Hana Dec. 22nd [1938] — Betrayals during war are childlike compared with our betrayals during peace. New lovers are nervous and tender, but smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire. For the heart is an organ of fire— I love that. I believe that. [Reading Almásy's note on the Christmas firecracker] Katharine Clifton I've been thinking—how does someone like you decide to come to the desert? [to Almásy] Katharine Clifton And that would be unconscionable, I suppose, to feel any obligation? Yes. Of course it would. [to Almásy]