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~ It is aJew hours later that night.
t) • ct' ma.\(;
....._~ ------ (_ \
BLAN CHE has been drinking fairly steadily since MITC H left. She has
"ilragged he, wardrobe trunk into the centre of the bedroom. It hangs open
with flowery dresses thrown across it. As the drinking and packing went on, ~Ml \.tl~
a mood of hysterical exhilaration came into her and she has decked hers elf~ -~,
out in a somewhat soiled and crumpled white satin evening gown and a pair lrt\~ <;·,~ .;\
of scuffed silver slippers with brilliants set in their heels. ltopoe daZ C-\
. Now she is placing the rhinestone tiar~ on her headbefore the mi"or \J
ofthe dressing-table and murmuring exdtedly as if!o a group o{lectral
admirers. t>esaot ro U\ m l\-e~

BLAN CHB: How about taking a swim, a moon light swim at the old l0~ ~~t
rock-quarry? If anyone's sober enough to drive a car! Ha-Ha! Bes t~~ ~
way in the world to stop your head buzzing! Only you'v e got to U
be careful ;to dive where ·the deep pool is-if you hit a rock you
don't come Up till tomor row••.. t)eo.'th (U ~~ ~f',esen(;, ,even
Tremblingly she lifts. tht hand mi"or far a closer inspection. She-. Ol L\.Q.r
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en Cl~ U'\ \\Qr '-V ~t. _s en Ode ~~o
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, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

cauhes /,er breath and slams the 111irror face down .1h
that the glass cracks. She moans a little and ntte,nn/s "'' . such viol-
r 1o rue.
, tQl(t
STANLEY appears aro1111d hie corner of the building R .
tlze vivid gret'II silk bowling shirt As he rounds the ,: e s!,ll has o,a
• soJt rne, tne ~ionky...
,"Iy throughout the scene.
tonk music is l,ea~d• It cont,n~es
t ,_ ,.,I t He enters the kitchen, slam,mng the door. As he peers in at B
lM O)N':,Ol l,e gives a /0111 ivhistlc. He has had a few drinks on the waIA~aa,
r a has
~\",~~ . brought some quart hetr bottles home with him.
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How is my sister? BLANCHE :
TAN LEY: She is doing okay. s f
BLANCHE : And how is the baby? J
~A~ STANLEY [grinning amiably]: The baby won't come before morning ~
~,~~\·~ so they told me to go home and get a little s~ut-eye. j f'.bl-enh'ctf
~ €{,t,V •
BLANCHE : Doelthat mean we are to be alone 111 here? J ffud
STftNLEY : Yep. Just me and you, Blanche. Unless you got somebody I
_ _,_, hid wider the bed. What've you got on those fine feathers for]~~
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BLANCHE : Oh, that's r!ght. You left before my wire came. ~O. jo~
~~ STANLEY: You got a wtre?
0 BLANCHE : I received a telegram from an old admirer of piine,.

[ Z- (P STANLEY: Anything g<J_od? LitS a/¥LU) fooWtAr $\.
~ BLANCHE: I think so. An invitation:) ~l~ ~u:n,JU o toao
~. i:,{,
~ -- ~~ STANLEY: What to? A fireman's ball? ~ 1
c;;: l f! f
BLANCHE_[tkro1ving back her headJ: A cruise of the Caribbean on a ,
j
~ • -i ~ yacht!
§ c. @ STANLEY: Well, well. What do you know? 1

~ BLANCHE: I have never been so surprised in my life.
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~ $ STANLEY: I guess not. I
~ 1 BLANCHE: It came like a bolt from the blue! ..
STANLEY: Who did you say it was from? ~ce.pnca.l
.. BLANCHE : An old beau of mine.
~\el'£( . STANIEy; The one that give you the white fox-pieces?
~~ t\us BLANCHE : Mr. Shep Hundeigh. I wore his ATO pin my wt ye~
\f,1\'\ t(\.)t. at co?ege. I hadn't seen him again until last Chrismw. I ran JJl
on B·ucayne B ou1cvard. Then-jus t now--uw . -t.:. Wlte-:}>
.to .him

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mvi~g me on a cruise of the Caribbean! The problem is dothes.
S I tore Into my trunk to see what I have that's suitable for the tropics!
.... _\.ft. \o BTANLEY: And come up with that-gor geous~m ondf-tiu a?
~ s:::CHE:, .This old relicJ Ha-ha! It's only rhinestones/
~~~
his sl::.; Gosh. I _thought it ~as Tiffany diamonds. (He unbuttons

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