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.