Myra:You should let the future catch up with you more slowly.

Roy:Oh,no,no,emperament.I ’t help it.Lookhere,if we’d met in ordinary times in an ordinary way,we’d justabout be telling each other what schools we went to.We’re muchfurther along,don’t you think?

Myra:Are we?

Roy:You know we are.Now,I’m too excited to eat,let’s dance.

Myra:All right.

They dance,looking into the eyes of each other.Minutes later,they are back to their ats.Roy rais his cup.

Roy:To you.

Myra:Thank you.

Roy:To us.I still don’t get it,not quite.

Myra:What?

Roy:Your face.It’s all youth,all beauty.

Myra:What is it you still don’t get?

Roy:You know when I left you this afternoon I couldn’t rememberwhat you looked like,not for the life of me.I thought,was shepretty?Was she ugly?What was she like,I couldn’t remember.

I simply had to get to that theater tonight to e what you lookedlike.

Myra:And do you think you’ll remember me now?

Roy:I think so.I think so,for the rest of my life.

Myra:But,what is it about me you still don’t get?

Man:Ladies alemen,we now e to the last dahe evening.I hope you will enjoy The Farewell Waltz.

Roy:I’ll tell you later.Let’s danow.

The dles go out one by oheir whole world is surrounded bythe softness of music.

Myra:What does it mean,the dles?

Roy:You’ll find out.

Now the night is late,they are on the way bayra’s residence.

Roy:I’ll write you.Will you answer?

Myra:Of cour.

Roy:Wonderful evening,wasn’t it?

Myra:Yes,thank you very much.

Roy:When I e back,we’ll go there again.

Myra:Yes.

Roy:It’ll be our place.That’s where we’ll always recapture thivening.Do you think we’ll ever e each ain?

Myra:I think it’s doubtful,don’t you?

Roy:Yes,I suppo it is.

Myra:What was it that you started to tell me in the restaurant thatyou didn’t uand about me?

Roy:No u going into it now.

Myra:No,but,tell me plea,I’d like to know.

Roy:Well,it struck me as curious ever since I met you,youknow,from that very early moment ages ago……that you’re soyoung,so lovely and……defeatist……I mean you,you dooexpect much from life.

Myra:Well,aren’t I,right?For instance I met you,I liked you,and now so soon we have to part,and,perhaps we will never eeach ain.

Roy:You ceive that than our never eing each ain?

Myra:Yes,I .

Roy:This is where you live?

Myra:Yes.

Roy:Nothing to do about it,is there?

Myra:Nothing,except to say goodbye.