← And then one night, a ball night when he had danced with no one but Ismene, a night when Ismene had been dazzling in her new gown, he had gone over to find Antigone, who was dreaming in a corner like she is now, her arms around her knees, and he had asked her to be his wife. 🔊✎
← So I'm asking you, please don't yell at her. 🔊✎
← Promise you won't even yell at her then. I'm asking you, please nurse, please. 🔊✎
← You're quite sure that at the ball when you came to find me in my corner, you didn't find the wrong girl? You're sure you've never regretted it, not thought even once, right deep down, that you should have asked Ismene? 🔊✎
← Well, there you are. Now I'm going to tell you two more things. And when I've said them, you have to leave without asking me any questions. 🔊✎
← You see how I'm begging you, swear it, please Haemon... It's the last stupid thing I'll ever ask you to do. 🔊✎
← You swore you wouldn't ask me why. You swore, Haemon! 🔊✎
← Boss, you can ask the others. When I got back, we'd uncovered the body again. But the sun was getting warm and it was starting to stink so we went up on that little hill, really close you know, we just wanted to get upwind of it. 🔊✎
← But it gets towards noon, sun's beating down, and suddenly there's no wind so you really notice the smell. I've got my eyes trained on it but the air's shaking like jelly with the heat, you can't see a thing. I go over to the other guy and ask if he's got a smoke. 🔊✎
← That's all I'm asking. You're right, I won't be able to stay strong forever. 🔊✎