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[With bitter hopelessness]

Oh, all right!

[Answering his look—thinking]

You poor fool! it’ll do her good to talk this out of her system and then it’ll be up to you to bring her around to Sam

[Starts toward the door]

Think I’ll go out and stretch my legs.

[Thinking—in a panic]

I don’t want to be alone with her! I don’t know her! I’m afraid!

[Protestingly]

Well—but—hold on—I’m sure Nina would rather—

[Dully]

Let him go. I’ve said everything I can ever say—to him. I want to talk to you, Charlie.

[Darrell goes out noiselessly with a meaning look at Marsden—a pause]

[Thinking tremblingly]

Here now  what I hoped  she and I alone  she will cry  I will comfort her  why am I so afraid? whom do I fear? is it she? or I?