Three Strangers Page #3

that can wait.

Until the morning,

at any rate.

Morning? But, Crystal,

In view of everything

that's happened between us-

Everything that happened was

my fault. I know that now.

I'm terribly sorry

for what I did,

And I want to ask

for your forgiveness.

I don't hold anything

against you, Crystal.

As far as I'm concerned, the

past is over and forgotten.

Then let me make it

up to you

For all the selfish,

hateful things that I did.

I've missed you terribly,

and you must have missed me.

Don't, Crystal.

Because in your heart-

You're making it very difficult for me.

It's best

I speak plainly.

What you want

is impossible.

All that's over

and done with.

We needn't go into reasons.

You know them as well as I do.

Reasons? B-But I'm

a part of your life.

You can't change that.

During the time

you've been away,

I've found other interests, a new life.

I'm only

staying here

Until my new appointment's

been confirmed.

I'm up for

an important post

With the dominions

office.

You're not telling me

everything, are you?

Well, as a matter

of fact-

Who is she? I know

there's someone.

Yes, there is. She's

a girl I met in Canada,

One of the old families of Montral.

She came back

with me.

Aren't you afraid

of a scandal?

Scandal?

Yes. Suppose the

dominions office

Would get wind of

this... outside interest?

But you don't

understand, Crystal.

Janet isn't

an outside interest.

I want to marry her.

Isn't that a little

premature

Inasmuch as you have

one wife already?

Oh, legally we may

still be married,

But we haven't lived

together for a long time.

Under the circumstances,

does it seem unreasonable

That we should arrange

for a divorce?

Does she know you're

a married man?

Naturally.

Oh, but of course

you'd tell her.

You're so honorable.

Oh, please, Crystal,

don't let's have any scenes.

I've had enough of them

to last the rest of my life.

You like everything

to be sugarcoated!

"Civilized" is the

word you always use.

At least there's

no reason why

We shouldn't be kind

to each other.

Kind?

Do you imagine you're being kind to me?

After hoping

and praying-

Yes, praying that

you'd come back

And that we could be

together again.

This is all you

have to say to me,

That you want to

marry somebody else.

You think I'd give you up

just like that? You're wrong!

I'll never give you a

divorce as long as you live!

In that case,

I don't think

There's anything more

for us to say.

Still Kwan Yin, eh?

Still an idol

instead of a soul.

How little you've

changed, Crystal,

In spite of all

your fine words.

Well, Alfred,

I disagree with

this boy.

It's very simple: a

life of good drinking

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