Children's Hour Flashcards
Then I came back here and never saw him again
Yes, it was right for you to come back. You’re a part of this place and a good part. You’ll be coming back some day.
I want no more of it.
I’ve done this to you. I’ve taken away everything you wanted.
It’s beautiful country and
Everything we wanted, everything we were going to be-all gone. And we have to sneak away to some place that hasn’t anything to do with us–
What you’ve done, you’ve done. And that’s that.
What I’ve done?
What’s been done to you.
You said it yesterday too. What do you mean when you say “What you’ve done?” Tell me darling. Tell me what you mean.
I’m not going to let you grow sick either.
I’m sorry. I’ll be all right when we get out of here.
I want a baby. I want to have a baby.
We’ll wait a year. We won’t have enough money now
I don’t want to wait a year. You always said you wanted children right away. Why have you changed?
What are you doing to me? What’s the matter with you?
Yes every word has a new meaning. Child, love, lawyer, judge, friend, room, woman—
There are not many safe words anymore. That we can’t move away from. A new place, a new room, won’t fix that for us. Sick, high-tragic people. That’s what we’ll be.
We must go slow and take care and it will pass quick—
People don’t set a date for things to go right or wrong.
It won’t work.
What won’t work?
The two of us together
You’ll believe it soon.
Tell me. Tell me what you want to know.
I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Yes you do. We’ve both known for a long time. Say it now, Joe. Ask it now.
I have nothing to ask
After a while in the court, I stopped listening. After a while, it didn’t seem to matter what anybody said. Then I began to watch your face. It was the only nice thing I could think of doing. You were ashamed. So was I. But you had trouble worse than that. You were sad at being ashamed. Ask it now, Joe.
It is—? Was it ever—?
No. Martha and I have never touched each other. That’s all right, darling. I’m not mad. I am glad you asked me.
