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START: Wait!
He stretches his arms to the the arms of the chair.
Come here.
McCann approaches him very slowly.
I want your opinion. Have a look in my mouth.
He opens his mouth wide.
Take a good look.
[... … …]
END: Who came before your father’s father but your father’s father’s mother! Your great gran-granny.
Silence. He slowly rises.
And that’s why I’ve reached my position, McCann. Because I’ve always been as fit as a fiddle. My motto. Work hard and play hard. Not a day’s illness.
For full extended monologue, please refer to clip or script cited here: Pinter, Harold, Plays One, “The Birthday Party,” Faber and Faber, 1996, pp. 35-36.
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