THE CLIMBERS



            [She goes out Right with RICHARD

 WARDEN. [To BLANCHE.] Give me your hand.

                    [She does so wonderingly.

 WARDEN. [Softly, with a man's tenderness in

 his voice.] He is going away for good.

 BLANCHE. Away

 WARDEN. For good.

 BLANCHE. [Slowly, withdrawing her hand.]

 For good [She looks over toward STERLING, and

then back to WARDEN.j What does he mean

WARDEN. We will know when he wakes.



THE CU'RTALN STEALS SOvTtrY DOWN



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