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The Débutante
Thefamilyexpectssomuchofyou.
HE:Howencouraging!
SHE:Alecsaidyou’dtaughthimtothink.Didyou?Ididn’tbelieveanyonecould.
HE:No.I’mreallyquitedull.
(Heevidentlydoesn’tintendthistobetakenseriously.)
SHE:Liar.
HE:I’m—I’mreligious—I’mliterary.I’ve—I’veevenwrittenpoems.
SHE:Verslibre—splendid!(Shedeclaims.)
"Thetreesaregreen,
Thebirdsaresinginginthetrees,
Thegirlsipsherpoison
Thebirdfliesawaythegirldies."
HE:(Laughing)No,notthatkind.
SHE:(Suddenly)Ilikeyou.
HE:Don’t.
SHE:Modesttoo—
HE:I’mafraidofyou.I’malwaysafraidofagirl—untilI’vekissedher.
SHE:(Emphatically)Mydearboy,thewarisover.
HE:SoI’llalwaysbeafraidofyou.
SHE:(Rathersadly)Isupposeyouwill.
(Aslighthesitationonboththeirparts.)
HE:(Afterdueconsideration)Listen.Thisisafrightfulthingtoask.
SHE:(Knowingwhat’scoming)Afterfiveminutes.
HE:Butwillyou—kissme?Orareyouafraid?
SHE:I’mneverafraid—butyourreasonsaresopoor.
HE:Rosalind,Ireallywanttokissyou.
SHE:SodoI.
(Theykiss—definitelyandthoroughly.)
HE:(Afterabreathlesssecond)Well,isyourcuriositysatisfied?
SHE:Isyours?
HE:No,it’sonlyaroused.
(Helooksit.)
SHE:(Dreamily)I’vekisseddozensofmen.IsupposeI’llkissdozensmore.
HE:(Abstractedly)Yes,Isupposeyoucould—likethat.
SHE:MostpeoplelikethewayIkiss.
HE:(Rememberinghimself)GoodLord,yes.Kissmeoncemore,Rosalind.
SHE:No—mycuriosityisgenerallysatisfiedatone.
