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Rh rising too. They watch me, and they wait. They're always watching us. O God! If only some one could make me understand! If some great doctor of the soul... ! (Sinks back, Her eyes close. She lies very still.)

[.A big clock on the mantelpiece strikes the first three strokes of six o'clock, then stops. The door opens slowly and a man enters quietly. He looks round the room, sees her on the sofa apparently asleep, and stands still, a few feet inside the door. He looks steadily at her a moment, then glances at the picture of Egypt on the wall. He smiles gen- tly. His figure is a little bent, perhaps. He is not a big man with any marked presence. As he smiles, she opens her eyes and Sees him. She shows surprise and slight embarrassment, She raises herself