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"A wooden ring" (Act Two)
Katherine Leigh Doherty
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A great deal seems to be going on in this house tonight
Child
Will you do me a favor?
(Of course, Grandmother)
Will you tell me what it's all for?
Having outlived my own illusions by centuries
It would be soothing to at least pretend to share some of yours
Well, I think it must be worth it
(Why?)
It's all there is, isn't it?
Oh, I know it's often discouraging
And to hope for something too much is childish
Because what you want so rarely happens
Astounding!
When I was your age, I wanted everything
The moon, jewels, yachts, villas on the Riviera
And I got 'em, too
For all the good they did me
There was the Croatian count
He was my first lover
I could see his face now
Such eyes
And a mustache like a brigand!
He gave me a wooden ring
(A wooden ring?)
It had been in his family for centuries, it seemed
I said to myself, "A wooden ring?
What sort of a man would give you a wooden ring?"
So I tossed him out
Right there and then
And now, who knows?
He might have been the love of my life
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