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The Seduction scene from the 2005 musical “The Woman in White“. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyric by David Zippel. [FOSCO] To what‚ Miss Halcombe‚ do we owe this honour? Each successive day was getting duller [MARIAN] (as she takes her coat off, revealing her red dress to him for the first time) Well, I somehow thought you might be missing me [FOSCO] I must tell you Scarlet is your colour [MARIAN] I cannot spend all my life in mourning Though‚ in every way, I miss my sister [FOSCO] Truly you display a healthy attitude [MARIAN] I'm for the first time on my own [FOSCO] Really, you need not be alone One should explore one's playful side [MARIAN] You are a guide most qualified [FOSCO] I leave in the morning for the continent You might also like The Asylum Andrew Lloyd Webber You Can Get Away with Anything Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber [MARIAN] In my provincial world I cannot be content [FOSCO] We could lead a life that would be well misspent [MARIAN] And I have no doubt that would be thrilling But alas‚ it seems my glass requires refilling (Fosco takes her glass and re-fills it generously; as he does, she quickly and surreptitiously looks on his desk for the document, before hastily arranging herself on the sofa. He hands her the drink) [MARIAN] Sir If I remove my shoes, would that be shocking? [FOSCO] I'd be breathless as your buckles are undone I would walk to Warsaw just to see your stocking And to see your shapely ankle, I would run [MARIAN] You should know it took great courage for this visit But I must admit, I'm glad that I am here [FOSCO] And that dress you're falling out of is exquisite [MARIAN] Though I'm trembling, it is clearly not from fear [FOSCO] It's apparent we were made for one another We're each other's moon and sun, we're so well-matched Though my feelings aren't remotely like a brother We are over twenty-one and unattached [MARIAN] I've been waiting all my life for an adventure [FOSCO] What in truth you have been waiting for is me Let us begin our minuet [MARIAN] No looking back and no regret Don't I deserve a life of bliss? [FOSCO] Think of this as a precipice (They kiss) [FOSCO] I can open up a world you've only heard of [MARIAN] Introduce me to a life beyond my dreams [FOSCO] We'll share secrets that we'll never breath a word of And we'll take pursuit of pleasure to extreme [BOTH] You and I are willing to defy convention You're my equal, both in joie de vivre and wit We find one another worthy of attention We don't care what others think of us one bit (They kiss) [FOSCO] As a paramour, I'm rather out of practice But I'll rise to this occasion I embrace [MARIAN] But that beard of yours is rather like a cactus May I save, if not my virtue, than my face? Would you kindly shave it off Do be a darling! [FOSCO] Then I will fly back to your side Just like a starling! (Fosco leaves to shave. Marian dashes around the room looking for the document, opening drawers, etc.) [MARIAN] (sotto voice) Think! Think, Marian. Where is it? Where is it? (She continues to look. She finds the document, reads it) [MARIAN] (sotto voice) Oh, please! Oh, yes! (She does not have time to put the paper back, before she hears him approaching. She hides it about her person. Fosco re-enters, in the mood for love. She sits herself quickly) [FOSCO] Now my chin is even softer than a baby Let's resume our tete-a-tete from where we were (She edges away from him) [MARIAN] Though my heart says yes, my head's now saying Maybe And my feet are growing colder and concur (She puts on shoes again) [FOSCO] When I left this room, were we both not on fire? Weren't we both about to give romance a whirl? (She stands up) [MARIAN] On reflection, I found out I'm somewhat shyer And perhaps I'm really not that kind of girl (Fosco pauses, looks at her intensely) [FOSCO] It appears that you have lost your taste for kissing So I'd appreciate if you'd return What's missing (Wordlessly she gives the document back to him. He holds onto her a moment) [MARIAN] Please... please, let me go. Please! (He does so) [FOSCO] This game is through You think you win But think about What might have been If you had let Romance begin Instead of hiding in your shell One day you'll see What you have spurned My precious gift That you returned A gift for living well Your every day A great event Living on The continent
