MARIA'S ROOM
Baroness Schraeder 'talks' with Maria.
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Maria: | It's very kind of you to offer me help, Baroness
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Elsa: | I'm delighted, Maria
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Maria: | I - I - I really don't think I do have anything that would be appropriate
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Elsa: | Now where is that lovely little thing you were wearing the other evening, when the captain couldn't keep his eyes off you
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Maria: | Couldn't keep his eyes off me?
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Elsa: | Come my dear, we are women, Now, let's not pretend we don't know when a man notices us, here we are..
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Maria: | The captain notices everybody and everything
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Elsa: | There's no need to feel so defensive, Maria, you are quite attractive you know, the captain would hardly be a man if he didn't notice you
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Maria: | Baroness, I hope you're joking
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Elsa: | Not at all
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Maria: | But I've never done a thing to...
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Elsa: | But you don't have to, my dear. There's nothing more irresistible to man than a woman who's in love with him
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Maria: | In love with him?
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Elsa: | Of course, and what makes it so nice is...he thinks he's in love with you
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Maria: | But that's not true!
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Elsa: | Surely you've noticed the way he looks into your eyes, and you know..uh.. you blushed in his arms when you were dancing just now. Don't take it to heart, he'll get over it soon enough I should think. Men do, you know
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Maria: | Then I should go? I mustn't stay here?
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Elsa: | Is there something I can do to help?
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Maria: | No, nothing...yes...please don't say a word about this to the captain
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Elsa: | No, no, I wouldn't dream of it.
Goodbye, Maria, I'm sure you'll make a very fine nun
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