Francesca:He is very and—Robert:?
Francesca:Yeah,no,I mean—(laugh)he is a very hard worker,very g,ho.He is gentle,he is good father.
Robert:?
Francesca:Yeah.
Robert:And you like living in Iowa,I guess.Francesca:Em,yea.Ro ahead.I’m not going to tell anyone.Francesca:Oh.I’m suppod to say,It’s just fi’s quiet.Thepeople are really nid all that is true,mostly.It’s quiet andpeople are ni some ways,you know,we’ll help each otherout.When someone is sick or hurt,all the neighbors e in.Theypick ,or harvest oats,whatever.When it’s been done,yoingto town,you leave your car unlocked,let the kids run around,don’t worry about them.Yea,there are lot of hings aboutpeople here and I respect them for the qualities,but……
Robert:But?
Francesca:Well,it is not what I dreamed of as a girl.Robert:Yea.I scribbled something dowher day.I oftendo that when l am on the road.It goes like this,the old dreams ood dreams,they didn’t work out,but l had them.I don’t knowwhat all that means,just thought it might be ud someday.Well,anyway I think I kind of know how you feel.Selected Se 2:
Francesca:He is very and—Robert:?
Francesca:Yeah,no,I mean—(laugh)he is a very hard worker,very g,ho.He is gentle,he is good father.
Robert:?
Francesca:Yeah.
Robert:And you like living in Iowa,I guess.Francesca:Em,yea.Ro ahead.I’m not going to tell anyone.Francesca:Oh.I’m suppod to say,It’s just fi’s quiet.Thepeople are really nid all that is true,mostly.It’s quiet andpeople are ni some ways,you know,we’ll help each otherout.When someone is sick or hurt,all the neighbors e in.Theypick ,or harvest oats,whatever.When it’s been done,yoingto town,you leave your car unlocked,let the kids run around,don’t worry about them.Yea,there are lot of hings aboutpeople here and I respect them for the qualities,but……
Robert:But?
Francesca:Well,it is not what I dreamed of as a girl.Robert:Yea.I scribbled something dowher day.I oftendo that when l am on the road.It goes like this,the old dreams ood dreams,they didn’t work out,but l had them.I don’t knowwhat all that means,just thought it might be ud someday.Well,anyway I think I kind of know how you feel.Selected Se 2:
Robert:Tell me why you’re not ing with me?
Francesca:How I keep turning it around in my mind—it doesn’tem like the right thing.
Robert:For whom?
Francesca:For everyohey’ll never be able to live through thetalk.And Richard……will never be able to get himlf all around this,it will break him in two-half.He doesn’t derve this,as he neverrude anyone el in his whole life.