Through the window of an unused bedroom, Lola sees Briony on the island and realizes the play is dead. Lola and her rambunctious brothers are homesick. Tearful Jackson refuses to be convinced they will return home soon and dares to pronounce the unthinkable obscenity, "divorce." Marshall stands in the doorway and introduces himself. Lola studies him carefully. She asks in a grown-up manner that Marshall not to speak about their parents in front of the boys. Marshall sees Lola as a pre-Raphaelite princess and compliments her outfit, embarrassing her. They talk about.....
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