Act II - Scene 1 Flashcards
start of scene
I want to make love to you now.
Now?
Yes.
Here?
Yes. I want to take all your clothes off… And cover you in gravy… and lick, lick, lick —
[Adam chokes]
You all right?
(weakly) Yes…
Drink something … something go down the wrong way…
Yes, it’s OK… Don’t do that, not when I’m eating!
Maureen growls 😏
Now, cut that out. Shall I tell you what I’m going to do to you, then?
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes —
As soon as I’ve finished my meal… I’ll tell you…
Get the bill. We’ll have pudding at home.
OK (eats faster)
Special pudding. Shaky pudding.
Careful. People are watching.
Shaky, shaky, shaky pud —
Oh, this is impossible — I can’t finish this …
Good. That was the whole idea.
We’ve paid for all this and we’ve hardly eaten it…
I’ve paid for it — my turn. You
paid last time. Again —
But —
We agreed. My turn. None of that.
Right.
Come on.
Mo —
Yes ..?
I —
What is it?
I — I just wanted to say — I hope we might — make this sort of more permanent, you know.
Permanent?
Yes.
Us?
Yes. If you’d like that. I would. I’d like to think we could be together regularly.
Regularly?
Yes.
How regularly? You mean like now? Every Saturday?
No. Every day.
Every night?
Yes.
You mean like living together?
Yes - if you like. I thought… Here… Here — [pulls out box]
What’s that?
Here. [gives box]
[open box] Oh…
It’s - it’s not - it’s not necessarily an engagement ring y’know. It’s just a ring. For you. From me.
Yes. [studies ring] It looks a bit like an engagement ring to me.
Well, it could be. If you like. It’s quite a nice one. It’s second-hand.
That doesn’t matter, I don’t mind that. It’s beautiful. I’ll put it on, shall I?
If — if you want to …
Listen, if we’re doing things properly, aren’t you supposed to ask me something first, before I do… ?
Oh — yes — uh
Don’t worry, you don’t have to kneel down …
Would you uh sort of uh get engaged to marry me? Would you?
Well. I’ll need to think about it.
You will?
Yes, you see, I have had several other offers, Adam —
Have you?
— that I never told you about. And to be fair to everyone concerned, I’ll have to put your offer alongside theirs and then — Oh God, your face — yes, of course I will.
You will?
Yes. Please. Please. Please. [kisses him]
Oh, I’m so … Oh, good, here [helps put ring on] Come on. Home for pudding. I’ll get the bill…
Hey, no wait… It’s my turn. Don’t you dare. Adam! [he’s gone, grab bag] Oh, you bastard. [notice] Hey, he’s put it on the wrong finger…
