How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Lost Weekend.
Quote #10
HELEN: It had to be that coat.
DON: The one that brought us together? Stop being sentimental.
HELEN: Oh, I have, Don, I assure you. It's finished. It's dead.
In a fitting symbolic move, Don sells Helen's leopard print coat—the same coat that led to their chance meeting—at a pawn shop. This is too much for Helen. Although the play ends with Don renouncing alcohol and the couple staying together, this is perhaps the lowest moment that they've ever shared.