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〃She's　bringing　some　things　here。〃

〃She　brings　splendid　things。　Were　you　her　dear　boy？〃

〃One　of　them。〃

〃You　are　all　her　dear　boys；〃　Catherine　said。　〃She　prefers　the　dear　boys。　Listen　to　it　rain。〃

〃It's　raining　hard。〃

〃And　you'll　always　love　me；　won't　you？〃

〃Yes。〃

〃And　the　rain　won't　make　any　difference？〃

〃No。〃

〃That's　good。　Because　I'm　afraid　of　the　rain。〃

〃Why？〃　I　was　sleepy。　Outside　the　rain　was　falling　steadily。

〃I　don't　know；　darling。　I've　always　been　afraid　of　the　rain。〃

〃I　like　it。〃

〃I　like　to　walk　in　it。　But　it's　very　hard　on　loving。〃

〃I'll　love　you　always。〃

〃I'll　love　you　in　the　rain　and　in　the　snow　and　in　the　hail　and……　what　else　is　there？〃

〃I　don't　know。　I　guess　I'm　sleepy。〃

〃Go　to　sleep；　darling；　and　I'll　love　you　no　matter　how　it　is。〃

〃You're　not　really　afraid　of　the　rain　are　you？〃

〃Not　when　I'm　with　you。〃

〃Why　are　you　afraid　of　it？〃

〃I　don't　know。〃

〃Tell　me。〃

〃Don't　make　me。〃

〃Tell　me。〃

〃No。〃

〃Tell　me。〃

〃All　right。　I'm　afraid　of　the　rain　because　sometimes　I　see　me　dead　in　it。〃

〃No。〃

〃And　sometimes　I　see　you　dead　in　it。〃

〃That's　more　likely。〃

〃No；　it's　not；　darling。　Because　I　can　keep　you　safe。　I　know　I　can。　But　nobody　can　help　themselves。〃

〃Please　stop　it。　I　don't　want　you　to　get　Scotch　and　crazy　tonight。　We　won't　be　together　much　longer。〃

〃No；　but　I　am　Scotch　and　crazy。　But　I'll　stop　it。　It's　all　nonsense。〃

〃Yes　it's　all　nonsense。〃

〃It's　all　nonsense。　It's　only　nonsense。　I'm　not　afraid　of　the　rain。　I'm　not　afraid　of　the　rain。　Oh；　oh；　God；　I　wish　I　wasn't。〃　She　was　crying。　I　forted　her　and　she　stopped　crying。　B