Chapter 9: The Duet

Lt Kevin Riley comes to visit Cadet Karissa and he finds her playing the piano. In this chapter you will hear The Secret Garden and Camelot.

Kevin Riley shows up at Madame's Boarding House and asks to see Karissa. 
Madame Bovary replies, "Yes of course Lt Riley. Mademoiselle Karissa is in the music room playing the piano." 
Kevin Riley walks in the music and he sees Karissa sits at the grand piano in the music room and walks over to her, "Good Day Karissa."
"Good Afternoon Kevin. How are you?" Karissa replies.
"I am very well and you?" Kevin asks Karissa.
"I am very well." Karissa replies, "What do I owe the pleasure of this visit." 
"I thought I would come and see you today." Kevin answers.
"How very considerate of you Kevin. I am just about to play the piano. Would you care to sing a duet with me." Karissa asks.
"What will we be singing>" Kevin asks.
"The Girl In Valley" Karissa replies, "It is duet sung in The Broadway Musical "The Secret Garden."
"Yes I would love to sing a duet with you." Kevin answers.
"Wonderful." Karissa replies.
Karissa and Kevin start to sing the Duet together.
Karissa sings with her heart and soul as she plays the piano.


A man who came to my valley
A man I hardly knew
A man who came to my garden
Grew to love me

A girl I saw in a valley
A girl I hardly knew
A girl at work in her garden
Grew to love me

From the gate
He called out so kindly
"Lass, wouldst thou 'low me
Rest here, I've ridden quite far"

"Share my tea"
She bade me so gently
Oatcakes and cream
Sweet plums in a jar

And every day to my garden
This man, who might he be?
Came bearing baskets of roses
For he loved me

All I own I'd give
Just a garden
All I would ask is never to
Never to leave

Say you'll have me
Safe you will keep me
Where you would lead me
There I would, there I would
There I would, there I would go

A man who came to my valley
A girl I saw in a valley
A man I hardly knew
A girl I hardly knew
A man who gave me a garden
A girl who gave me a garden
Grew to love me

SONGWRITERS
MARSHA NORMAN;LUCY SIMON

Kevin asks Karissa. "Do you know the Broadway Musical Camelot."
"Yes of course I love Camelot, The King and I, The Secret Garden and Little Women." 

"Please play me Song from Camelot and I will sing it." Kevin replies.
"Which one "If I Ever Would I Leave You." Kevin asks Karissa

Kevin starts to sing as Karissa plays the piano.

If ever I would leave you
It wouldn't be in summer.
Seeing you in summer I never would go.
Your hair streaked with sun-light,
Your lips red as flame,
Your face witha lustre
that puts gold to shame!
But if I'd ever leave you,
It couldn't be in autumn.
How I'd leave in autumn I never will know.
I've seen how you sparkle
When fall nips the air.
I know you in autumn
And I must be there.
And could I leave you
running merrily through the snow?
Or on a wintry evening
when you catch the fire's glow?
If ever I would leave you,
How could it be in spring-time?
Knowing how in spring I'm bewitched by you so?
Oh, no! not in spring-time!
Summer, winter or fall!
No, never could I leave you at all!

Karissa listens as Kevin sings the song to her. 
Karissa is amazed that Kevin can sing so well, but she finds it funny that he can't dance.

"Bravo! Bravo! Kevin. You sing well but now let's see if you can dance just as well. You may escort me to the Star Fleet Dinner and Dance." Karissa replies.
"Wonderful I can hardly wait to show the most beautiful cadet off that Star Fleet Academy ever had since I have been there." Kevin replies.

Author's Note