SYRRAH:

You must be still, Grace. I am almost finished.

GRACE:

But I'm late and I still haven't found my toe shoes.

I've looked everywhere, yes I have. 

SYRRAH:

I am confident they will be found. There, all done, 

and here is GioVanni with something you seek.

GRACE:

You found them! You’re a life saver, yes you are.

VANNI:

Actually, Cammeo found them in her violin case. 

Want to tell me how they got there?

GRACE:

Well, maybe Hello Kitty put them there for safekeeping, 

yes that’s what happened. We better go now. Come on Noli, you 

wanted to come too, remember? Hurry, A-m’s waiting.

VANNI:

Aren't you forgetting something, Noli?

NOLI:

Ballet-bunny! Thank you Vanni.

The girls leave. 

VANNI:

Syrrah, I finally have you all to myself. How would 

you feel about going out with me, this Saturday?

SYRRAH:

That would be fine. Will we return to the museum

with Noli and Grace? They enjoyed it so when we

took them the other day.

VANNI:

No, I meant, just the two of us ... on a date.

SYRRAH:

Date? Explain - date.

VANNI:

Well ...  a date is … a way for us to spend time together,

 to get to know each other.

SYRRAH:

I see. You wish to court me.

VANNI:

OK - yes, if that's what you want to call it.

SYRRAH:

And where would this courting take place?

VANNI:

We could spend the day in Central Park?

SYRRAH:

And what would we do there?

VANNI:

You're not making this easy for me. There's lots of things to 

do there. We could go to Belvedere Castle, walk through 

Shakespeare's Garden, rent a row boat and go out

on the lake, or just have a picnic.

SYRRAH:

It sounds enchanting. I would be honored to accompany 

you on this date. Tell me -  was asking me this  

request  difficult for you?

VANNI:

It would have been, if your answer was no.

SYRRAH:

GioVanni, do you not realize, I could never deny you anything.

VANNI:

That’s good to know.

SYRRAH:

Tell me, will you kiss me on this date?

VANNI:

Direct and to the point, as always. Yes, I was planning to kiss you. If I'm courting you, wouldn't that be permitted?

SYRRAH:

It would be most appropriate - if we are courting,

but must I wait until Saturday for my kiss?

VANNI:

Syrrah, don't you know I could never

deny you anything.