The Land of Promise a Comedy in Four Acts
The Land of Promise a Comedy in Four Acts
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Well ?
[Nor All turns and lool's at her without a word. Miss Pringle is startled. ] Norah ! What's the matter ? Isn't it as much as you thought ?
THE LAND OF PROMISE 29 NORAH. Miss Wickham's left me nothing.
Miss Pringle.
NORAH.
Not a penny ! Oh, it's cruel. After all, there was no need for her to leave me anything. She gave me board and lodging and thirty pounds a year. If I stayed it was because I chose. She needn't have promised me anything. She needn't have prevented me from marrying.
Miss ...Pringle. My dear, you could never have married the little assistant. He wasn't a gentleman.
NORAH.
Ten years ! The ten best years of a woman's life, when other girls are enjoying themselves. And what did I get for it ? Board and lodging and thirty pounds a year. A cook does better than that.
Miss Pringle. We can't expect to make so much money as a good cook. One has to pay something for living like a lady among people of one's own class.
NORAH.
Oh, it's cruel. , ^ ^ Miss Pringle.
[Trying to console her.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Well ?
[Nor All turns and lool's at her without a word. Miss Pringle is startled. ] Norah ! What's the matter ? Isn't it as much as you thought ?
THE LAND OF PROMISE 29 NORAH. Miss Wickham's left me nothing.
Miss Pringle.
NORAH.
Not a penny ! Oh, it's cruel. After all, there was no need for her to leave me anything. She gave me board and lodging and thirty pounds a year. If I stayed it was because I chose. She needn't have promised me anything. She needn't have prevented me from marrying.
Miss ...Pringle. My dear, you could never have married the little assistant. He wasn't a gentleman.
NORAH.
Ten years ! The ten best years of a woman's life, when other girls are enjoying themselves. And what did I get for it ? Board and lodging and thirty pounds a year. A cook does better than that.
Miss Pringle. We can't expect to make so much money as a good cook. One has to pay something for living like a lady among people of one's own class.
NORAH.
Oh, it's cruel. , ^ ^ Miss Pringle.
[Trying to console her.
What to read after The Land of Promise a Comedy in Four Acts?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by W Somerset William Somerset Maugham to read onlineMoreLess
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