SCARL |
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Ashley! Ashley! |
ASHLY |
Scarlett! Who are you hiding from in here? What are you up to? Well, why
aren't you upstairs resting with the other girls? What is this, Scarlett?
A secret? |
SCARL |
Oh, Ashley, Ashley! I love you. |
ASHLY |
Scarlett! |
SCARL |
I love you, I do! |
ASHLY |
Well, isn't it enough that you've gathered every other man's heart today?
You've always had mine. You cut your teeth on it. |
SCARL |
Oh, don't tease me now. Have I your heart, my darling? I love you! I love
you! |
ASHLY |
You mustn't say such things. You'll hate me for hearing them. |
SCARL |
Oh, I could never hate you! And, and I know you must care about me. Oh,
you do care, don't you? |
ASHLY |
Yes, I care. Oh, can't we go away and forget we ever said these things? |
SCARL |
But how can we do that? Don't you-don't you want to marry me? |
ASHLY |
I'm going to marry Melanie. |
SCARL |
But you can't! Not if you care for me? |
ASHLY |
Oh, my dear, why must you make me say things that will hurt you? How can
I make you understand? You're so young and unthinking, you don't know what
marriage means. |
SCARL |
I know I love you and I want to be your wife. You don't love Melanie! |
ASHLY |
She's like me, Scarlett. She's part of my blood, we understand each other. |
SCARL |
But you love me! |
ASHLY |
How could I help loving you? You, who have all the passion for life that
I lack! But that kind of love isn't enough to make a successful marriage
for two people who are as different as we are. |
SCARL |
Well why don't you say it, you coward! You're afraid to marry me! You'd
rather live with that silly little fool who can't open her mouth except
to say "yes", "no", and raise a passel of mealy-mouthed
brats just like her! |
ASHLY |
You mustn't say things like that about Melanie! |
SCARL |
Oh, who are you to tell me I mustn't? You led me on, you- you made me believed
you wanted to marry me! |
ASHLY |
Now, Scarlett, be fair. I never at any time.... |
SCARL |
You did! It's true you did! I'll hate you till I die! I can't think of anything bad enough to call you... |