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The Débutante

           ROSALIND:Whatdoyoumeanimpractical?

           AMORY:Ohdriveacar,butcan’tchangeatire.

           ROSALIND:Whatareyougoingtodo?

           AMORY:Can’tsayrunforPresident,write

           ROSALIND:GreenwichVillage?

           AMORY:Goodheavens,noIsaidwritenotdrink.

           ROSALIND:Ilikebusinessmen.Clevermenareusuallysohomely.

           AMORY:IfeelasifI’dknownyouforages.

           ROSALIND:Oh,areyougoingtocommencethe"pyramid"story?

           AMORY:NoIwasgoingtomakeitFrench.IwasLouisXIVandyouwereoneofmymy(Changinghistone.)Supposewefellinlove.

           ROSALIND:I’vesuggestedpretending.

           AMORY:Ifwediditwouldbeverybig.

           ROSALIND:Why?

           AMORY:Becauseselfishpeopleareinawayterriblycapableofgreatloves.

           ROSALIND:(Turningherlipsup)Pretend.

           (Verydeliberatelytheykiss.)

           AMORY:Ican’tsaysweetthings.Butyouarebeautiful.

           ROSALIND:Notthat.

           AMORY:Whatthen?

           ROSALIND:(Sadly)Oh,nothingonlyIwantsentiment,realsentimentandIneverfindit.

           AMORY:IneverfindanythingelseintheworldandIloatheit.

           ROSALIND:It’ssohardtofindamaletogratifyone’sartistictaste.

           (Someonehasopenedadoorandthemusicofawaltzsurgesintotheroom.ROSALINDrises.)

           ROSALIND:Listen!they’replaying"KissMeAgain."

           (Helooksather.)

           AMORY:Well?

           ROSALIND:Well?

           AMORY:(Softlythebattlelost)Iloveyou.

           ROSALIND:Iloveyounow.

           (Theykiss.)

           AMORY:Oh,God,whathaveIdone?

           ROSALIND:Nothing.Oh,don’ttalk.Kissmeagain.

           AMORY:Idon’tknowwhyorhow,butIloveyoufromthemomentIsawyou.

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