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II-4-24 Rev/ 4/27/82 Rev. 5/11/82 RUTH I wish you sounded happier. MILLY I'm learning to be ' realistic. RUTH No more dreamin'? MILLY It was my dreamin' that got us into this. I'm so sorry girls. LIZA Milly, don't feel bad. Things could be a lot worse. MILLY You girls should be home, safe and sound, with your families, goin' to'church and havin' fun at the socials. DORCAS With those dreary town boys? MARTHA Milly. we don't want to go home. LIZA We have plenty of reasons t'like it here. SARAH Yeah, six of them. MILLY You really want to stay? ALL THE GIRLS Ad lib "Yes...." ALICE Esepcially if we could have dinner together. ALL THE GIRLS Ad lib approval (let's celebrate, the baby etc.) MILLY ..and I thought you were miserable. RUTH GIRLS: (Ad libs) Oh, no. Milly, we want a chance at our dreams, too. we change the rules, just this once? (All the GIRLS anxiously await MILLY's decision)