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The Débutante
ROSALIND:Dawson!
RYDER:What?
ROSALIND:Iwonderifyouknowyouloveme.
RYDER:(Startled)What—Oh—youknowyou’reremarkable!
ROSALIND:BecauseyouknowI’manawfulproposition.Anyonewhomarriesmewillhavehishandsfull.I’mmean—mightymean.
RYDER:Oh,Iwouldn’tsaythat.
ROSALIND:Oh,yes,Iam—especiallytothepeoplenearesttome.(Sherises.)Come,let’sgo.I’vechangedmymindandIwanttodance.Motherisprobablyhavingafit.
(Exeunt.EnterALECandCECELIA.)
CECELIA:Justmylucktogetmyownbrotherforanintermission.
ALEC:(Gloomily)I’llgoifyouwantmeto.
CECELIA:Goodheavens,no—withwhomwouldIbeginthenextdance?(Sighs.)There’snocolorinadancesincetheFrenchofficerswentback.
ALEC:(Thoughtfully)Idon’twantAmorytofallinlovewithRosalind.
CECELIA:Why,Ihadanideathatthatwasjustwhatyoudidwant.
ALEC:Idid,butsinceseeingthesegirls—Idon’tknow.I’mawfullyattachedtoAmory.He’ssensitiveandIdon’twanthimtobreakhisheartoversomebodywhodoesn’tcareabouthim.
CECELIA:He’sverygoodlooking.
ALEC:(Stillthoughtfully)Shewon’tmarryhim,butagirldoesn’thavetomarryamantobreakhisheart.
CECELIA:Whatdoesit?IwishIknewthesecret.
ALEC:Why,youcold-bloodedlittlekitty.It’sluckyforsomethattheLordgaveyouapugnose.
(EnterMRS.CONNAGE.)
MRS.CONNAGE:WhereonearthisRosalind?
ALEC:(Brilliantly)Ofcourseyou’vecometothebestpeopletofindout.She’dnaturallybewithus.
MRS.