 Their final meeting occurs in the railway station refreshment room, now seen for a second time with the poignant perspective of their story.As they await a heart-rending final parting, Dolly Messiter, a talkative acquaintance of Laura, invites herself to join them and begins chattering away, oblivious to the couple's inner misery.As they realise that they have been robbed of the chance for a final goodbye, Alec's train arrives.