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Rh Maybe it would be better if you weren’t here. There are some things I feel I ought to say to her—and Darrell. I’ve got to do what I know Dad would have wanted. I’ve got to be fair. He always was to everyone all his life.

You dear, you! You couldn’t be unfair to anyone if you tried!

[She kisses him]

Don’t be too long.

[Moodily]

You bet I won’t! It won’t be so pleasant I’ll want to drag it out!

Good-bye for a while then.

So long.

[He looks after her lovingly as she goes out right, rear, around the corner of the house]

[Thinking]

Madeline’s wonderful! I don’t deserve my luck but, God, I sure do love her!

[He sits down on the bench again, his chin on his hands]

It seems rotten and selfish to be happy when Dad  oh, he understands, he’d want me to be  it’s funny how I got to care more for Dad than for Mother  I suppose it was finding out she loved Darrell  I can remember that day seeing her kiss him  it did something to me I never got over  but she made Dad happy  she gave up her own happiness for his sake  that was certainly damn fine  that was