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You've asked her to marry you, haven't you? Julia asks Morgan, her voice icy. Nothing that happens in this house ever escapes you, does it? asks Morgan coldly. The proposal was inevitable, we've all known it, she replies--I suppose she did not give you an immediate answer? You suppose correctly, as always, he says. Catherine knows her own mind, says Julia, she's strong and loyal--and if she accepts you, she will make a fine wife. You're leading up to something, my dear aunt--what is it? The question of where you and Catherine will live, she replies--after you're married. We're going to live here, of course, says Morgan. You know very well that you cannot bring anyone into this house! hisses Julia, and you know very well why. I refuse to let my fears be decided by the fears that exist in this house, insists Morgan. I am speaking of realities, says Julia--how can you possibly deal with the problem--if Catherine is living here?--how can you explain to her that she's got to lock her doors every night, that her life is in constant danger--what in the world will you tell her? I will tell her nothing, says Morgan, because I believe she is what this house has needed for a long time--I believe things will change if she were here! They will change only if you told her the whole truth, says Julia vehemently, and your mother and I would never accept that--you know you must never tell anyone. Now listen to me, insists Morgan, we can't allow this secret to go on any longer--we can't live in this atmosphere of fear!--we can't lock our doors every night, we cannot walk down the halls without feeling fear! Please lower you voice now, cautions Julia. The servants are in bed, says Morgan, there's no one listening. They may or may not be, she says, I don't want to take the chance of anyone overhearing[/spoiler]
Before we get to today's new scene, we need to wrap up Scene 188, starting with the end as scripted:
Also before we get to the new scene, if you've never seen/read the NoDS Pressbook, you might find this article interesting because it relates to scenes that we've recently covered: