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Chelsea Thayer Wayne surprises her mother, Ethel Thayer, when she shows up at the Thayer’s summer home in Maine to collect her new stepson, Billy, who has been in their care while she went to Europe with her husband Bill (they married, unexpectedly, in Brussels). Chelsea and Ethel exchange fond greetings, congratulations, and news. Chelsea notices the passage of time on her mother’s face. When Chelsea hears that her father, Norman, has been getting along so well with Billy, she becomes bitter
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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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