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 : Oh, here you are. Letters?

(Hands them to her.)

(opening them) : Langworthy’s

It’s a fortnight since he wrote.

If a woman began to worry in these days because her husband hadn’t written to her for a fortnight Besides, if he’d been anywhere interesting, anywhere where the fighting was really hot, he’d have found some way of telling me instead of just leaving it as “somewhere in France.” He’ll be all right.

Anyone would think you didn’t care.

Just because I won’t sit around wailing and carrying on like the Trojan women? What’s the use?

Only

Don’t you?



You think I’m callous. I’ve often watched you thinking it. I’m not callous, Jenny. At least, I hope I’m not but it’s just that I’m not made that way. I can’t see the use in worrying and fretting when there’s nothing you can do.