A scene from The Graduate 1967
Mrs. Robinson

Would you mind walking ahead of me to the sun porch. I feel funny about coming into a dark house.

Benjamin

But it's light in there.

Mrs. Robinson

Please...What do you drink? Bourbon?

Benjamin

Look, uh, Mrs. Robinson, I drove you home. I was glad to do it. But I have some things on my mind. Can you understand that?

Benjamin

All right.

Mrs. Robinson

What do you drink? Benjamin. I'm sorry to be this way, but I don't want to be left alone in this house.

Benjamin

Why not?

Mrs. Robinson

Please wait till my husband gets home.

Benjamin

When is he coming back?

Mrs. Robinson

I don't know. Drink?

Benjamin

No. Are you always this much afraid of being alone?

Benjamin

Well, why can't you just lock the doors and go to bed?

Mrs. Robinson

I'm very neurotic. May I ask you a question? What do you think of me?

Benjamin

What do you mean?

Mrs. Robinson

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

Benjamin

Well, I always thought that you were a very...nice...person.

Mrs. Robinson

Did you know I was an alcoholic?

Benjamin

What?

Mrs. Robinson

Did you know that?

Benjamin

Look, I think I should be going.

Mrs. Robinson

Sit down, Benjamin.

Benjamin

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 now and -

Benjamin

What?

Mrs. Robinson

My husband will be back quite late. He should be gone for several hours.

Benjamin

Oh my God.

Mrs. Robinson

Pardon?

Ben

Oh no, Mrs. Robinson, oh no.

Mrs. Robinson

What's wrong?

Benjamin

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

Benjamin

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

Mrs. Robinson

Like what?

Benjamin

What do you think?

Mrs. Robinson

Well, I don't know.

Benjamin

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.

Benjamin

Mrs. Robinson - you are trying to seduce me .... Aren't you?

Mrs. Robinson

Well, no. I hadn't thought of it. I feel very flattered.

Benjamin

Mrs. Robinson. Will you forgive me for what I just said?
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