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First, there ’s some things I got to know about.

(smiles)

I guess there ’s not much left for us to say, Ben.

(she crosses to door, but he gets ahead of her)

There ’s things I got to know. (She looks at him but does not speak) The Judge tells me ’t was you got Kimbal to let me go free. (He looks at her—she half turns away) Answer me. (Pause) The Judge tells me you gave up what was yours—to me—without no other reason than because you wanted me to have it. That ’s true, ain’t it? (Pause) You sent me every cent you had, when you knew mother was dying, then you went bail for me, like he said—and did all them other things. I don’t know as any woman ever did any more—. I want to know why!

Why do you think?

I don’t know—I sort of thought—sort of hoped

(bravely)

It was because I loved her, Ben

Oh.

[He turns away disappointed.

You ’re forgetting, I guess, how long we was alone here—when you was in France—then the months we did n’t know where you was, when the police was looking for you—She used to make me promise if ever I could I ’d help you.