“ How can a woman who behaves like a spoiled child and talks like a sentimental novel have the audacity to dream of being a companion for a man of any sort of sense or character? ”
George Bernard Shaw, The Philanderer (1893). copy citation
| Author | George Bernard Shaw |
|---|---|
| Source | The Philanderer |
| Topic | audacity women |
| Date | 1893 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/5071/5071-h/5071-h.htm |
Context
“I shall pass out at the front; so you will not hurt me. Good night. (He approaches the door.)
JULIA. Leonard: have you no pity?
CHARTERIS. Not in the least. When you condescend to these antics you force me to despise you. How can a woman who behaves like a spoiled child and talks like a sentimental novel have the audacity to dream of being a companion for a man of any sort of sense or character? (She gives an inarticulate cry and throws herself sobbing on his breast.) Come, don't cry, my dear Julia: you don't look half so beautiful as when you're happy; and it takes all the starch out of my shirt front.”
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