HE. They were your first words. (_Produces match-safe from
trouser pocket._)
SHE. But you didn't have to kiss me.
HE. No? (_Trying to strike a match. It is wet. So are the
others._)
SHE. You didn't have to!
HE. I tried to explain that I was not your mother, but you seemed
to know better. (_He throws the cigarette away._) You insisted. I
couldn't help it.
SHE. (_After a pause, coquettishly_) What do you mean: you
couldn't "help it"?