(He hangs up the receiver and looks at her.)
HILDA. You, too!
WHITE. I've been trying to tell you these last weeks; but I couldn't somehow.
HILDA. You were ashamed?
WHITE. No, dear; only I knew it would hurt you.
HILDA. I'm not thinking of myself but of you. You are going to be part of this war?
WHITE. I'm going to do what I can to help finish it.
HILDA. By compromising with the beliefs of a lifetime?
WHITE. No, dear; not that. I've accepted the appointment on this commission because I'm going to accept facts.
HILDA. Have the facts of war changed, or is it you?