Strange Interlude Chapter Summary & Analysis - Part 1, Act 4 Summary

Part 1, Act 4 Summary

This scene takes place back in Leeds' study, again about 7 months later. Evans sits at Leeds' desk, trying to work, but his thoughts reveal that it isn't going well, that Nina has been sick and won't tell him with what, that she changed dramatically after talking with his mother, and that he believes she got sick as a result of trying to get pregnant and being repeatedly disappointed that it didn't happen. He remembers Darrell is coming out for a visit, and he reminds himself to keep the fact that he and Darrell planned this visit a secret. As he goes back to work, Nina enters without his noticing, her thoughts revealing her simultaneous contempt for him and gratitude for his efforts to love her. She tells herself she must try to love him better, with her thoughts revealing that she didn't dare to give birth to their child...
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