Nicky
We’re on awfully dangerous ground. I’m straining every nerve to keep myself under control. If you lie to me and try to evade me any more—I won’t be answerable for what might happen.
Florence
[Dropping her voice—terrified]
What do you mean?
Nicky
I don’t know—I’m frightened.
Florence
Nicky—darling Nicky—I——
[She approaches him.]