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Elaine Harper is the girl next door, and in love with Mortimer Brewster. He has stopped by his elderly aunts’ house, where he grew up, to say hello to them, and Elaine comes over in preparation for their date at the theatre that evening. Even though her father is a pastor, and very protective of her, Elaine shows that she is wittier and more flirtatious than people expect. Aunt Abby and Aunt Martha go to the kitchen, obviously to give the couple some privacy.
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Elaine: (stepping to Mortimer, ready to be kissed) Well, can’t you take a hint?
Mortimer: (complaining) No … that was pretty obvious. A lack of inventiveness, I should say.
Elaine: (only slightly annoyed) Yes--that’s exactly what you’d say.
[... … …]
End:
Elaine: (runs into his arms) Darling! I’ll talk it over with Father and set the date.
Mortimer: No--we’ll have to see what in rehearsal. There’ll be a lot of other first nights in October.
For the full extended scene, refer to Joseph Kesselring, Arsenic and Old Lace. Dramatists Play Service, 1969. pp. 16-18.
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