[A horrid lie, but no matter. She's nervous-- guilty, even. But when he went home, he'd forgotten her, too. Things came back in brief snatches that had little meaning, like his getting more bristled than usual when the papers called he and John 'Hat-man and Robin.'
He sheds his dressing robe and puts on a fresh shirt before returning to the old routine as if neither of them ever left. It's dark out, so he doesn't open the window, but he does quickly set to making tea.]
IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE USED THEM sob (also action now)
[A horrid lie, but no matter. She's nervous-- guilty, even. But when he went home, he'd forgotten her, too. Things came back in brief snatches that had little meaning, like his getting more bristled than usual when the papers called he and John 'Hat-man and Robin.'
He sheds his dressing robe and puts on a fresh shirt before returning to the old routine as if neither of them ever left. It's dark out, so he doesn't open the window, but he does quickly set to making tea.]