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Bo Decker has his heart set on marrying Cherie, a nightclub singer. He’s gone so far as to kidnap her, bringing her on a bus to Montana. Cherie has no desire to marry him, and has even asked the local sheriff to help protect her from Bo. In this scene, Bo and his best friend Virgil discuss women and why Virgil never married. At the same time, across the diner, Cherie talks to teenage waitress Elma about love and romance. Bo and Cherie speak with heavy drawls.
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BO: Tell me somethin’, Virge. We been t’gether since my folks died, and I allus wondered if mebbe I din spoil yer chances a settlin’ down.
VIRGIL: (Laughs.) No, you never, Bo. I used to tell myself ya did, but I just wanted an excuse.
BO: But you been lookin’ after me since I was ten.
[... … …]
End:
CHERIE: … You hear about love when yor a kid and jest take it for granted that such a thing really exists. Maybe ya have to find out fer yorself it don’t. Maybe everyone’s afraid to tell ya.
ELMA: (Glum.) Maybe you’re right … but I hope not.
For full extended scene, please refer to the script edition cited here: William Inge, Bus Stop. Dramatist Play Service, 1984. pp. 35-38.
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