Start: Listen, angel, be reasonable…you...

The Empire Builders

Mother

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Start: Listen, angel, be reasonable…you know quite well that we’re saving them for your daddy, who needs them because of his health…

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End: Mind you, I’m personally convinced that you’ll turn out very well, but I do feel that for the moment, as between the flower and the fruit, it is wise to choose the fruit.

For full extended monologue, please refer to clips or the script edition cited here: Boris Vian, The Empire Builders, Grove Press Inc., 1967, p. 56.

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