YOU ARE TRYING TO SEDUCE ME, AREN´T YOU?

MRS. ROBINSON
May I ask you a question?

Ben looks at her.

MRS. ROBINSON
What do you think of me?

BEN
What do you mean?

MRS. ROBINSON
You've known me nearly all of
your life. You must have
formed some opinion.

BEN
Well - I've always thought
that you were a very - nice -
person.

MRS. ROBINSON
Did you know I was an alcoholic?

BEN
What?

MRS. ROBINSON
Did you know that?

BEN
Look - I think I should be
going -

MRS. ROBINSON
Sit down, Benjamin.

BEN
Mrs. Robinson - if you don't
mind my saying so - this
conversation is getting a
little strange. Now I'm sure
that Mr. Robinson will be here
any minute and -

MRS. ROBINSON
No.

BEN
What?

MRS. ROBINSON
My husband will be back quite
late.

They look at each other. Ben is half standing.

MRS. ROBINSON
He should be gone for several
hours.

She takes a step toward him. He puts his hand up and
retreats around the other side of the chair.

BEN
Oh my God.

MRS. ROBINSON
Pardon?

BEN
Oh no, Mrs. Robinson, oh no.

MRS. ROBINSON
What's wrong?

BEN
Mrs. Robinson, you didn't -
I mean you didn't expect -

MRS. ROBINSON
What?

BEN
I mean - you didn't really
think that I would do something
like that.

MRS. ROBINSON
Like what?

BEN
What do you think?

MRS. ROBINSON
Well I don't know.

BEN
For God's sake, Mrs. Robinson,
here we are, you've got me into
your house. You give me a
drink. You put on music, now
you start opening up your
personal life to me and tell
me your husband won't be home
for hours.

MRS. ROBINSON
So?

BEN
Mrs. Robinson - you are trying
to seduce me.

There is a pause. She looks at him.

BEN
(weaker)
Aren't you?