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Start:

BO: Tell me somethin�, Virge. We been t’gether since my folks died, and I allus wondered if mebbe I din spoil yer chances a settlin� down.

VIRGIL: (Laughs.) No, you never, Bo. I used to tell myself ya did, but I just wanted an excuse.

BO: But you been lookin� after me since I was ten.

[... � …]

End:

CHERIE: � You hear about love when yor a kid and jest take it for granted that such a thing really exists. Maybe ya have to find out fer yorself it don’t. Maybe everyone’s afraid to tell ya.

ELMA: (Glum.) Maybe you’re right � but I hope not.

For full extended scene, please refer to the script edition cited here: William Inge, Bus Stop. Dramatist Play Service, 1984. pp. 35-38.