There, don't you see? They're so dominating. I knew you before all this.... I wish you would get away—be yourself.
Jean
No. I shall stay here. As close as possible.
Vera
But really, Jean! I'm thinking of your work. Perhaps you don't appreciate what an insidious drug memory can be. Especially the memory of unhappiness. Let's be frank, Jean, for the sake of your future. You have been unhappy.
Jean
Unhappy? Yes, I have been outrageously unhappy! Years of it! Sharp arrows and poisoned wine. I wanted to die....
Vera
Jean!
Jean