← He goes to his couch and puts his head in his hands. Silence. INÈS starts singing to herself: ✎
← I thought so. Lucky that (she glances at GARCIN) no one’s seen me. I’ll start again. 🔊✎
← But suppose the mirror started to lie to you. Or if I closed my eyes, if I stopped looking at you, what would you do with all that beauty? 🔊✎
← She started it. She came over to offer me her mirror, I didn’t do anything. 🔊✎
← You’re afraid to talk first? Fine. I’ll start. 🔊✎
← Remains to be seen. I got under her skin, she started to see him through my eyes … 🔊✎
← You have no right to start cross-examining me. 🔊✎
← Pause. ESTELLE starts to laugh. 🔊✎
← I’m dried out. I can’t take anything, I can’t give anything. How can I help you? I’m a dead branch, ready to start burning. 🔊✎