ABSTRACT
Hilary (40s) is married to Kenneth, an agingTeddy boy. 'She isdressed in a green taffeta outfit, green tightsand shoes. She wearsherhair in a beehive.' She is an expertcook and homemaker. After nineteen yearsof marriage, Kenneth starts tohave an affair with another woman. Hilary isbitterandresentful thatheryearsoftryingto beagoodwife havegother nowhere. In this speech shereflects on herlot.
