Stephen Sondheim
Whistle Introduction
[HAPGOOD, spoken]
Woman of science? You're a fake. You really want your Cookies to take those waters! You'd like to soak in them yourself!
[FAY, spoken]
Alright, yes. I would. I need a miracle. I can't laugh, not really. I can't whistle
[HAPGOOD, spoken]
Nonsense
[FAY, spoken]
No, it's true! I can't play the piano by ear and when I was little I walked into a music store, I sat down at a shiny grand piano, and I played. Well, you can take piano lessons, use a metronome, learn control and order, but you can't take lessons in whistling. So, you're a woman of science. Every walk I take, every street, every year, I wait. My mouth waits, but I can't