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90.<br />
He drew away a little, still holding her, but with lowered<br />
head.<br />
NICK<br />
No. I, haven’t.<br />
SUSY<br />
Oh, Nick! But then-?<br />
He caught her to him again, resentfully.<br />
NICK<br />
Well-then what? What do you mean?<br />
What earthly difference does it<br />
make?<br />
SUSY<br />
But if you’ve told her you were<br />
going to marry her-<br />
Try as she would, her voice was full of silver chimes.<br />
NICK<br />
Marry her? Marry her?<br />
(echoed)<br />
But how could I? What does marriage<br />
mean anyhow? If it means anything<br />
at all it means-you! And I can’t<br />
ask Coral Hicks just to come and<br />
live with me, can I?<br />
Between crying and laughing she lay on his breast, and his<br />
hand passed over her hair.<br />
They were silent for a while; then he began again:<br />
NICK (cont’d)<br />
You said it yourself yesterday, you<br />
know.<br />
She strayed back from sunlit distances.<br />
SUSY<br />
Yesterday?<br />
NICK<br />
Yes: that Grace Fulmer says you<br />
can’t separate two people who’ve<br />
been through a lot of things-<br />
SUSY<br />
(interrupted)<br />
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