Ruth and Nick are two young lovers who spend a night in a cabin in the woods. Both are euphoric, but love moves them in different ways. She turns outward, babbling non-stop about many different things surrounding them; but Nick is focused on the sensual, and he takes her inside to make love. Later, he turns fretful, fearful. After lust is satisfied, he falls prey to the bear of subconscious recollection (the cabin was his childhood summer home), where she does not belong. Her efforts to maintain their kingdom disintegrate as he turns in on himself. They quarrel and she prepares to leave.  Suddenly they cling to each other, without joy or hope, simply from need. "He has never written better." (NY Times).