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Rh use is my life to me or anyone? But I must make it of use—by giving it!

[Fiercely]

I must learn to give myself, do you hear—give and give until I can make that gift of myself for a man’s happiness without scruple, without fear, without joy except in his joy! When I’ve accomplished this I’ll have found myself, I’ll know how to start in living my own life again!

[Appealing to them with a desperate impatience]

Don’t you see? In the name of the commonest decency and honor, I owe it to Gordon!

[Sharply]

No, I can’t see—nor anyone else!

[Thinking savagely]

I hope Gordon is in hell!

[Thinking]

Give herself? can she mean her body? beautiful body to cripples? for Gordon’s sake? damn Gordon!

[Coldly]

What do you mean, you owe it to Gordon, Nina?

[Bitterly]

Yes, how ridiculous! It seems to me when you gave him your love, he got more than he could ever have hoped—