Doctor monologue (Act 1) — Oh! Susannah!: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts

_(alone)_ "This very day"--"Affluence and prosperity"--"fairy prince"--oh, he's off his dot! _(looks at postmark)_ "Ambleside." Why, it's from _(rises and crosses L.)_ Aunt Susannah! "My dear Nephew: I have heard glowing accounts of your success." My success! "I long to see my brilliant nephew --I'm coming up to London to-morrow." To-morrow--to-morrow, _(looks at calander)_ that's Saturday, good job it's not to-day. Mrs. O'Hara's got an Irish party on upstairs and Aunt Susie's so awfully quiet she can't stand the slightest noise, _(reads)_ "It is my constant joy to know that you are devoting your days--and I daresay many of your nights--to the noble work of alleviating human suffering." _(looks at her picture--reads)_ "I mean to do all that my money can do to help you to pursue your glorious profession with everything in your favor." Its too good to be true! _(rises)_ No, it isn't Quayle's right again! Flo _has_ brought me luck, and on our wedding day! _(pause)_ The very day! That's what that silly old man with the dyed hair meant. By Jove! he is a fairy prince! Oh, Flo, Flo, what a honeymoon we'll have! _(dances all over the room with delight, seizing a sofa cushion to dance with)_