Act 2 Scene 1 Flashcards
SHELBY: But didn’t he scare you to death coming by so late?
CLAIREE: It wasn’t that late. About 9:30, I guess.
SHELBY: Still, somebody knocking on my bedroom window after dark would scare the daylights out of me.
CLAIREE: Not me. Hope springs eternal, I suppose. I was so disappointed when I realized it was only my nephew.
SHELBY: Well I just think it’s awful of Drew to throw his son out of the house. Parents should never throw their children out of the house.
CLAIREE: My brother can be very hotheaded when he wants to be. But he really didn’t throw Marshall out. Marshall just came over to my house while his daddy cooled off. I adore Marshall. We stayed up half the night talking last night.
SHELBY: I can’t believe I’m getting so worked up over something as silly as a haircut.
CLAIREE: You look precious.
TRUVY: It’s O.K., honey. Please don’t… please don’t cry because you know… I will, too. I have a strict policy that no one cries alone in my presence.
CLAIREE: Ladies… Ladies. Please. Remind me never to take these two to see Dark Victory. They’d never survive.
ANNELLE: It’s very becoming. I guess with that baby, you don’t have time to spend hours fussing with your hair. You need something you can just run your fingers through and go.
CLAIREE: It’s totally adorable. Your mother’s going to love it.
TRUVY: I am going to paint my front door red and change my name to Elizabeth Arden.
CLAIREE: Manicures, saucy new hairdos. What’s going on?
SHELBY: We’re always up to something…you know that. But I want to get back to this Drew and Belle nonsense. I hope they reconcile with Marshall. Speaking as a parent, they better get their act together. I do not approve of friction between parents and children.
CLAIREE: Oh, I think it’ll all blow over. I have to admit. He did go about it the wrong way.
TRUVY: What did he do?
CLAIREE: He marched in unexpected from Los Angeles while Drew and Belle were preparing for the annual Marmillion shrimp boil. Marshall without so much as a hello says “Mama and Daddy. I have something to tell you. I have a brain tumor. I have three months to live.” Well naturally Drew and Belle became hysterical. Then Marshall says “Hey folks, I’m just kidding. I’m only gay.”
SHELBY: That was his idea of breaking the news gently?
CLAIREE: Drew became incredibly distraught and started throwing wet shrimp at him, screaming at him to get out of his sight, so Marshall came to my house, smelling like a can of cat food.
TRUVY: What do you think Drew and Belle are feeling right now?
CLAIREE: I don’t know. They just considered themselves to be a model family for so long. First with Nancy Beth dethroned from her Miss Merry Christmas title after that unfortunate motel thing…
TRUVY: Nancy Beth was discovered in a nearby motel with a high political official.
CLAIREE: They were both high. They’d been smoking everything but their shoes.
SHELBY: How do you feel about Marshall?
CLAIREE: Haven’t really thought about it. But I want you to know he’s always welcome at my house. I’m very proud of him. He built up that chain of sportswear stores all by himself without a penny of family money. He says, “I am a self-made man. I pulled myself up by my own jockstraps.”
TRUVY: Well, I’m torn. I’ve got two sons that I’m afraid are going to hell in a handcart and a semi-daughter that strives to be the kind of girl that Jesus would bring home to Mama. I don’t know what to think. I don’t understand those people… but they sometimes seem to have a peace about things that I’ve never had. Maybe I’m just jealous. (Annelle Enters. Subject change!)
CLAIREE: And Marshall is so thoughtful. He brought me this pin. It’s gold and enamel.
TRUVY: It’s a bug.
CLAIREE: It’s fine jewelry. It’s little eyes are rubies, my birthstone.