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On Golden Pond

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Ethel: How’d you get here?

Chelsea: I rented a car.

Ethel: You’re not supposed to come till the fifteenth.

Chelsea: Today’s the fifteenth.

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Ethel: Chelsea, Norman is eighty years old. He has heart palpitations and a problem remembering things. When exactly do you expect this friendship to begin?

Chelsea: I don’t know… I’m afraid of him.

Ethel: Well, he’s afraid of you. You should get along fine.

Thompson, Ernest. On Golden Pond. Dramatists Play Service, New York, NY. 1979. pp. 56-60.

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