Alice Sit-By-The-Fire by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
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AMY. 'Mother, enough.'
ALICE. 'What more do you remember?' STEVE. 'It is strange to me now that I didn't understand your true meaning to-day when you said I was the only man you couldn't flirt with; you meant that I aroused deeper feelings.' ALICE. 'How you know me.' AMY. 'Not the best of you, mother.' ALICE. 'No, not the best, Amy.' STEVE. 'I can say that I never thought of myself as possessing dangerous qualities. I thought I was utterly unattractive to women.' ALICE. 'You _must_ have known about your eyes.' STEVE, eagerly, 'My eyes? On my soul I didn't.' Amy wonders if this can be true. Alice rises. She feels that she cannot control herself much longer. ALICE. 'Steve, if you don't go away at once I shall scream.' STEVE, really unhappy, 'Is it as bad as that?' AMY, rising, 'You heard what Mrs. Grey said. This is very painful to her. Will you please say good-bye.' |
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