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[Strongly]

All my life I’ve waited to bring you peace.

[Sadly teasing]

If you’ve waited that long, Charlie, we’d better get married tomorrow. But I forgot. You haven’t asked me yet, have you? Do you want me to marry you, Charlie?

[Humbly]

Yes, Nina.

[Thinking with a strange ecstasy]

I knew the time would come at last when I would hear her ask that! I could never have said it, never! oh, russet-golden afternoon, you are a mellow fruit of happiness ripely falling!

[Amused—with a sad smile]

Bless you, my children!

[He turns to go]

I don’t suppose we’ll ever see you again, Ned.

I hope not, Nina. A scientist shouldn’t believe in ghosts.

[With a mocking smile]

But perhaps we’ll become part of cosmic positive and negative electric charges and meet again.