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Well—all I ’ve got to say is you ’re no liar.

Good-by.

[She turns to go.

Wait. (Closes door) Let ’s see that letter you said she left for you.

No. I won’t do that. I ’ve done enough; you ’re free, you ’ve got the money and the farm.

(crosses in front of table and sits left of table)

They ain’t worth a damn with you gone—I did n't know that till just now, but they ain’t.

It ’s sort of sudden, the way you found that out.

Oh, it don’t take long for a man to get hungry—it only takes just a minute for a man to die; you can burn down a barn quick enough, or do a murder; it ’s just living and getting old that takes a lot of time—Can’t you stay here, Jane?

There ’s Nettie.

Nettie—that could n’t stand the gaff—that run out on me when I was in trouble.

It does n’t matter what folks do, if you love ’em enough.

What do you know about it? I suppose you ’ve been in love a lot of times?