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The Débutante
ROSALIND:Amory,I’myours—youknowit.TherehavebeentimesinthelastmonthI’dhavebeencompletelyyoursifyou’dsaidso.ButIcan’tmarryyouandruinbothourlives.
AMORY:We’vegottotakeourchanceforhappiness.
ROSALIND:DawsonsaysI’dlearntolovehim.
(AMORYwithhisheadsunkinhishandsdoesnotmove.Thelifeseemssuddenlygoneoutofhim.)
ROSALIND:Lover!Lover!Ican’tdowithyou,andIcan’timaginelifewithoutyou.
AMORY:Rosalind,we’reoneachother’snerves.It’sjustthatwe’rebothhigh-strung,andthisweek—
(Hisvoiceiscuriouslyold.Shecrossestohimandtakinghisfaceinherhands,kisseshim.)
ROSALIND:Ican’t,Amory.Ican’tbeshutawayfromthetreesandflowers,coopedupinalittleflat,waitingforyou.You’dhatemeinanarrowatmosphere.I’dmakeyouhateme.
(Againsheisblindedbysuddenuncontrolledtears.)
AMORY:Rosalind—
ROSALIND:Oh,darling,go—Don’tmakeitharder!Ican’tstandit—
AMORY:(Hisfacedrawn,hisvoicestrained)Doyouknowwhatyou’resaying?Doyoumeanforever?
(Thereisadifferencesomehowinthequalityoftheirsuffering.)
ROSALIND:Can’tyousee—
AMORY:I’mafraidIcan’tifyouloveme.You’reafraidoftakingtwoyears’knockswithme.
ROSALIND:Iwouldn’tbetheRosalindyoulove.
AMORY:(Alittlehysterically)Ican’tgiveyouup!Ican’t,that’sall!I’vegottohaveyou!
ROSALIND:(Ahardnoteinhervoice)You’rebeingababynow.