AUSTIN. Well, Jinny, that will bear postponement, and my conversation
with Geoffrey won't; will you please leave us together here for a while?
JINNY. And what about the theatre?
AUSTIN. What theatre?
JINNY. Oh, you've _forgotten_ entirely my little birthday party! Thanks!
AUSTIN. Oh, Jinny! I _did_! Forgive me! I'm awfully sorry! I've got a
lot on my mind to-day.
[_Tries to put his arms about her and kiss her. She pushes herself
away from him, refusing to let him kiss her._
JINNY. Yes--I know you have-- [_At door Left._] --I'll leave you two to
your confidences. You can trust Geof; he just now refused to betray you.
[_AUSTIN only looks at her fixedly, seriously. She looks back at him
with bravado. Then she deliberately crosses the room, gets the cable,
and recrosses with it and goes out Left._
AUSTIN. Poor Jinny! [_Turning to GEOFFREY._] and that, too, lies largely
on your already overcrowded shoulders.
GEOFFREY. [_Breaking down._] I know! I know!
AUSTIN. [_Sitting in the corner of the sofa._] Here, don't cry! You've
got to be strong now, and you've no use nor time for crying.
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