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Tom is a sensitive 17-year-old student at a private school for boys. Rumors have been going around since classmates saw Tom at the beach with a male teacher. Tom’s classmates already wrongly assume that he is gay because of his interest in music and theatre, and their bullying has only intensified. Al, Tom’s roommate, has defended Tom from the taunting but has just told housemistress Laura that he is moving out next year. A popular athlete, Al worries that living with Tom will jeopardize his
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Start: Al: Tom? Tom? Hey.
Tom: I was sleeping.
Al: Standing up, huh?
[... …]
End: Al: I said wear it. Keep it.
Tom: It’s yours.
Al: (Looks at the tie for a long time—then without taking it, goes through the door.) See ya.
Citation: Robert Anderson, Tea and Sympathy, Samuel French, 1953, pp. 48-53.
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