← 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. 🔊✎
← (He sits there dreaming for a while, his head in his hands, his elbows on his knees. We hear him murmur.) ✎
← You needed to go there this morning, on your hands and knees, in the dark. You needed to scrape up the dirt with your fingernails while they were right next to you and then have them grab you like you were a common thief! 🔊✎