70 Come with me, I know you do not wish to be around your Master . That is right . You should not be here . HANDMAIDEN I know … I did not want to see my Master come back to a person who has already lost enough … YUN XING TONG I should have known, you are an orphan, you know what it is like to lose everything . HANDMAIDEN Indeed, I know that Hua Zhong Ai, whoever she was, was that great love of your life . When she went away it must have broken your heart, like it probably did my Master’s as well, which must be why he left, you settled down into an arranged marriage as a result, it was not a happy one, but you tried to make do, and then the Mistress of the House died, and now you are alone . I completely understand how that feels . YUN XING TONG Oh really, is that so? HANDMAIDEN Yes, I do … YUN XING TONG You are so right, and yet so wrong . (Beat) And I suppose you were looking at the clocks for some reason? What was that for? Were you trying to steal those clocks? In front of this man though, the Handmaiden is still unwilling to out the truth . HANDMAIDEN Well, I sensed that something was wrong with those clocks, though I believe that my mind is playing tricks on me … YUN XING TONG I do not think your mind is playing tricks on you, I think you knew what was going on since you came … you are a smart little girl . (Beat) Tell me what you noticed … HANDMAIDEN The clocks … they seemed to be … She takes out the clock, and indeed, the hand is still stuck in the vicinity of 9 . 25 …