A reading from The Pelican Brief
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EnglishVoice Age
Young Adult (18-35)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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Hi, this is Madonna, and I'm from India. I want to do a reading from one of my favorite books, The Pelican Brief. So here it goes. Chapter five. Darby Shaw awoke in the early darkness with the touch of a hangover. After 15 months of law school, her mind refused to rest for more than six hours. She was often up before daybreak, and for this reason she did not sleep well with Callahan. The sex was great, but sleep was often a tug of war, with pillows and sheets pulled back and forth. She watched the ceiling and listened to him snore occasionally in his scotch induced coma, the sheets were wrapped like ropes around his knees. She had no cover, but she was not cold. October in New Orleans is still muggy and warm. The heavy air rose from Dauphine Street below, across the small balcony outside the bedroom and through the open French doors. It brought with it the first dream of morning light. She stood in the doors and covered herself with her steady cloth robe. The sun was rising, but dolphin was dark. Day breaks went unnoticed in the French Quarter. Her mouth was dry. Downstairs in the kitchen, Dobby brewed a part of thick French market chicory. The blue numbers on the microwave said it was now 10 minutes before six. For a light drinker, life with Callahan was a constant struggle. Her limit was three glasses of wine, yeah.