JULIE

[Very softly.] Don’t go back—to her—— [Pause.]

LILIOM

There are a lot of acacia trees around here. [Pause.]

JULIE

Don’t go back to her—— [Pause.]

LILIOM

She’d take me back the minute I asked her. I know why—she knows, too—— [Pause.]

JULIE

I can smell them, too—acacia blossoms—— [There is a pause. Some blossoms drift down from the tree-top to the bench. LILIOM picks one up and smells it.]