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[Looking at his watch again]

They ought to be lined up at the start any minute now.

[Pounding his fist on the rail—letting his pent-up feelings explode]

Come on, Gordon!

[Startled—with nervous irritation]

Sam! I told you I have a splitting headache!

[Thinking intensely]

You vulgar boor! Gordon’s engagement to her is all your fault!

[Resentfully]

I’m sorry. Why don’t you take some aspirin?

[Thinking irritably]

Nina in the dumps! Charlie in mourning! what a pair of killjoys! I wanted to bring Gordon and his friends on board to celebrate no chance! have to take Madeline stage a party in New York  leave this outfit flat  Nina’ll be sore as the devil but she’ll have to like it

[Examining critically—thinking]

She’s gotten into a fine neurotic state reminds me of when I first knew her

[Then exultantly]

Thank God, I can watch her objectively again these last three years away have finally done it  complete cure!