The name of this post is the title of the following little dialouge I am about to present to you. It was written by Courteney and Lua and it is rather fabulous.
Open Scene: Lua: (roles in.) How are you? (She drawls)
Court: Wonderful thank you!
Lua: Why I do believe that is the best news that I have heard all morning.
Court: So happy to pleeeeease!
Lua: I was just on my way to market. I am hoping the dashing chap I’ve had my eye on as of late will be there.
Court: Why what a coincidence! I too was planning to go to market on a similar venture!
Lua: Really? How wonderful for me. Now I shall have a walking partner. Do tell, who have you set your sights upon. Mr Handred maybe?
Court: Ahahaha! Mr Handred? For you perhaps, but I could never settle for a dullard like Handred. I’m afraid my beau is more virile.
Lua: Virility is somewhat overrated these days. I was talking to Mildred the other day and she says her husband simply wont leave her alone…honestly she never gets a moments peace. I prefer a man who has other duties to tend to besides…himself. But no I am not looking at Mr. Handred currently.
Court: My dear, you only seek such a man, because you would not know how fill a real man‘s time.
Lua: Oh I think I have some idea of how I could fill…a real man. It’s just that I feel I have better things to do then be some man’s…love slave. Maybe that’s ok for some women but I have my own life to live and I don’t intend to spend it catering to my husband’s every whim.
Court: Love slave? How very oriental of you.
Lua: yes, well father has been spending quite a bit of time in the orient as of late…I pick things up here and there…it’s the new Paris after all.
Court: Oh yes, the new Paris. I know exactly what you mean. Who is you father doing in the Orient anyways. Oh, sorry I mean what.
Lua: He has a Business partner there. (in a whisper) I believe the man’s daughter’s name is Chereise.
Court: No wonder you despise virility so. Your father is incarnate.
Lua: (laughing politely) Yes Yes, enough about father for now…I am quite sick of the man…I do wish eh would hurry in going back to the orient. He drives mother and I quite mad when he is here. Mother misses half her charity events when he is home because of all the silly things he demands…I mean really that is why we have servants. So I decided to pick up some lace today in the market so mother can make a dress for me to cheer herself up.
Court: What are you blabbering about? Lace?
Lua: yes, lace is very big right now in the orient and if father ever gets around to taking me on one of his trips like he has promised I will need to be dressed better than anyone there. A lady must always look better than the common whores on the street, that’s what mother always says. She always has the BEST advice.
Court: Yes, mothers do always want better for there daughters then they had themselves. I just implied your mother was a whore. Where’s your repartee now!
Lua: You are an idiot. You must get it from your father. Subtle insults are a very hard thing to learn how to do and you managed that one beautifully…until you spoiled it by obviously and uncouthly pointing out what you had done. Simply horrifying.
Court: Oh, I was only uncouth for your sake my dear.