Part 1, Act 2 Summary

This scene also takes place in Leeds' study, a year or so after the action of the first act. Marsden sits alone, his thoughts referring to his curiosity about whether Nina will grieve her father's death, his resentment over how she's never acknowledged his letters the whole time she's been away, and his jealous belief that every patient at the hospital where she's working has fallen in love with her. He recalls her comments about giving herself to other people, and wonder whether that means she's given herself physically. He hears a car approach, wonders whether he should greet Nina when she arrives, looks out a window, and angrily notices a man accompanying her.

A moment later, Nina enters, saying she brought Darrell with her in the hopes that she wasn't too late. Her thoughts reveal both happy and unhappy memories...