Wednesday's Child

Question 1

hello

Answer 1

oh arent you in bed yet

Question 2

no i thought i would wait up for you tonight

Answer 2

you didnt need to you know

Question 3

have a nice time at the club meeting

Answer 3

nothing to talk about

Question 4

play bridge win lose

Answer 4

neither

Question 5

just as well so long as you enjoyed yourself meeting just break up whod you come home with

Answer 5

no one why

Question 6

werent you afraid

Answer 6

of what

Question 7

coming home alone so late

Answer 7

im able to take care of myself

Question 8

of course

Answer 8

what time is it

Question 9

must be tire want to go to bed i suppose

Answer 9

no ray i since youre up id like to talk to you about about

Question 10

about what the club meeting

Answer 10

no

Question 11

what about then anything important think ill be interested

Answer 11

ray i cant speak with you if youre going to keep popping questions at me as though

Question 12

as though what

Answer 12

ray please

Question 13

before we talk about anything else suppose you tell me a little about this club meeting what did you do there might be interesting tell me about it

Answer 13

i didnt go to the club meeting

Question 14

i know damn well you didnt

Answer 14

oh you know

Question 15

of course i knew what do you think i am an utter fool

Answer 15

i dont suppose youll believe me if i tell you im glad you know at last ive been almost crazy wanting to tell you about it to talk it over with you

Question 16

well thats rich now that ive found out for myself you want to tell me about it i certainly appreciate that whats the matter has he thrown you over and youve decided to come back to me well thats not the way its going to be see now what have you got to say to that

Answer 16

if youll only listen to me for a minute instead of of shouting and let me explain

Question 17

theres nothing to explain i know everything

Answer 17

for Gods sake ray will you please listen to me

Question 18

and hear some cock and bull story youve made on the way home what i want to know is how long this cheap affair has been going on

Answer 18

its been nothing of the sort

Question 19

who is he whats his name

Answer 19

i thought you knew everything

Question 20

well it doesnt make a damn bit of difference who he is

Answer 20

ray believe me

Question 21

do i have to start believing you too now

Answer 21

ive been just as miserable as you are about the whole thing

Question 22

oh i thought you were having a good time so youve been miserable isnt he so hot as miserable as me huh i marry you fix up a good home for you it isnt a mansion but its a home even though you never liked it

Answer 22

so youve finally realized that at least

Question 23

youve been willing to live in it for more than six years

Answer 23

well im not willing anymore listen ray theres no need for us to fight and battle over this we can talk it over quite calmly theres no need for you to act the way you are

Question 24

how do you want me to act take this lying down

Answer 24

ray were not suited to each other we should never have married in the first place

Question 25

this is a fine time to come to that conclusion

Answer 25

just because we made one mistake doesnt mean weve got to go on making it for the rest of our lives

Question 26

mistake huh i suppose having bobby and frankie was a mistake too you were willing to have my children

Answer 26

it was unfortunate that we had them so soon you know as well as i do that they just happened that we hadnt planned for them that we werent ready for them

Question 27

you mean you didnt want them

Answer 27

dont say that it isnt true

Question 28

you shouldnt have had them children get in the way of women who want to play around

Answer 28

no no stop saying those things

Question 29

why not because theyre true

Answer 29

in a way its your fault as much as anyones

Question 30

oh so you can go behind my back and have an affair for God knows how long and then come back and blame it on me

Answer 30

ray if youd try to understand for only one minute

Question 31

what do you want me to understand that youve lied to me made a fool of me deceived me and then told me that its all my fault well thats good thats rich thats the cream

Answer 31

ray all i ever meant to you was someone to come home to and sleep with a housekeeper anyone else would do as well

Question 32

better from the looks of it

Answer 32

well go out and hire someone in my place im not going to be a housekeeper any longer that isnt enough for me my life and happiness mean something to me too im not happy with you i havent been for years i tried to tell you again and again

Question 33

you never tried to tell me anything until you were caught

Answer 33

until i was caught theres any example of the way your mind works youd never try to understand youre too well satisfied with yourself

Question 34

never mind how my mind works how long has this been going on

Answer 34

ive known him for seven months

Question 35

seven months all right whats to be done are we going to make up or

Answer 35

no ray thats impossible

Question 36

oh oh

Answer 36

i thought you realized that by now that everything between us is over im going to leave you thats what i wanted to talk to you about when i first came in

Question 37

oh so thats the way it is all right go ahead leave me go back to your boy friend well see how long that lasts i know a little about these fellows who play around with married women

Answer 37

hes not that kind

Question 38

thats what you think wait till he gets tired of you

Answer 38

he loves me

Question 39

is that what you call it thats rich

Answer 39

stop laughing

Question 40

hes just using you for what he can get

Answer 40

no thats not true

Question 41

youre just a nice little

Answer 41

ray if you dont stop saying these things ill

Question 42

what does he give you for his little fun

Answer 42

stop it

Question 43

jewelry money good times

Answer 43

oh

Question 44

why you rotten

Answer 44

ray dont you dare

Question 45

think you can make a fool out of me and get away with it

Answer 45

stop it

Question 46

well you cant

Answer 46

let go of me

Question 47

ill show you what

Answer 47

stop it youre hurting me

Question 48

get out i dont ever want to see you again

Answer 48

dont worry you wont this is the end of everything

Question 49

good thats fine im though

Answer 49

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