Margaret: Vaguely.

Frankie: Did you know this girl?

Margaret: Vaguely.

Frankie: Everybody seems to think it’s my fault!

Gwen: Frankie! I didn’t say....

Frankie: Yes you did. So did John.

[Again a silence; again she continues:

I’ve been crying; I’ve got that over, now I’ve got used to the idea. John says he doesn’t love me.

[Again they have nothing to say; but she encourages them.

You can say what you like; I shan’t cry again.