Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: You should be aware though, James, what some people are saying. Now mind you, I wouldn’t bring it up if I thought that it would pass.
J. M. Barrie: I’m not surprised. What do they say?
Doyle: Very well. That you spend much more time with Mrs. Davies than you do your own wife. And she is a widow, and uh—
Barrie: I’m a friend. That’s it; nothing more.
Doyle: There have also been questions about how you spend your time with those boys, and why.
Barrie: That’s outrageous. How can anyone think something so evil? They’re children. They’re innocent children. . . You find a glimmer of happiness in this world, and there’s always someone who wants to destroy it. No, thank you Arthur, but I don’t think anyone will give credence to such nonsense.
Doyle: Then why is no one sitting with them? Once you get a bit of notoriety, James, people watch you, and they will look for ways to drag you down.
(Finding Neverland)
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