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〃How　will　you　work　it？〃

〃I　don't　know。　But　I　will。〃

〃You're　pretty　wonderful。〃

〃No　I'm　not。　But　life　isn't　hard　to　manage　when　you've　nothing　to　lose。〃

〃How　do　you　mean？〃

〃Nothing。　I　was　only　thinking　how　small　obstacles　seemed　that　once　were　so　big。〃

〃I　should　think　it　might　be　hard　to　manage。〃

〃No　it　won't；　darling。　If　necessary　I'll　simply　leave。　But　it　won't　e　to　that。〃

〃Where　should　we　go？〃

〃I　don't　care。　Anywhere　you　want。　Anywhere　we　don't　know　people。〃

〃Don't　you　care　where　we　go？〃

〃No。　I'll　like　any　place。〃

She　seemed　upset　and　taut。

〃What's　the　matter；　Catherine？〃

〃Nothing。　Nothing's　the　matter。〃

〃Yes　there　is。〃

〃No　nothing。　Really　nothing。〃

〃I　know　there　is。　Tell　me；　darling。　You　can　tell　me。〃

〃It's　nothing。〃

〃Tell　me。〃

〃I　don't　want　to。　I'm　afraid　I'll　make　you　unhappy　or　worry　you。〃

〃No　it　won't。〃

〃You're　sure？　It　doesn't　worry　me　but　I'm　afraid　to　worry　you。〃

〃It　won't　if　it　doesn't　worry　you。〃

〃I　don't　want　to　tell。〃

〃Tell　it。〃

〃Do　I　have　to？〃

〃Yes。〃

〃I'm　going　to　have　a　baby；　darling。　It's　almost　three　months　along。　You're　not　worried；　are　you？　Please　please　don't。　You　mustn't　worry。〃

〃All　right。〃

〃Is　it　all　right？〃

〃Of　course。〃

〃I　did　everything。　I　took　everything　but　it　didn't　make　any　difference。〃

〃I'm　not　worried。〃

〃I