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Act I - 08 Act II - 42 Act III - 118 Act IV - 167 Act V - 191 was too hot. It begins with the same letter as bath. She knows no better: she learnt it at her mother’s knee. But she must not hear it from your lips. HIGGINS (loftily) I cannot charge myself with having ever uttered it, Mrs Pearce. (She looks at him steadfastly. He adds, hiding an uneasy conscience with a judi- cial air) Except perhaps in a moment of extreme and justifiable excitement. MRS PEARCE Only this morning, sir, you applied it to your boots, to the butter, and to the brown bread. HIGGINS Oh, that! Mere alliteration, Mrs Pearce, natural to a poet. MRS PEARCE Well, sir, whatever you choose to call it, I beg you not to let the girl hear you repeat it. Act I - 08 Act II - 42 Act III - 118 Act IV - 167 Act V - 191 |