The Snake Pit Page #12

almost exclusively.

Just to satisfy my own curiosity,

I'd like to ask her...

if she's aware now of

the origin of her illness.

Would you like

to answer that, Mrs. Cunningham?

Well, I'd have to be a doctor

to put it into the right words...

but I'm sure it wasn't

because of any one thing.

It was a lot of things,

and it started when...

when I was a child.

I don't know yet everything

that caused it, but I do know...

that I'll be able to see life and myself

differently than before I came here.

Virginia!

Oh, here you are.

Dr. Terry wants you...

Where you goin'? You're leavin' us.

- Who's leaving?

- Are you being transferred?

Oh, Mrs. Cunningham,

I've been looking for you all over.

I haven't got

your record for today.

- The patient's checking out.

She's leaving, Celia.

- That'll make room for another.

But they'll send us

more than one. They always do.

And we're so crowded already.

I just don't know where it's all gonna end!

I'll tell you where it's

gonna end, Miss Somerville.

When there are more sick ones than well ones,

the sick ones will lock the well ones up.

I'm not sure they'll like it. My key!

Where's my key? How can I let her out!

- Just draw a line through her name.

- I tried that. It doesn't work.

I know!

I'll erase it.

- There. There. That'll do it.

- Thank you very much.

All right, ladies.

Virginia must leave now.

I'll miss you. You sure

you ain't sick anymore?

- Ruth, take care of Hester, will you?

- Sure.

Miss Vance, may I say

good-bye to Hester?

Why, certainly. Now, now,

ladies, go about your business.

I wonder what kind

of business it is.

Good-bye, Hester. I'm leaving now,

but I'll come back to see you.

No, Hester. You know

you don't do that anymore.

Your doctor will talk to you. Don't

be afraid to talk, and you'll get well too.

Good-bye, Virginia.

Oh, Hester, you've talked!

I knew you would.

You're going to get well now.

I know you will.

Good-bye, Hester.

Good-bye, Dr. Terry.

Thanks for everything.

Your husband is waiting at the administration

building. Miss Vance will take you there.

- Good-bye, Mrs. Cunningham.

- This way, Virginia.

- Good-bye, Mrs. Cunningham.

- Dr. Kik.

Will you come to see us sometime...

Robert and me?

- Why, yes, of course.

- You never will.

But if ever you feel you want to talk

to me, you know where you can find me.

Good-bye and good luck.

Remember at the dance I was going to tell you

another reason for knowing I was getting well?

- Yes.

- It's that I'm not in love with you anymore.

You never really were,

Virginia.

Robert, what happened

to my wedding ring?

- I kept it for you.

- May I have it?

Sure. Here, darling.

Would you put it on

again, please?

It was a long time.

Okay. Say, folks,

the bus is leaving. Or don't you care?

Don't we care?

Come on, darling. We're going home.

Okay, Jerry,

take it away.

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