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etc. but rather specialized literature
falling in the field of local history. Such
local history material might properly
be included in the Washington Public
Library II this were Washington's only
library. But since such material 10
Public Librarys funds for the purchase
OF books are meager. and since the LII
brary Of Congress has one of the finest
collections Of local history IN the coun-
decided not to build UP . collection Of
local history, outside of books, etc.
pertaining to the District Of Columbia,
but to refer investigators In this
specialized field to the National Ii
fnd that Mr.. Proctor has had. on
occasion. some difficulty in getting tho
books sent for. resulting, I mistrust.
from a misinterpretation Of call num-
of the books wanted, on the part Of
green pages. When the cases in ques-
ton were brought to the attention Of
more experienced members OF the stan.
duced. Such shortcomings on the pal
of inexperienced workers are not pe-
culiar to this library or to library work,
put are encountered IN otSer institu-
could be reduced. though perhaps not
altogether eliminated in view of hu-
man imperfections. II the Public Ii
Drary were able to pay better salaries
became most experienced. My annual
report pointed out that the library lost
the last fiscal year one-third Of It's
force. including eleven assistants and
eight N msssengers and pages. In spita
Of this wasteful process, inevitably tend.
ing as It does toward inefficiency be-
cause of the necessary employment Of
less experienced assistants, believe
that the Public Library service is main
tained at q relatively high average Of
efficiency. II would not be strange IL
assistants receiving but $50 and $40 per
month should not have the education.
technical training and experience re.
quired to make them measure up TO
the highest educational and professional!
standards. In view Of such conditions
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tlement was finally made on terms 20
entirely satisfactory to France and
England that IL was recognized In Ger
many as q sad blow at German pres
tige.
Sir Edwards task of yesterday was
to present these facts with q sugar
coating, and he did IL well. The facts,
not the manner of their presentation,
may be offensive in Germany, but Ger
mans will blame their own foreign
ministry for getting into such scrape.
The commons, regardless of party,
cheered Sir Edward to the echo, and
the opposition leader was in turn
cheered when he declared that all Eng
lishmen must be gratifled at the gov
ernment's course throughout. Con-
trasting this with the jeers and con-
tumely that were hurled upon the Ger
man foreign minister in the reichstag
when he presented the story of Ger
many's relations to the same affair,
and it cannot but be apparent that
Britain has won q signal diplomatic
victory. Perhaps it will prove an un.
fortunate one, by reason of its affront
to German susceptibilities; but more
likely, by reason of convincing Berlin
that the Anglo French alliance is for
business purposes, it will tend to cool
imperialistic ardor among the Ger.
mana
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LIBRARIAN ANSWERS \
RECENT CRITICISM

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
have natural been interested in the
report, contained in one of the morning
newspapers. of certain criticisms on the
service and the literary equipment of
the Public Library, alleged to have
been made by Mr.. John c. Proctor, at
the recent meeting Of the Brightwood
Park Citizens Association, and also in
your editorial note asking for the facts
in the case. am glad to give them
in your columns as we'll as can. with
interpretations.
In the first place. find. on referring
the matter to Mr.. Proctor, that the re-
port of his remarks was not complete
as to its meaning. l find that the ma
terial that he wished and that Is not
contained in the Public Library. is not
strictly standard literature" that is,
bellies lettres. general history, science.
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GREAT BRITAIN'S DIPLOMA
TIC TRIUMPH.

1t has been so commonly the fate
of liberal governments in Britain to
lose their prestige with the country by
reason of weak foreign policy, that lib
erals everywhere must rejoice in the
recent successes of Mr.. Asquith's gov.
ernment. All the world has believed
since last summer that Britain's firm
adhesion to France in the Moroccan
crisis prevented a war. Sir Edward
Grey, foreign secretary, in his speech
yesterday made this plain without
making the statement unduly offensive
to Germany. 1t is not quite conceiv-
able that the Grey speech will be read
with satisfaction by Germans, especial
ly those of Chauvinistic tendencies
but on the other hand so carefully
prepared and long awaited an explana-
tion could not have been made without
assurance that it would give no violent
offense to the susceptibilities of the
Berlin government.
The mystery of the Lloyd George
speech of July 81 last is cleared by Sir
Edwards statement. 1t seems that
the London government had taken
steps to impress Germany that Eng
land must be considered in any settle
ment of the Moroccan troubles. That
was equivalent to saying that Ger
man effort to extort unfair conditions
from France would be resisted by
France and England combined.
This position of Britain was made
clear to the German ambassador. There
upon Berlin suddenly discontinued
communication with Downing street.
The German ambassador, at the height
of the crisis, made no communication
whatever for ten days. Berlin was
letting time do the work of impressing
England that this statement brought
matters near to a crisis. AS days
passed, and the tension increased, there
were rumors in France of German plans
for a sudden movement on the frontier.
The situation was dangerous, and both
England and France were concerned to
force Germany to speak, or to move.
At this juncture Mr.. Lloyd George
made his famous speech, in which he
made clear that England was deter
mined to stand by her ally, France, to
any extremity. This was the British
cabinets way of getting word to Ber-
lin, in a period when diplomatic com
munication was suspended on Berlin's
initiative, that England had not lost
its nerve during the period of menac-
ing silence, that it wasn't going to
lose its nerve, and that Germany might
as well come forward with something
final.
The effect was as desired. Germany
resumed communications, and the set.
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she describes II. Little children are
taught to be afraid of her People of
the village peep through window blinds
when she walks past; she Is the theme
OF the village gossip. but she brayely
and Is taken up by the Hardwood
family, father and son. Hazelwood,
who Is a modern Don Quixote, fitting at
fancied wrongs, which he hopes to
right, has strongly developed views on
prison reform. and Ia satisfied Stella IL
innocent.
There IL q son, Richard Hardwood,
who has fallen in love with Stella, and
& there Is also ,. e 6rother;in-iaw OF Hasei-
strongly convinced that Stella is the
real murderer Of her husband, and who
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believes he sees in Thresk's testimony
something more than Is shown on the
surface. In >other words, he believes
that Thresk knows that Stella Is the
murderer, but IL shielding her for rea-
sons of his own. Pettifer manages to
have Thresk come to Hazelwood's home
as q guest, and in q scene that is one
Of the strongest in the play. he Ques-
tions him regarding the murder. The
efforts Of Pettifer to obtain the whole
truth from Thresk. and those Of Thresk
to shield Stella, make one Of the most
intense scenes in modern dramatic
history.
who believes that she Is marrying young
Hazelwood merely to re-establish hcr-
self in the eyes OF the world, begs her
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Popular Star Scores In
Piece With Strange
Plot.
STORY CONCERNS
AN ABUSED WIFE
Although Stirring, Play Lacks
Tinge Of Melo-
drama.

IL Edgar Allen Poe had written IT,,
II could not have been any more full
OF sodden. dramatic horror. that play
IN which Ethel Barrymore 10 appearing
this week in the National Theater.
In THE Witness for the Defense"
a. e. w. Mason has told q story that
holds interest until the end. and though
IL IL full OF intense melodramatic situa-
TONS there IL hardly a tinee OF melo-
drama In its makeup. Ethel Barry
more. having risen to emotional heights,
gives q splendid portrayal of the wife,
stella Ballantyns. Of q drunken. brutal
husband. whom she murders In self de-
Tense. having endured Ills abuse for six
awful years In the loneliness Of India.
The story is sad one, and real
tears are shed upon the stage. as we'll
as In the audience.
Stella Ballantyne. young. beautiful,
end an orphan. goes out to India after
having given up the man shc loves In
England because he cannot afford both
a wife and q career. She is sacrificed,
and her heart In the rebound is caught
by Stephen Ballantyne. an officer in
India. The play opens In Ballantyne's
tent. where Threslt. the man to whom
Stella had formerly been engaged, stops
Tor an hour between trains.
Hears Of Stella's
Unhappiness.
In Burmah and other Indian army
posts he has heard enough to convince
him that Stella and her husband are
not living happily. In fact, It In a
matter Of common gossip in army
circles that Baliantyne is cruel to his
wife. When he makes his appearance
upon the scene. Stella IL wearing n
necklace to hide the marks OF her nus
bands fingers about her throat. Dur
ing the dinner. she breaks down, and
IN hysterical soens, che retires to her
own tent, and 1'hresk leaves for
for home.
Baiiantyne. after having attended his
guests departure. returns to the tent
and pours upon his wife's head a per
feet storm Of abuse, threatening her
with violence. Stella, who is Counted
a good shot, raises a rife TO defend
herself, and the curtain falls. What
happens after its fall nobody knows.
All that the public does know is that
two years after, Stella appears in Lit
tie Beading. her former home in Sus-
sex, after having been acquitted Of the
murder Of her husband largely through
Thresk's testimony. There she IL look
ed upon somewhat as was the "pig
faced" woman Of stella's childhood, as
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Amusements.

National-Ethel Barrymore in THE Wit
ness for the Defense" S:l5 p. m,
Belasco-Grace LaRue in Betsy" &15
p. m.
Columbia-Elsie Ferguson in THE First
Lady OF the Land" S:15 p. m,
Chase s-Florentine Grand Opera Com
pany- and other polite vaudeville, 2:l5
and S:15 p. m.
Casino-Vaudeville, / to and 6 to 1o.sO
p. m.
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville.
Notwithstanding. 2:l5 and S;l5 n. m
Academy-"Our New Minister" 2:l5 and
S:l5 p. m.
Gayety-''The Taxi Girls" 2:l5 and s:15
ID. m.
Lyceum-"The Imperials." 215 and s:1E
p. m.
Majestic-Dante's Inferno. afternoon and
evening.
Arcade-"Mutt and Jeff' and other at
fractions.
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ARMY.

Captain CHARLES G. LAWRENCE,
from Eleventh Infantry to Tenth In
fantry.
First Lieutenant CLYDE L. EASTMAN,
from Twenty-eighth Infantry to
Eleventh Infantry.
The following changes in the stations
OF officers of the Corps of Engineers
are ordered:
Major WILLIAM p. WOOTEN. from
Second Battalion of Engineers.
Second Lieutenant JOHN r. d. MATH-
ESON will proceed from Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas, to Honolulu, Ha-
wall Territory, with Company 7,
Third Battalion OF Engineers.
Captain WILLIAM A. MITCHELL,
from his present station and duties.
and Will proceed to Wheeling, w.
Va
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National Audience Held in
Grip Of Powerful
Drama.
DRIVEN TO KILL
BRUTAL HUSBAND
Steadfastness Of Former Sweev.
heart Saves Her In
End.

to confess her part in the crimes to the
young man. and then come to him. He
tells her he will renounce his career
everything he holds dear in the world,
assuming that Hazelwood will give her
up when he knows the truth.
1t Is In this scene that Miss Barry
more rises to dramatic heiehts- The
intensity OF her emotion when she con-
fesses to Thresk that she really did
murder her husband; murdered him be-
cause he came toward her with his
fists .cienched. ana a demon in his eyes,
Of acting that Miss Barrymore has
This interview. which takes place be.
tweenl Thresk ana % Stella at midnight.
ed by the elder Hazelwood, who comes
upon the scene. Suspecting that she has
been pleading with the lawyer not to
betray her. ne denounces her, and In
ises to tell everything the following
morning.
Displays Her
Emotional Ability.
The ordeal the following morning.
when Stella tells her story. 10 another
dramatic scene in which Miss Barry
more displays her rare emotional abil.
ity. The narrowing confession is mado
without any hysterical ranting; told ex-
actly as a sorrowing. repentant woman
would tell It.; told with real tears, and
the portrayal Miss Barrymore gives Of
the mental suffering of Stella finds i'm.
mediate response in the audience.
The story ends happily, and Stella
finds a haven In the arms OF Hazel
wood, to whom she had been married
secretly. fearing his fathers objection.
week earlier.
Miss Barrymore has been surround
ed with a capable company who inter-
pret the leading roles in a most artistic
manner. There Is Ernest Stallard's
idealistic Interpretation of the elder
Hazelwood, the chimertcal old man,
who is always trying to make the world
over according to his own pattern.
Then there 10 w. L. Abingdon, who
gives q remarkable portrayal OF Bal
lantyne, the drink -crazed husband. who
disappears after the first act, but whose
work during that short period 10 artis-
tic to q degree. Leslie Faber, a. young
Hazelwood, in love with Stella, Is nat
ural and his acting Is delightfully."-
smooth. To A. e. Anson IL given the
part Of Thresk. He makes his part q
commanding one, and an excellent foil
''' '''''' JULIA MURDOCH.
Tomorrow Miss Murdock will review
"The First Lady In the Land" in which
Elsie Ferguson Is appearing In the
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived d-Bagley. Bailey. and Sterling.
at Annapolis; Wheeling and North
Carolina, at santo Domingo City;
Hector. at Newport; oregon. at San
Francisco; Justin. at Mare Island,
and Cheyenne, at Tacoma.
Sailed-Arethusa, from Port Arthur,
Tex, for Key West Ammen, from
Boston for final trial; Patterson.
from Boston for Newport; Washing
ton, from Santo Domingo City for
st. Thomas; Petrol. from Norfolk
for Charleston; Florida, from Hsmp-
ton Roads for Guantanamo, and
Nero. from Montevideo for Valpa-
raiso.
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ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

Chief Gunner r. M. O'CONNOR, de-
tached naval torpedo station, New
port. r. l.; to San Francisco.
Chief Machinist ]. E. CLEARY. orders
OF November q. revoked.
Chief Machinist NJ. NJ. SCHREIBER,
detached Minnesota; to home and
walt orders.
Machinist J. w. MERGET. orders CT
November q, modified: detached
Baltimore; to Minnesota.
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NAVY.

Lieutenant c. r, KEAR, unexpired
portion of sick leave revoked, and
Lieutenant w. 8. ANDERSON. to CON-
mand Yankton.
Chaplain J. d. MacNAIR, detached Vir-
Sinia; to Georgia.
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will. when they have reason to doubt
the accuracy OF reports that material
asked for is "out' bring their Ques-
tons to the attention Of the assistant
In charge Of the department where the
difficulty is experienced.
GEORGE F.. BOWERMAN.
Librarian
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was. too.
We can never he sufficiently grateful
TO the department Of Commerce and
Labor for putting us on notice that.
without a radical reform, the old home
cooking will soon pass away 1t is not
TOO late to mend our ways
The annual dance Of the woodmen of
the World, to be held tonight, will be
o delightful occas sion and largely at
tended by the mcmbsrs Of this flourish
ing organization. who always look for
ward to the event with great pleasure
II Major Judson can do something
70 make the street railway companies
combine" he will be the fnancier some
OF the railway men have been looking
for, but 1t is just as we'll not to walt
Tor universal transfers until the COM
bination takes place.
The death of Dr. B. L. whitman. for
-FOUR years president Of what was then
Columbian College in this city, is
deeply regretted At the time Of his
deatf. he was pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church of Seattle. Columbian
graduates scattered throughout tho
country hold him In warm remem-
brance.
1t Is only about once in every twenty
years that Thomas A. Edison takes a
vacation. but when he does he knows
that Washington IS the place to speni
It, His plan to enable the President
10 address sixty million voters at one
time should appeal powerfully to the
efficiency department..
Baltimore's police chief says that the
present-day tight dresses which bulge
when a folded one dollar bill is- slipped
into them" is responsible for the re-
cent increase Of robberies of women.
A trip along F street would convince
the most skeptical that he is right at
least in his premise If not in his con-
clusion.
4 That mongoose has now bobbed up
again to plague the President. who
must decide on his reprieve or execu-
tion. The search for him was such a
strain on Chief Wilkie that he is now
On vacation. and Kansas is being
driven to nervous prostraticn as to
what is to be done with the contraband
animal.
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The Chamber Of Commerce may soon
nave live young organization as COM
petitor. the Board of Trade. Twenty
new members were taken into the lat
ter yesterday,
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The net total circulation OF The washin gton
1Imes - Sunday during the month Of October
by agents being eliminated. This humber
Cnen divided BY 8. the number Of Sundays
eunng october. shows the net Sunday aver
- Tor October to have been so.6ss
Entered at the Postoffice at washinston.
y C.. A. second class matter.
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The net total circulation of The washinston
IImes daily during the month Of October
~ L2H, n!. all copies left over and returned
0einf eliminated. This number, when d.
vsdsd by -. the number Of days Of publica-
sIon. shows the net daily average for Octo-
Bar TO have been Is slS
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Harry St.. George Tucker received a
warm welcome in the city, whefe he
mas been shaking hands with his old
friends. fIe used TO te a member Of
Congress and mighty good one he
was. too.
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JULIA MURDOCH.

Tomorrow Miss Murdock will review
"The First Lady In the Land" in which
Elsie Ferguson Is appearing in the
Columbia Theater.
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TEAL for the month ,l1b, 76a
DAILY average for the month. ,....... "a, l52
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TUESDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1911.
Hannah. have an APPLE"

Five Of the thirteen bills on the Sem
ate calendar are District measures
here's hoping.
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Sunday.

re number Of complete and perfect copies
Tns Warrington Times printed Sundays
euring the month Of October was a. follows:
s.'.............. 0.1G 22................ 49, 665
sS'''''''s..... N,WA 2S................ H,O4S
Asss.e.s.s....... also
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TIMELY LETTERS TO THE TIMES MAIL. BAG


an h Address
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Total for month. 2ss, ,oss
sunday average for the month ...... x7,6a0
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We can never he sufficiently grateful
70 the department Of Commerce and
Labor for putting us on notice that
without radical reform, the old home
cooking will soon pass away. It is no,
too late to mend Our ways.
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OCTOBER CIRCULATION.
Daily.

The number OF complete and perfect copies
% The washington Times printed daily dur
ing the month Of October was A. foliows:
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The annual dance Of the Woodmen OF
the World. to be held tonight. will be
o delightful occasion and largely at.
tended by the mombsrs of this flourish
ing organization. who always look for.
ward to the event with great pleasure
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money-the qualities he most desired in
his wife. But to make q pretense of
love, whatever the heart may be, is a
convention of marriage-like the brides
bouquet, or her train. So he said:
But ! do love YOU
"Oh! no you don't-no more than
love you"
Then why would you marry me?-if
you do
Because l like you; because I ad-
mire your qualities; because / believe
my life would be richer and fuller and
more efficient: and because / should
hope to alter certain of your opinions"
well, / don't care what the reasons
are-just SO they're strong enough" he
said lightly. He rose and held out his
hand; his face grew serious; his voice
lowered. 81 must be going. FourSmore
days, remember-then your answer
After he had gone she sat for several
minutes thinking OF life with him, to-
ward which reason and circumstances
pressed her, and from which, since the
day he had declared himself, she had
shrunk This marriage was so different
from the marriage of her dreams-a
marriage of love, of common ideals; yet
in 1t, her Judgment told her, lay the
best use OF her life.
She dismissed her troubling thoughts
with a sigh and walked back to the IL
brary. AS she entered Kate rose from
a high backed chair behind the library
table whose polished top shone with
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w-~ THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGE &c
Mr.. PEEVED PROTESTS
Against Women Donnng
StraW Hats SO Early
TO HIS PATIENT WIFE

&C JOHN gancing husband,
reading sporting the evening the
- didn't shadow, why this weather.
in WE'LL PeeVd then catching his
his frown and ~ Wel?
quite thinking girls
81 will The ground
hog didn't his shadow" .-.'.-
with irritation. Grounding day is
little right and turned
else stayed Who cares?
Peeved pacdy holding her embroidery to
view the efect-it early spring"
Peeved for a moment in silence
a SO today she said absenty and Mr.
shouted Il knew it, that's the
tell you'll ruin
Wear winter hat! You don't unnn around in straw hats
just Of the groundhog do your
shifted John" she said, who is Bll?'
Dunno" said Mr. Peeved, but he stopped reading
office today, his wife went were
waited heard All right Bill
evening" we'll out and hit ID
Off Ida Oh! sure she'll come"
talking said Mr. Peeved nervously 1T was the head
~
81 thought that I'd buy
sister In evening She
has
beat sister
heerfuy mind staying home alone evening
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To Him That Hath
By LEROY SCOTT
Copyright, The Frank A. Munsey Coz

minutes they were silent. Then the
choked words burst from her:
I'm not fit to be your friend!"
You mustn't let this afternoon make
doesn't to- me. Fit to be my friend
You area thousand times overn' !
admire you'll honor You-Tm proud to
have you for friend"
She quickly looked UP at him. The
light from the bridge lamps, a giant
string of glowing beads. lay upon her
face. In it there cleaned the sudden
embers of hope.
But can YOU love me-some timer
she whispered.
1t was agony to him to shake his
head.
81 knew it," she breathed DULY.
When he saw the gray, dead despair
in her face, he cried out, in his agony
and abasement:
Don't take It so, Kate! I'm not
worthy to be the cause of such pain"
Che looked back at the river; the wind
had set her shivering, but she did not
know she was cold. He saw that she
was thinking, so he did not speak. After
several minutes she asked in a low
voice:
DO you still love Miss Chambers?"
He remained silent.
DO you?'
AS much as love you?"
There was pause. When she next
spoke she was looking at him tensely
in the face.
Would she love you if she knew the
truth?"
"I shall never tell her.
"But would she love you?" she re-
peated fercely. She clutched his arms
and her eyes blazed. shed better noti
I'D kill herr"
The face he looked down into was
that of a wild animal. He gazed at It
with fear and fascination.
The indicative fire began slowly 10
burn lower. then, at a puff, IT was out.
mo! MOI" she cried, convulsively,
gripping his arms tighter. Il wouldn't!
You know / wouldn't"
The face, so full of fury a minute
before, was now twitching, and the
tears, that came SO hard, were trem-
bling on her lashes- Her eyes embraced
his face for several moments.
"Ah! David!' she cried, and her
words shook her, "even II you don't love
me, David-I want you to be happy"'