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Agnes Ebbsmith and Lucas Cleeve met in Rome, where she nursed her fellow ex-pat through a nervous breakdown. The two were drawn together through their distaste of marriage: Agnes, before she was widowed, spent six long years in an unhappy marriage; Lucas, though married only three years, detests his cold and unsympathetic wife. Agnes has long been an outspoken critic of the institution, and as she and Lucas embark upon their relationship, she believes she has found a partner with whom she can
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Agnes rises.
LUCAS: Oh, my dear girl--!
AGNES: (Throwing her cigarette under the stove) I’m quite myself again, Lucas dear. Watch me--look! (Walking firmly)
LUCAS: No trembling?
AGNES: Not a flutter. (Watching her open hand) My hand is absolutely steady. (He takes her hand and kisses it upon the palm.) Ah!--
LUCAS: (Looking at her hand) No, it
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