Garden of May — Chapter 10
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Dialogue Transcript Garden of May — Chapter 10 70
SO?
HOW'D IT GO?
DID THEY AGREE TO PUBLISH THIS NOVEL TOO?
YEAH...
GASP!
AND FOR THIS CONTRACT, THEY'RE GIVING ME A SEPARATE AD SLOT.
What?!
THAT'S AMAZING! YOU'RE GOING TO BE FAMOUS IN NO TIME!
I WOULDN'T GO THAT FAR...
ANYWAY, THIS IS ALL THANKS TO YOU TWO FOR COMING WITH ME.
IF I'D TRIED TO GO OUT BY MYSELF,
MY UNCLE NEVER WOULD HAVE ALLOWED IT.
SHOULD WE GRAB DINNER BEFORE WE HEAD BACK?
It's My Treat Today!
AWW, YOU'RE MAKING ME EMOTIONAL!
...VANESSA,
DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD.
WITH ALL THIS WORK, I MEAN.
ONCE YOU'RE MARRIED, YOUR HUSBAND'S FORTUNE WILL BE YOURS ANYWAY.
THERE'S NO NEED TO WORK SO HARD TO SAVE UP MONEY.
YOU’LL BE GETTING A STIPEND SOON AFTER YOU MARRY, TOO.
WHAT
ON EARTH?!
I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU’D DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO HELP VANESSA AVOID GETTING MARRIED!
HAD A CHANGE OF HEART ALREADY?
I'M JUST TRYING TO BE REALISTIC
AS VANESSA'S CLOSE CONFIDANT.
HEY, WHY ARE YOU GETTING SO SERIOUS?!
IT'S NOT LIKE VANESSA'S DOING THIS TO SURVIVE.
SHE JUST WANTS TO EXPERIENCE THE WORKING WORLD! SO WHAT'S ALL THIS TALK ABOUT HER PUSHING HERSELF?
WELL, ACTUALLY,
I AM LOOKING FOR A WAY TO SUPPORT MYSELF WITHOUT GETTING MARRIED.
SINCE MY UNCLE JUST WANTS THE MONEY HE'D GET FROM MY MARRIAGE,
IF I CAN SOLVE THAT PROBLEM FIRST...
ARE YOU REALLY SAYING YOU WON’T GET MARRIED?
IT IS RECKLESS FOR AN UNMARRIED WOMAN TO LIVE ALONE.
YOU KNOW THAT BETTER THAN ANYONE, VANESSA.
SURELY YOU DON’T THINK YOUR UNCLE WILL JUST LET YOU BE, DO YOU?
OR PERHAPS...
THERE’S SOME OTHER REASON?
YOU HAVE YOUR HEART SET ON SOMEONE ELSE–
NO, IT’S NOT THAT.
IT’S JUST...
I DON’T WANT TO
ENTER INTO A MARRIAGE THAT MY LATE PARENTS...
WOULD HAVE FOUND HORRIFYING.
VANESSA.
YOU COULD GET MARRIED AND KEEP A LOVER,
OR JUST HAVE A CHILD AND THEN LIVE SEPARATELY.
MARRIAGE
MIGHT NOT BE AS BAD AS YOU THINK.
I TRULY BELIEVE
THERE WILL BE A WAY FOR YOU TO BE HAPPY.
DON’T YOU THINK?
I KNEW IT WOULDN'T BE EASY TO UNDERSTAND,
BUT...
EVEN SO,
A SMALL PART OF ME
HAD HOPED...
AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH TOGETHER...
WOOF!
WOOF!
VANESSA?
...!
OH,
LONG TIME NO SEE, RIVER.
RISE
INDEED.
IT’S BEEN A WHILE, VANESSA.
Chapter Summary
Garden of May Chapter 10 opens with Vanessa's novel being accepted for publication and earning an advertising space, and the celebration quickly turns into a debate about marriage. Unable to go out without her uncle's permission, Vanessa reveals that she is looking for a way to support herself without marrying. While those close to her argue that marriage is inevitable, she says she does not want to enter a marriage that would horrify her parents, and the chapter ends with River's appearance.