give me a couple of days off to see the old home town. GEORGE. Hold on, Minnie. MINNIE. What is it? GEORGE (to AUGUSTA). Minnie and I are old friends, mother. AUGUSTA. Old friends? GEORGE. Yes. I knew her--very well before she went away from Foxon Falls, and I went to Newcastle and took her out for a drive in my car. MINNIE (vehemently). No, you never. GEORGE. Why do you deny it? MINNIE. There's nothing to it. AUGUSTA (aghast). George! GEORGE. Well, it's true. I'm not ashamed of it, though Minnie appears to be. MINNIE (on the verge of tears). If you wasn't ashamed, why didn't you |
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