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Questioning a Man's Self-Perception
Helen Whitey Wilson
Why a man would keep such a horrible picture of himself is beyond me.
[about Jake's caricature]
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A Brief Conversation Amidst Departure
Whitey
I want to talk to you.
Linda
We're leaving in a few minutes.
Whitey
It'll only take a minute.
Linda
I'm not at all interested.
Whitey
You're going to hear me though.
Linda
My husband loves me. He's innocent. You want me to go back to him. What else?
Whitey
But I don't want you to go back to him. I hope he never sees you again.
Linda
You're frank about it anyway. You'd really better go.
Whitey
If you leave him now, you'll never get him back.
Linda
Yes, that's occurred to me.
Whitey
He's going to be lonely. His life won't end with you, you know. And when the rebound sets in, he's going to turn to the woman nearest. And you know who it'll be.
Linda
I'm sure I do.
Whitey
Tomorrow he's taking me to Bermuda, as a friend. But it won't go on like this. Pretty soon he'll want to buy me things. That's how it always starts. And then it'll be too late, because if he ever turns to me, I won't turn away.
Linda
You've only a minute.
Whitey
I'll take him second best. But he'll be fairly happy. Not as happy as he was, not as happy as you could make him, but as happy as anybody else could make him. You're still going?
Linda
Yes.
Whitey
You're a fool - for which I'm grateful.
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