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[Struck by her tone—looks up]

No. Why?

[Thinking]

How her face changes! what sad eyes!

[Thinking in an agony of apprehension]

Got to start in to tell her got to

[Apprehensive herself now]

That sick dead feeling when something is going to happen  I felt it before I got the cable about Gordon

[Then taking a sip of coffee, and trying to be pleasantly casual]

Sam said you wanted to talk to me.

[Dully]

Yes. You love my boy, don’t you?

[Startled—forcing a smile, quickly]

Why, of course!

[Reassuring herself]

No, it isn’t a lie I do love him  the father of my baby

[Blurts out]

Are you going to have a baby, Nina?