![]() Lane asks her how her play is, but she says she quit it and the theatre department. He tells her to eat, but when she looks at her sandwich she becomes nauseated. Lane tells her he's been worried about her the last few weeks, but she tells him to eat his snails. She says that those who "go bohemian" also conform, just in a different way.įranny wonders if she's going crazy, and Lane tells her that she looks very pale. She apologizes for not being able to remember, "Especially when they look like everybody else, and talk and dress like everybody else." She immediately regrets her criticism, though she continues describing how predictable the Wally Campbells of the world can be, such as the way they name-drop. ![]() She says she doesn't know who he is, which bothers him as she's met him several times. He orders frog's legs and snails, then tells her about the plans to go to the game in his friend Wally Campbell's car. She says she's not hungry and wants only a chicken sandwich and a glass of milk, which annoys Lane. ![]() He asks if she is all right she replies that she is now. She freshens her appearance and walks out of the bathroom looking stunning. She takes out her green book, puts it on her lap, presses it to her chest, then returns it to her bag. She sits down in a cramped position, cries for five minutes, then stops suddenly. ![]() In the empty restroom, Franny, perspiring and very pale, enters the furthest stall and locks it. ![]()
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