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[Thinking with terrified foreboding]

I knew it! Out of a blue sky black!

[Springing to her feet—bewilderedly]

What do you mean? How can you say a thing like that?

[Reaching out her hand tenderly, trying to touch Nina]

It’s because I want Sammy—and you, too, child—to be happy.

[Then as Nina shrinks away from her hand—in her blunted tones]

You just can’t.

[Defiantly]

But I can! I have already! I mean—I am, didn’t you understand me?

[Gently]

I know it’s hard.

[Then inexorably]

But you can’t go on!

[Violently]

I don’t believe you know what you’re saying! It’s too terrible for you—Sam’s own mother—how would you have felt if someone—when you were going to have Sam—came to you and said—?