I bow to Eliza Doolittle! She knew the hand she was dealt and played it well. Running off to Henry's mother and rehashing her life with him and Pickering was superb intelligence. Henry's mother would never tolerate Eliza to be dismissed unfairly and guarded her from any further games Henry and Pickering may have been interested in playing. She came through proving that she was even more intelligent and cunning than the two men in securing her future from a different angle.
While the play wrapped up in a pretty little package in the end, as I turned the pages I kept waiting for Mr. Doolittle to offer up a type of dowry or trust fund for his daughter and her new husband. Did he know Pickering still felt obligated to fund Eliza's future? And will Henry and Pickering remain indebted to Eliza, though Henry may fool himself into believing Eliza is indebted to him? There are some stories that should never end....
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