No, you may not ask. I told you everything up to this minute, not a word beyond

Clive Durham:

Maurice, I hope nothing is wrong? Maurice Hall:
Pretty well Everything. You would think so. Clive Durham:
Very well, I'm at your service. My advice there is to sleep here tonight and ask Anne. Where a woman is in question, it's always better to ask another woman. Maurice Hall:
I'm not here to see Anne. [pauses] Maurice Hall:
I'm in love with Alec Scudder. Clive Durham:
What a grotesque announcement. Maurice Hall:
[ironically]
Most grotesque. But I felt I should tell you. Clive Durham:
Maurice, Maurice, we did everything we could when you and I clashed out the subject. Maurice Hall:
When you brought yourself to kiss my hand. Clive Durham:
Don't allude to that! Come in here. [lowers his voice] Clive Durham:
I am more sorry for you than I can possibly say and I do, do beg you to resist to return on this obsession. Maurice Hall:
I don't need advice. I'm flesh and blood Clive, if you'll condescend to such low things. I've shared with Alec. Clive Durham:
Shared what? Maurice Hall:
Everything. Alec slept with me in the Russet Room when you and Anne were away. Clive Durham:
[turns away from him]
Oh God. Maurice Hall:
Also in town. Clive Durham:
The sole excuse for a relationship between two men is that it remains purely platonic. Surely you agree to that. Maurice Hall:
I don't know. I've come to tell you what I did. Clive Durham:
Well, Alec Scudder is in point of fact no longer in my service. In fact, he is no longer in England. He sailed for Buenos Aires this very day. Maurice Hall:
He didn't. He sacrificed his career for my sake. Without a guarantee. I don't know if that's platonic or not but it's what he did. Clive Durham:
missed his boat? Maurice, you're going mad! May I ask if you intend... Maurice Hall:
[interrupts him]
No, you may not ask. I told you everything up to this minute, not a word beyond