Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw
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accustomed to prison from nine to six: I daresay I can stand it from
six to nine as well. TARLETON. Dont swear. Thats a lady. _[He throws the pistol on the writing table]._ THE MAN. _[looking at Lina in amazement]_ Beaten by a female! It needed only this. _[He collapses in the chair near the worktable, and hides his face. They cannot help pitying him]._ LINA. Old pal: dont call the police. Lend him a bicycle and let him get away. THE MAN. I cant ride a bicycle. I never could afford one. I'm not even that much good. TARLETON. If I gave you a hundred pound note now to go and have a good spree with, I wonder would you know how to set about it. Do you ever take a holiday? THE MAN. Take! I got four days last August. TARLETON. What did you do? THE MAN. I did a cheap trip to Folkestone. I spent sevenpence on dropping pennies into silly automatic machines and peepshows of rowdy girls having a jolly time. I spent a penny on the lift and fourpence on refreshments. That cleaned me out. The rest of the time I was so miserable that I was glad to get back to the office. Now you know. |
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