Exp. These lines, spoken by Valentine to Gloria, have been culled from Act II of the play You Never Can Tell written by George Bernard Shaw. Here he gives her an explanation of the philosophy of life force.
Valentine is a past master in the game of love. He is an intoxicated lover who has fallen in love with Gloria at first sight. Gloria, too, is a sentimental woman. In the lovemaking scene he tells her that his blood was oxygenated when he saw her in the morning. Gloria replies that the same sensation happened to her. Being a rationalist, Gloria wants a scientific explanation of this feeling. Valentine says that this feeling is the working of nature.
It is nature, which works through the hearts of men and women who are nothing but toys in the hands of nature. She takes delight in playing with men and women as the cat plays with the mouse. After catching a mouse, the cat lets it loose. When the mouse tries to run away, the cat catches it by the scruff of the neck. Similarly, Nature at first allows her children to act independently but then she catches men and women in her firm grip, bring them together for the propagation of the race, for the procreation of children. Nature, here, is synonymous with life force. As Valentine and Gloria are the vehicles for life force, they cannot resist the influence of Nature. It is the plan of life force that woman should be the hunter and man should be the hunted. Gloria being the victim of life force hunted Valentine by captivating him in the morning with her charm band beauty. This is scientific explanation of ‘love’ between man and women.

Basic Study : MA Final in Seven College Under Dhaka University
Subject Name: Modern Drama (Study Guide)
Subject Code: ENM 504
Written and Edited Credit : Md. Layek Ali
Use : Non-Commercial with free Education Purpose
First Published: February 2022
ISBN: 984-70020-0745-0
Text: You Never Can Tell
Writer: George Bernard Shaw
Text Type: Explanations
Act: II