Outside

[Enter: Wayne, Anthony, Fozhan]

Fozhan:

I do hope Dr. Setter
Can get Sergey better

Anthony:

She did her very best
I’ll visit him tomorrow,
For now he needs his rest
And my mind must return to my sorrows

Fozhan:

I hope you you fully recover
From the tragedy you have discovered
But home I must now return
Or my darling wife will be frightfully concerned

[Exit: Fozhan]

Wayne:

Good Anthony, I know something of your case
For our wives are great friends
I hope you do not make any decision with undue haste
Or it might permanently upend
Options you might not want to erase

A man’s love for a woman is often sparked instantaneously
But a woman’s love usually comes less spontaneously
It grows over memories, and time
Through shared experiences it is enshrined
Please think on what I have said
Before you make your final decision regarding your wed*

Anthony:

I will think on what you have said
Though it is hard to consider my marriage anything other than dead
I will review all the facts in my mind
And assess what you have told me based on my own experiences over time

Wayne:

I’d ask for nothing more
Let us hope we all have many good days in store!

*In this context wed means marriage, or relationship.

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