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Surely.

[''He goes out and opens the front door. A pause. Then he can be heard saying resentfully'']

Hello, Darrell.

[And someone answering “Hello, ” and coming in and the door closing]

[From upstairs, her voice strange and excited]

Who is it, Charlie?

[Comes into view in the hall, opposite the doorway, at the foot of the stairs—his voice trembling a little with suppressed emotion]

It’s I, Nina—Ned Darrell.

[With a glad cry]

Ned!

[Then in a voice which shows she is trying to control herself, and is frightened now]

I—make yourself at home. I’ll be down—in a minute or two.

[ remains standing looking up the stairs in a sort of joyous stupor. stares at him]

[Sharply]

Come on in and sit down.

[ starts, comes into the room, plainly getting a grip on himself. follows him, glaring at his back with enmity and suspicion. moves as far away