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The Débutante

           She’sashe’sasortofvampire,Ithinkandshecanmakegirlsdowhatshewantsusuallyonlyshehatesgirls.

           ALEC:Personalityrunsinourfamily.

           CECELIA:(Resignedly)Iguessitranoutbeforeitgottome.

           ALEC:DoesRosalindbehaveherself?

           CECELIA:Notparticularlywell.Oh,she’saveragesmokessometimes,drinkspunch,frequentlykissedOh,yescommonknowledgeoneoftheeffectsofthewar,youknow.

           (EmergesMRS.CONNAGE.)

           MRS.CONNAGE:Rosalind’salmostfinishedsoIcangodownandmeetyourfriend.

           (ALECandhismothergoout.)

           ROSALIND:(Outside)Oh,mother

           CECELIA:Mother’sgonedown.

           (AndnowROSALINDenters.ROSALINDisutterlyROSALIND.Sheisoneofthosegirlswhoneednevermaketheslightestefforttohavemenfallinlovewiththem.Twotypesofmenseldomdo:dullmenareusuallyafraidofherclevernessandintellectualmenareusuallyafraidofherbeauty.Allothersarehersbynaturalprerogative.

           IfROSALINDcouldbespoiledtheprocesswouldhavebeencompletebythistime,andasamatteroffact,herdispositionisnotallitshouldbe;shewantswhatshewantswhenshewantsitandsheispronetomakeeveryonearoundherprettymiserablewhenshedoesn’tgetitbutinthetruesensesheisnotspoiled.Herfreshenthusiasm,herwilltogrowandlearn,herendlessfaithintheinexhaustibilityofromance,hercourageandfundamentalhonestythesethingsarenotspoiled.

           Therearelongperiodswhenshecordiallyloathesherwholefamily.

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