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[Fighting himself—thinking]

Christ! touch of her skin! her nakedness! those afternoons in her arms! happiness! what do I care for anything else? to hell with Sam!

[Breaking out passionately]

Ned! I love you! I can’t hide it any more! I won’t! I love you, Ned!

[Suddenly taking her in his arms and kissing her frantically]

Nina! Beautiful!

[Triumphantly—between kisses]

You love me, don’t you? Say you do, Ned!

[Passionately]

Yes! Yes!

[With a cry of triumph]

Thank God! At last you’ve told me! You’ve confessed it to yourself! Oh, Ned, you’ve made me so happy!

[There is a ring from the front door bell. ''hears it. It acts like an electric shock on him. He tears himself away from her. Instinctively she gets up too and moves to the lounge at right'']

[Stupidly]

Someone—at the door.