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If I ever I hear you say such a thing ag...

Alma Winemiller

Summer and Smoke

Tennessee Williams

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Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act 1, Scene 3
Time & Place
Alma's home at the rectory
Length
Short
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)

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If I ever I hear you say such a thing again, if ever you dare to repeat such a thing in my presence or anybody else’s—then it will be the last straw! You understand me? Yes, you understand me!
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But I could spread my life out like a rug for you to step on and you’d step on it, and not even say “Thank you, Alma!” Which is what you’ve done always—and now you dare to tell a disgusting lie about me—in front of that girl!

Tennessee Williams. Summer and Smoke, Act 1, Scene 3

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