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47.<br />
RUTH (CONT’D)<br />
So. Come on. Why do you love him?<br />
FLORENCE<br />
<strong>On</strong>e. Aren’t you going to take notes?<br />
<strong>On</strong>e. He’s not like anyone else.<br />
RUTH<br />
No one is.<br />
FLORENCE<br />
You’d be surprised. Two. He always has<br />
a history book in his pocket, and a<br />
pencil stub. Three. He knows the names<br />
of trees and flowers and<br />
constellations. And... he wears<br />
plimsoles, never shoes...<br />
RUTH<br />
With his toes poking out. Mummy goes<br />
on about that.<br />
FLORENCE<br />
He’s the only man I know who doesn’t<br />
smoke. And he’s so strong - have you<br />
seen his hands? He says unpredictable<br />
things. And... um he’s going to write<br />
a series of history books about minor<br />
characters caught up in famous events.<br />
How many’s that? He’s not too proud to<br />
work as a cricket groundsman. He only<br />
has one tie and he wears it all the<br />
time. And do you know what?<br />
She drops the whimsical tone. She turns to her sister.<br />
FLORENCE (CONT’D)<br />
Sometimes when we’re talking, I see<br />
these soft brown eyes looking at me,<br />
and I feel like I’m... wrapped in a<br />
cloud of love. A friendly cloud of<br />
love.<br />
RUTH<br />
And his socks never match.<br />
Exactly.<br />
FLORENCE
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