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REQUIEM FOR A NUN


what to do, what I’m going to do; I foimd that out that same night in the nursery too. But let Him tell me how. How? Tomorrow, and to- morrow, and still tomorrow. How?

NANCY

Trust in Him.

TEMPLE Trust in Him. Look what He has already done to me. Which is all right; maybe I deserved it; at least I’m not the one to criticise or dictate to Him. But look what He did to you. Yet you can still say that. Why? Why? Is it because there isn’t any- thing else?

NANCY

I don’t know. But you got to trust Him. Maybe that’s your pay for die suffering.

STEVENS

Whose suffering, and whose pay? Just each one’s for his own?

NANCY

Everybody’s. All suffering. All poor sinning man’s.

STEVENS

The salvation of the world is in man’s suffering. Is that it?

NANCY

Yes, sir.

How?

STEVENS

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