Much Ado About Nothing at Dalton

in the labyrinths of love

Don David, Kurt and Leonard left the garden a few minutes ago, and a shocked Jeff continues behind the bush, brooding over everything he heard about himself and, especially, about Nick ... and his feelings for him.

Leaving behind the bush at last, Jeff strides into the middle of the garden in long strides, gesturing frantically and talking to himself even more troubled. "It can't be a joke ... the conversation was too serious. They obtained this information from Blaine ... they show themselves penalized with the boy, who seems to have reached the height of passion .... HE LOVES ME !!!! ..... Why ??? .... Well, it needs to be matched. I heard the criticisms about me: they said that I will be proud when I realize that he has love for me; they said more that he would rather die than let some of his true feelings be perceived. I never thought about getting married; I must not look proud. Happy are those who hear to list their defects and can, with this, correct themselves. They said he is a beautiful creature. Is right; I can testify to that. And virtuous; so it is, in fact; I cannot dispute it. And smart ... except for giving me love. Yes, because of my faith, this does not testify in favor of his wit, but it is also not a strong argument that he is crazy, because I am going to become horribly in love with him. It may happen that they send me hints and sarcasms, due to the fact that I was such a staunch opponent of marriage .... But don't the tastes change? As a child, we may like a delicacy that we will not be able to bear after we are old. Will sarcasms, and sentences, and paper bullets thrown by the brain have the power to divert us from the route traced by our temperament? No." With a cool tone of voice and a determined air, Jeff screams "The world needs love ...." and starts walking towards the house, but stops abruptly with a thought in his mind.

As if, wanting to put his own thoughts in order, Jeff continues his conversation with himself "When I said I wanted to die celibate, I didn't think I would live until I got married." ... and looking towards the house, he perceives movement through the flower corridor that leads to the garden "oh! ... Nick is coming ... By the sunlight, he is, in fact, an admirable creature! I notice some symptoms of love in him. "

Getting close to where Jeff was trying to disguise that he was watching his approach, Nick snorts in disgust, and says with some irritation, "Against my will, I was tasked with calling you to dinner." And he was just turning around to leave when he was interrupted by Jeff, who with a friendly tone replies "Dear Nick, I thank and apologize for the work you did"

Nick, surprised by the friendliness and delicacy in the young Jeff's speech, turns around with a confused expression on his face and says with an even more confused tone in his voice, "I didn't have any more work, to make myself worthy of those thanks, than you did for do them to me. If the assignment had been painful for me, I wouldn't have accepted it. "

Trying to have a civil conversation for the first time with Nick, Jeff continues in a pleasant tone and a small smile on his face "In that case, were you happy to accept it?" further confusing Nick, who replied, "As much pleasure as it gives you the tip of a dagger in your skin. But I see that you are without appetite, sir; be well. " And with a huff of irritation, Nick turns and leaves.

Left alone again, Jeff, confused but pleased with himself and with what had unfolded minutes ago in the presence of young Nick, gives a sigh and says to himself ... Ahhhh! "Against my will, I was asked to call you for dinner." The phrase is ambiguous. "I had no more work to make myself worthy of those thanks than you do to me." It is as if the handsome Nick said: all the work I do for you is as easy to bear as thanks. If I don't feel sorry for that boy, I'm a villain; if I don't love him, I'm a soulless "

Thinking about what he would do with such information, and looking for the best option to solve this situation, Jeff goes to the parapet of the lookout, and looking at the sunset on the horizon, he says hopefully in his voice "I need to try to get a picture of beautiful Nick! "