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e if it will only stop。 Oh; please; darling; please make it stop。 There it es。 Oh Oh Oh!〃 She breathed sobbingly in the mask。
〃It doesn't work。 It doesn't work。 It doesn't work。 Don't mind me; darling。 Please don't cry。 Don't mind me。 I'm just gone all to pieces。 You poor sweet。 I love you so and I'll be good again。 I'll be good this time。 Can't they give me something? If they could only give me something。〃
〃I'll make it work。 I'll turn it all the way。〃
〃Give it to me now。〃
I turned the dial all the way and as she breathed hard and deep her hand relaxed on the mask。 I shut off the gas and lifted the mask。 She came back from a long way away。
〃That was lovely; darling。 Oh; you're so good to me。〃
〃You be brave; because I can't do that all the time。 It might kill you。〃
〃I'm not brave any more; darling。 I'm all broken。 They've broken me。 I know it now。〃
〃Everybody is that way。〃
〃But it's awful。 They just keep it up till they break you。〃
〃In an hour it will be over。〃
〃Isn't that lovely? Darling; I won't die; will I?〃
〃No。 I promise you won't。〃
〃Because I don't want to die and leave you; but I get so tired of it and I feel I'm going to die。〃
〃Nonsense。 Everybody feels that。〃
〃Sometimes I know I'm going to die。〃
〃You won't。 You can't。〃
〃But what if I should?〃
〃I won't let you。〃
〃Give it to me quick。 Give it to me!〃
Then afterward; 〃I won't die。 I
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