Mrs. Warren's Profession

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Excerpt: ...no good can come of keeping her unmarried. REV. S. astounded But married to him!-your daughter to my son! Only think: it's impossible. CROFTS. Of course it's impossible. Don't be a fool, Kitty. MRS WARREN nettled Why not? Isn't my daughter good... Viac o knihe

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Excerpt: ...no good can come of keeping her unmarried. REV. S. astounded But married to him!-your daughter to my son! Only think: it's impossible. CROFTS. Of course it's impossible. Don't be a fool, Kitty. MRS WARREN nettled Why not? Isn't my daughter good enough for your son? REV. S. But surely, my dear Mrs Warren, you know the reasons- MRS WARREN defiantly I know no reasons. If you know any, you can tell them to the lad, or to the girl, or to your congregation, if you like. REV. S. collapsing helplessly into his chair You know very well that I couldn't tell anyone the reasons. But my boy will believe me when I tell him there a r e reasons. FRANK. Quite right, Dad: he will. But has your boy's conduct ever been influenced by your reasons? CROFTS. You can't marry her; and thats all about it. He gets up and stands on the hearth, with his back to the fireplace, frowning determinedly. MRS WARREN turning on him sharply What have you got to do with it, pray? FRANK with his prettiest lyrical cadence Precisely what I was going to ask, myself, in my own graceful fashion. CROFTS to Mrs Warren I suppose you don't want to marry the girl to a man younger than herself and without either a profession or twopence to keep her on. Ask Sam, if you don't believe me. To the parson How much more money are you going to give him? REV. S. Not another penny. He has had his patrimony; and he spent the last of it in July. Mrs Warren's face falls. CROFTS watching her There! I told you. He resumes his place on the settle and puts his legs on the seat again, as if the matter were finally disposed of. FRANK plaintively This is ever so mercenary. Do you suppose Miss Warren's going to marry for money? If we love one another- MRS WARREN. Thank you. Your love's a pretty cheap commodity, my lad. If you have no means of keeping a wife, that settles it; you can't have Vivie. FRANK much amused What do y o u say, gov'nor, eh? REV. S. I agree with Mrs Warren. FRANK. And good old...

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