" Listen, Harriet. I do unterstand. I know you don't want either to give or to take ... You don't want ever again to have to depend for happiness on another person." " That's true. That's the truest thing you ever said." " All right. I can respect that. Only you've got to play the game. Don't force an emotional situation and then blame me for it." " But I don't want any situation. I want to be left in peace. "