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Eugene enters his cousin Laurie’s room. While she is distant at first, he is desperate for someone to talk to, even if it is his spoiled younger cousin. The two have a rare moment of communication--Laurie is not acting above him, and Eugene is not bitter at her for being so spoiled because of her poor health. Together, they talk about the potential fate of their families, if Laurie’s family will move out after an argument between their mothers, and whether Eugene’s father Jack will be OK.
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LAURIE: What do you want? I’m reading.
EUGENE: (He opens the door.) I just want to talk to you.
LAURIE: I didn’t say yes, did I?
EUGENE: Well, I’m already in so it’s too late … What are you reading?
[... … …]
End:
LAURIE: Well … then you and your mother could come and live with us.
EUGENE: So if we all end up living together, what’s the point in breaking up now?
LAURIE: I don’t know. I have to finish reading.
For full extended scene, please refer to clips or the script edition cited here: Neil Simon, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Samuel French, 1984, pp. 91-92.
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