A young lady, jobless and spurned by her lover, heads to the Manhattan docks to drown herself.

Part 2!

After his secret is revealed, he tells her that he is sorry for tricking her. Given that she was ready to kill herself, he came up with that ridiculous lie because that sort of fantasy might save her, and after some time had passed he was worried that an offer of ordinary love from a Staten Island ferryman might not be enough to keep her here on this Earth. He says that over the past 15 days he has grown to love her, and hopes she would consider coming to live with him in the small apartment his salary as a Staten Island ferryman can afford. He can't pay for a trip to Europe now, but they can save for that goal together as a couple.

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