Misalliance, The dark lady of the Sonnets, and Fanny's first play; With a treatise on Parents and children
Bernard Shaw
Paperback
(RareBooksClub.com, Sept. 13, 2013)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...And it accounts for her family pride. Tarleton. An acrobat, eh? Good, good, good! Summerhays: that brings her within reach. Thats better than a princess. I steeled this evergreen heart of mine when I thought she was a princess. Now I shall let it be touched. She is accessible. Good. Lord Summerhays. I hope you are not serious. Remember: you have a family. You have a position. You are not in your first youth. Tarleton. No matter. Theres magic in the night When the heart is young. My heart is young. Besides, I'm a married man, not a widower like you. A married man can do anything he likes if his wife dont mind. A widower cant be too careful. Not that I would have you think me an unprincipled man or a bad husband. I'm not. But Ive a superabundance of vitality. Read Pepys' Diary. Lord Summerhays. The woman is your guest, Tarleton. Tarleton. Well, is she? A woman I bring into my house is my guest. A woman you bring into my house is my guest. But a woman who drops bang down out of the sky into my greenhouse and smashes every blessed pane of glass in it must take her chance. Lord Summerhays. Still, you know that my name must not be associated with any scandal. Youll be careful, wont you? Tarleton. Oh Lord, yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. I was only joking, of course. Mrs Tarleton comes back through the inner door. Mrs Tarleton. Well I never! John: I dont think that young woman's right in her head. Do you know what shes just asked for? Tarleton. Champagne? Mrs Tarleton. No. She wants a Bible and six oranges. Tarleton. What? Mrs Tarleton. A Bible and six oranges. Tarleton. I understand the oranges: shes doing an orange cure of some sort. But what on earth does she want the Bible for? Mrs Tarleton. I'm sure I cant imagine. She cant be right in her...