Taylor.
I guess you only stayed here because you had to.
[She goes over to the little window and looks out at the prairie.]
Norah.
Is life always like that? The things you’ve wanted so dreadfully seem only to bring you pain when they come. [He gives her a quick look, but does not answer, and she notices nothing.] Month after month I used to sit looking at the prairie and sometimes I wanted to scream at the top of my voice just to break the silence. I thought I should never escape. The shack was like a prison. I was hemmed in by the snow and the cold and the stillness.
Taylor.
Are you going to quit right now with Ed?
Norah.
[With a smile.] You seem in a great hurry to be rid of me.
Taylor.