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Mary is weary and full of sadness after being abandoned by her suitor, Charlie Bentham. He has gone to England without a word and Mary does not understand why he has left her so abruptly. Thinking the worst, she presumes that Charlie did not feel she was good enough for him. Mary’s mother, Juno, is worried for her daughter as Mary seems pale and weary. Juno tries to talk to Mary about Charlie but Mary does not believe that her mother understands their relationship. Juno insists on taking Mary
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Start: MRS. BOYLE. An' has Bentham never even written to you since — not one line for the past month?
MARY (tonelessly). Not even a line, mother.
MRS. BOYLE. That's very curious. . . . What came between the two of yous at all? To leave you so sudden, an' yous so great together. ...
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End: MARY. It would have been useless to tell you — you wouldn't understand.
MRS. BOYLE (hurt). Maybe not. . . . Maybe I wouldn't understand. . . . Well, we'll be off now.
For the full, extended monologue, please see:
Sean O'Casey, _Three Dublin Plays: "Shadow of a Gunman", "Juno and the Paycock" and "Plough and the Stars", Faber and Faber, 1998.
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