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Scene II: Same room as before. Night. Virginia sits motionless in the dim firelight. Mrs. Clemm comes softly down the stairs)
Mrs. C. Virginia?
Vir. Naughty mamma! You said you would sleep. What a story to tell your little girl!
Mrs. C. (Advancing) The rain—wakes me. (Comes to fire) Did Edgar take his cloak, dear?
Vir. No, mother.
Mrs. C. Are you not cold in that dress, darling?
Vir. O no—quite comfortable—and Edgar likes me in white, you know. (A window rattles. Both look anxiously toward the door)
Mrs. C. What a gust!... I wonder what winter is like at the north. (Virginia looks at her quickly, and both drop their eyes) ... To think of him out on a night like this! And he has not been well lately. Had he no purpose? Did he say nothing when he went out?
Vir. He said he was going to seek Truth.