Alec.
You see, it comes too late. Nothing much matters now, for to-morrow I go away.
Lucy.
But you'll come back.
Alec.
I'm going to a part of Africa from which Europeans seldom return.
Lucy.
[With a sudden outburst of passion.] Oh, that's too horrible. Don't go, dearest! I can't bear it!
Alec.
I must now. Everything is settled, and there can be no drawing back.