The Pot Boiler by Upton Sinclair
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page 108 of 140 (77%)
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_Bill._ Ain't got none. Say! What's this about Florida? _Dolly._ I don't know. _Bill._ Youse tryin' to cheer up Belle? _Dolly (gathering up her belongings in great haste)._ Maybe so. _Bill._ Youse runnin' from that landlady? _Dolly._ Don't ask me now. _Bill._ Well, there's somethin' wrong, I know! Youse can't fool me! _(Looks about.)_ Gee! I thought I had a home! And now I'm movin' out of it! _(The lights fade slowly on the Play-play and rise on the Real-play.)_ _Will (in a whisper)._ Well? _Peggy (low)._ Oh, Will! That's the real stuff! _Will._ You like it? _Peggy (with intensity)._ Yes, I do! It's real, it's true. Will, I think it'll go! _Will._ You do? _Peggy._ Yes, even with Broadway! It made me cry--and I'm a hardened |
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