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[She spares a glance to her lobster, and then sighs and takes a bite of her brownie. There is no mistaking that dejected look on her face for what it is.] Yes, I could not abandon him. But I feel so idle, left to all these terrible thoughts...
[Once the water has finished doing its thing, she pours it into each of the teacups, and then settles in to add tea bags.] What should I do?