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Rh [They go out together. creeps down the stairs in a state of intense excitement.]

It ’ld be awful if she killed her own brother! I couldn’t marry a woman that had done that! [He goes to the door and makes a move as if to call to, but stops.] She won’t do it. She couldn’t. It wouldn’t be nachel. They’ll see him first, anyhow. O God! Don’t let her commit a sin that she could never git fergiveness fer! [The kitchen door opens and enters.  recoils with a cry of terror] A-a-a-ah! [ looks at him in amazement.] Is that you, Sid?

I sorter thought mebby it wus! What the hell’s the matter with you? Are you havin’ a fit?

No, I’m all right! You come in kinder ghost-like an’ I thought mebbe you might ha’ been killed!

You thought right. I might ha’ been,

What’s happened to Andy?