Vera.
No, I am only left alone.
Elizabeth.
Why are you alone? You need not be, dear. [Goes up and offers Vera her hand.
Vera.
[Reaching her hand back to Elizabeth, without looking in.] Thank you, Elizabeth. You are kind to me. But you cannot be any good to me now.
Elizabeth.
Very well, my dear. Only you will feel better if you trust somebody. It is always so.
Vera.