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I　should　think　it　might　be　hard　to　manage。〃

〃No　it　won't；　darling。　If　necessary　I'll　simply　leave。　But　it　won't　e　to　that。〃

〃Where　should　we　go？〃

〃I　don't　care。　Anywhere　you　want。　Anywhere　we　don't　know　people。〃

〃Don't　you　care　where　we　go？〃

〃No。　I'll　like　any　place。〃

She　seemed　upset　and　taut。

〃What's　the　matter；　Catherine？〃

〃Nothing。　Nothing's　the　matter。〃

〃Yes　there　is。〃

〃No　nothing。　Really　nothing。〃

〃I　know　there　is。　Tell　me；　darling。　You　can　tell　me。〃

〃It's　nothing。〃

〃Tell　me。〃

〃I　don't　want　to。　I'm　afraid　I'll　make　you　unhappy　or　worry　you。〃

〃No　it　won't。〃

〃You're　sure？　It　doesn't　worry　me　but　I'm　afraid　to　worry　you。〃

〃It　won't　if　it　doesn't　worry　you。〃

〃I　don't　want　to　tell。〃

〃Tell　it。〃

〃Do　I　have　to？〃

〃Yes。〃

〃I'm　going　to　have　a　baby；　darling。　It's　almost　three　months　along。　You're　not　worried；　are　you？　Please　please　don't。　You　mustn't　worry。〃

〃All　right。〃

〃Is　it　all　right？〃

〃Of　course。〃

〃I　did　everything。　I　took　everything　but　it　didn't　make　any　difference。〃

〃I'm　not　worried。〃

〃I　couldn't　help　it；　darling；　and　I　haven't　worried　about　it。　You　mustn't　worry　or　feel　badly。〃

〃I　only　worry　about　you。〃

〃That's　it。　That's　what　you　mustn't　do。　People　have　babies　all　the　time。　Everybody　has　babies。　It's　a　natural　thing。〃

〃You're　pretty　wonderful。〃

〃No　I'm　not。　But　you　mustn't　mind；　darling。　I'll　try　and　not　make　trouble　for　you。　I　know　I've　made　trouble　now。　But　haven't　I　been　a　good　girl　until　now？　You　never　knew　it；　did　you？〃

〃No。〃

〃It　will　all　be　like　that。　You　simply　mustn't　worry。　I　can　see　you're　worrying。　Stop　it。　Stop　it　right