Wife wants a dog

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Excerpt of a the short story Chablis. I enliven the narration of an incredulous husband whose wife wants a dog

Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Voice Age

Middle Aged (35-54)

Accents

British (General) British (Received Pronunciation - RP, BBC)

Transcript

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My wife wants a dog. She already has a baby. The baby is almost two. My wife says that the baby wants the dog. My wife has been wanting a dog for a long time. I've had to be the one to tell her that she couldn't have it. But now the baby, once a dog, my wife says this may be true. The baby is very close to my wife. They go around together all the time, clutching each other tightly. I asked the baby, Who's a girl? Whose goal are you? Are you Daddy's girl? The baby says Meow. Meow! And she doesn't just say it once she says it repeatedly. Mama, Mama, Mama! I don't see why I should buy $100 dog for that damn baby. The kind of dog my baby wants. My wife says Isa can terrier. This kind of dog, my wife says, is a Presbyterian like herself on the baby. Last year, the baby was a Baptist, that is, she went to the mother's day out programme at the First Baptist twice a week. This year, she's a Presbyterian because the Presbyterians have more swings and slides and things. I think that's pretty shameless and I've said so