[it takes her by surprise, and he's off the mark, but she still feels cornered, abruptly, awfully. she shouldn't have said anything, she shouldn't have come here, but she was--
stupid, selfish.
does he mean lily? nill? they're the only ones really fit to know anything, anything that could make her like this anyway, but it wasn't either of them who set carol on this manic course. she shakes her head.]
Nothing. I was just--
[she doesn't lie to him, doesn't ever lie, but she doesn't want to tell him, either. so she clams up.]
Re: action
[it takes her by surprise, and he's off the mark, but she still feels cornered, abruptly, awfully. she shouldn't have said anything, she shouldn't have come here, but she was--
stupid, selfish.
does he mean lily? nill? they're the only ones really fit to know anything, anything that could make her like this anyway, but it wasn't either of them who set carol on this manic course. she shakes her head.]
Nothing. I was just--
[she doesn't lie to him, doesn't ever lie, but she doesn't want to tell him, either. so she clams up.]