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EILEEN: |
Let's have some coffee. |
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MARTIN: |
All
right. There's a coffee shop next door. |
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EILEEN: |
That would be nice. |
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MARTIN: |
Two
coffees, please. |
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EILEEN: |
Did
you like the play, Martin? |
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MARTIN: |
It
was interesting. |
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EILEEN: |
Yes, it was interesting, but did you like it? |
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MARTIN: |
I'm
not sure. What did you think? |
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EILEEN: |
Well it was interesting. I really liked the first half. |
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MARTIN: |
Really? I thought the first half was rather slow. |
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EILEEN: |
Maybe it was a little long, don't you think? |
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MARTIN: |
I
don't know. It was either too slow or too long. I don't know which.
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EILEEN: |
What about the second half? Did you like it? |
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MARTIN: |
I
liked it very much. |
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EILEEN: |
I
thought it was very moving. |
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MARTIN: |
What do you mean, moving? |
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EILEEN: |
Oh,
Martin, you know what moving means. |
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MARTIN: |
Sometimes what you call moving doesn't move me. |
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EILEEN: |
You're not easily moved by plays. |
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MARTIN: |
I
guess not. What did you find moving? |
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EILEEN:
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I
thought the death scene was very moving. I felt exactly as the
father did. |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, that was rather emotional. Did you cry? |
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EILEEN: |
You
know I always cry at emotional scenes. Did you cry? |
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MARTIN: |
No.
I don't cry at plays. |
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EILEEN: |
Really? I thought I saw you. |
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MARTIN: |
Perhaps a little. I found the last scene very sad. When the children
left home, I think I cried a little. |
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EILEEN: |
Did
it remind you of our children? |
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MARTIN: |
They haven't left home. |
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EILEEN: |
But
they will. That was the saddest thing in the play. |
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MARTIN: |
But
was it real? |
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EILEEN: |
What do you mean? |
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MARTIN: |
Is
that what really happens in families? |
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EILEEN: |
Of
course. Your children grow up, and they leave home. I left home. You
left home. And our children will leave home. |
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MARTIN: |
And
our children will leave home. Let's not talk about that. I feel sad
again. Are you crying? |
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EILEEN: |
A
little. I'll be all right in a minute. Where's the coffee? |
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MARTIN: |
Here it is. |
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MARTIN: |
Thanks. |
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EILEEN: |
May
I have some sugar, please? |
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MARTIN: |
Sorry. Here. |
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EILEEN: |
Don't you think the last part was too fast? |
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MARTIN: |
Do
you think the actors spoke too fast? |
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EILEEN: |
No,
I don't mean that. |
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MARTIN: |
What do you mean? |
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EILEEN: |
It
developed too fast. |
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MARTIN: |
I
see what you mean. The mother got sick, then she died very quickly.
Then the children left home. It happened so fast. |
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EILEEN: |
That's what I mean. |
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EILEEN: |
Should we go home? |
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MARTIN: |
I'd
like more coffee. |
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