Were you glad to see me or not?

This must stop. You make me feel as if I were guilty of something.

What do you want me to do?

I want you to go to Moscow and beg Kitty to forgive you.

No, that's not what you want. Moscow? I can do better than that. Tonight I refused a posting to Tashkent. I can change my mind, and you'll never see me again.

If you have any thought for me, you will give me back my peace.

I have no peace to give. There can be no peace for us— only misery or the greatest happiness.