Act I, Scene III
(spoken)
Collette:
I’m leaving.
Lunille
& Mary:
You can’t by yourself. Wait for
us a while more.
Collette:
Irial wants to leave as well and
has offered to walk me home.
Lunille
& Mary: (exchanging glances)
Very well then. Don’t do
anything we wouldn’t do.
Collette:
Oh, you already know I would do
far less than the two of you.
(Lunille
& Mary laugh).
Irial: I’m off, fellows.
Jonas: It didn’t work out?
Lucas: We’d thought for sure you were enjoying her
company.
Irial: I’m walking Collette home. We’re both
tired of this place.
Jonas &
Lucas:
Collette? (exchanging
glances) Then we must enchant her friends in her absence.
Irial: Just don’t make fools of yourselves.
Jonas &
Lucas:
Remember not to mention you’re
to be wed tomorrow and you may just get lucky.
(walking
down the dark street, space between them)
Collette:
I had fun dancing, tonight. For
the first time in a long time.
Irial: I haven’t been dancing in a long time,
to be honest. I’m glad I met you…it was a
wonderful surprise.
Collette:
Why haven’t you been dancing?
Irial: Delilah doesn’t enjoy it. (realizes what
he has said) That’s not what I meant.
Collette:
Who’s Delilah? And be honest.
Irial: Tomorrow she’ll be my wife. But I had no
choice in this. I don’t want to marry her.
Collette:
So what am I? The practice
woman? You can’t deflower your Delilah before the ceremony, so you have to have
someone else to practice on?
Irial: It’s not that way. Truly. I have never
loved her, and the thought of marrying her is revolting. I wish it wasn’t so. I
wish I could have met you sooner.
Collette:
And I wish I’d never met you.
Then there wouldn’t be a problem.
Irial: Please, I didn’t mean for this to
happen. I didn’t think I’d ever find someone like you. That I could ever want
to kiss or be with a woman as much as I want to be with you. And I can tell you
want the same thing.
Collette:
I don’t want to hear it.
Irial: I cannot help my circumstance or what I
now desire. And more than any of that, I long to kiss you.
Collette:
(stops his attempt)
Don’t. You may think on it, but
it won’t do any good.
Irial: Whatever do you mean?
Collette:
You know what I mean…
Irial: Well, then explain what I know. Why
shouldn’t I kiss you?
(sung)
Collette:
Because you know I love you
Though you have chosen someone
else
And it tortures me to think that
You would abandon her for myself
Don’t you see what harm you
cause
What chaos you send me into
Against my heart I plead this
now
That no matter what you do
Don’t kiss me
I shatter just at voting so
Leave me now
Before her mind’s tied up in
bows
You know not what
You try to do
It hurts me so
To say this to you
But don’t kiss me
(begins to walk away)
(spoken)
Irial: Don’t go. Please.
Collette:
But I must. Before you go and
break her heart.
Irial: What makes you think I’d do that?
Collette:
Because you’re breaking mine.
Now go back to Delilah. That’s where you belong.
(sung)
Irial: My mind, my faith belongs to her
Because of vows yet to be said
My heart has made its mind be
known
And not to her it shall be wed
Please just stay a moment more
Let me spin you round
Hold my hand through turns and
such
‘Til naught of us is found
Dance with me
Until the moon is gone
Trust in me
I’ll leave when the sun has won
Spin around
The floor once more
Show me the you
That I adore
And dance with me
(she breaks off from dancing and
continues walking down the street)
(spoken)
Collette:
Our dancing time is over, and it’s
ridiculous to dance in the street, besides. Now I told you to go home and make
her happy.
Irial: But I want to make you happy.
Collette:
Well, you just can’t decide
after the rock is on her finger and people are already prepared for her wedding
bells to ring.
Irial: It wasn’t my choice, as I’ve said.
Collette:
(turns on him)
So it’s my fault for living like
every other fool?
Irial: Not at all. It’s your fault for waiting
so long to pass me.
Collette:
Maybe you should have chosen
some sooner night to go dancing.
Irial: Perhaps I should have.
Collette:
You are so aggravating.
(sung)
Go home now
I don’t want you here
Stay far away
Keep your soul in the clear
Irial: I choose you
Just give me a chance
Collette:
Fat luck
Irial: Ma’am
It took only a glance
Collette:
You’re a liar too
On top of a cheat
Irial: Your words, my lord
Pack far too much heat
Collette:
(face to face with him)
Step away
Step away
There is someplace for you to go
Stay with her
You’ll see me not, I promise so
Irial: My heart desires
To keep with you
Collette:
And that is why
I’ll say adieu
Irial: And warn against
Her saddened heart
Collette:
I’ll not forgive
Myself my part
So don’t…kiss…me
(he kisses
her)
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