The Second-Story Man by Upton Sinclair
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JIM. [Has been staring wildly at AUSTIN.] My God, it's the lawyer
fellow! MRS. AUSTIN. Yes, it is he. AUSTIN. What does all this mean? MRS. AUSTIN. Look at this man! AUSTIN. [Staring.] Why? MRS. AUSTIN. Don't you know him? AUSTIN. No. MRS. AUSTIN. Look carefully. [Turns up light.] Have you never seen him before? AUSTIN. Never that I can recall. What is his name? MRS. AUSTIN. I don't know. [To JIM.] What is it? JIM. Humph! [Hesitating.] He could find out, anyway. Jim Faraday. AUSTIN. Faraday . . . it sounds familiar. JIM. [Grimly.] You've served the trick on a good many, I guess. AUSTIN. [To Mrs. AUSTIN.] What does he mean? |
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