MKS23 Music Man Callback - Harold & Marian

**harold**

I don’t suppose you live alone, or anything?

**marian**

No!

**harold**

I’ve got some wonderful caramels over’t the hotel if you’d –

*(MARIAN and MUSIC stop abruptly)*

**marian**

Mister Hill.

**harold**

Professor Hill.

**marian**

Professor- of what? At what college do they give a degree for annoying women on the street like a Saturday night rowdy at a public dance hall?

**harold**

Oh I wouldn’t know about that.  I’m a Conservatory man myself.  Gary, Indiana, Gold Medal Class of ought-five.

**marian**

Even should that happen to be true, does that give you the right to follow me around wherever I go? Another thing, Mister Hill, I’m not as easily mesmerized or hood-winked as some people in this town, and I think it only fair to warn you that I have a shelf full of reference books which may very well give me some interesting information about you.

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**marian**

We could sit on the porch steps.

**harold**

We could also sit on a large hollow log over’t the footbridge.

**marian**

*(Still not moving)*

I couldn’t think of it.  I’ve never been to the footbridge with a man in my life.

**harold**

Just to talk.

**marian**

I’ve got to dress for the Sociable.

**harold**

Then meet me there in fifteen minutes.

**marian**

I just can’t – please – some other time – maybe tomorrow.

**harold**

My dear little librarian – pile up enough tomorrows and you’ll find you’ve collected nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays.  I don’t know about you, but I’d like to make today worth remembering.

**marian**

*(Breathlessly)*

Oh – so would I.

**harold**

The footbridge – fifteen minutes.

**marian**

Fifteen minutes.