It's your turn to be careful! What did you marry me for if you
were in love with Ruth?
AUSTIN. _Jinny!_
JINNY. [_A little frightened, to excuse herself._] You gave me your word
of honor she would stay abroad indefinitely.
AUSTIN. Nonsense! I said I understood she was going to stay some
time--indefinitely.
JINNY. It's the same thing, and here she is back practically the moment
we are!
AUSTIN. I can't control Miss Chester's movements--I couldn't foresee
when she would come back. In Rome she told me she would stay on.
JINNY. [_Rising and facing him._] Ah! that's what I wanted to see, if
you really _would lie_ to me!
AUSTIN. What do you mean?
JINNY. [_Beside herself._] Liar! [_He only looks at her, with his face
hard and set; she is insane with jealousy for the moment._] _You sent_
for Ruth to come back.
AUSTIN. _And_ if _I did_?
JINNY. You tried to deceive me about it. And if you'll tell me a lie
about one thing, you'll tell me a lie about another, and I don't believe
one word of all your explanations about the intrigue between you and
Ruth Chester!
AUSTIN.
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