'Is the letter the only thing you've got against me?' he asked. 'Or did your Communist pals convince you that I'm a social traitor?'

'I don't have any Communist pals,' Nadine replied. She looked at Henri icily. 'Social traitor or not, you're no longer what you once were.'

'That's completely idiotic,' Henri said irritably, 'I'm exactly the same as ever.'

'No.'

'In what way have I changed? Since when? What have you got against me? Explain yourself.'

'First of all, you're hanging around with that filthy crowd,' Nadine said. Suddenly, her voice rose. 'I thought that you, at least, wanted people to remember. You say some very fine things in your play - that we mustn't forget, and all that. And actually you're just like the others!'