time-this-time

Updated: May 7, 2025

" Did I betray myself? Did I become the maiden all forlorn ? Did I giggle to show people that I did not care? No-I did not-I did not. And it was such a long time, daddy! Oh, such a long time! I thought we would never get here. I thought I would never get where I could be alone like this, where I could-cry-if I wanted to. I am not much of a crier, am I, daddy? But this time-this-time-"

Stephen Crane - Active Service