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           ROSALIND:Amory,I’myours—youknowit.TherehavebeentimesinthelastmonthI’dhavebeencompletelyyoursifyou’dsaidso.ButIcan’tmarryyouandruinbothourlives.

           AMORY:We’vegottotakeourchanceforhappiness.

           ROSALIND:DawsonsaysI’dlearntolovehim.

           (AMORYwithhisheadsunkinhishandsdoesnotmove.Thelifeseemssuddenlygoneoutofhim.)

           ROSALIND:Lover!Lover!Ican’tdowithyou,andIcan’timaginelifewithoutyou.

           AMORY:Rosalind,we’reoneachother’snerves.It’sjustthatwe’rebothhigh-strung,andthisweek—

           (Hisvoiceiscuriouslyold.Shecrossestohimandtakinghisfaceinherhands,kisseshim.)

           ROSALIND:Ican’t,Amory.Ican’tbeshutawayfromthetreesandflowers,coopedupinalittleflat,waitingforyou.You’dhatemeinanarrowatmosphere.I’dmakeyouhateme.

           (Againsheisblindedbysuddenuncontrolledtears.)

           AMORY:Rosalind—

           ROSALIND:Oh,darling,go—Don’tmakeitharder!Ican’tstandit—

           AMORY:(Hisfacedrawn,hisvoicestrained)Doyouknowwhatyou’resaying?Doyoumeanforever?

           (Thereisadifferencesomehowinthequalityoftheirsuffering.)

           ROSALIND:Can’tyousee—

           AMORY:I’mafraidIcan’tifyouloveme.You’reafraidoftakingtwoyears’knockswithme.

           ROSALIND:Iwouldn’tbetheRosalindyoulove.

           AMORY:(Alittlehysterically)Ican’tgiveyouup!Ican’t,that’sall!I’vegottohaveyou!

           ROSALIND:(Ahardnoteinhervoice)You’rebeingababynow.