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The Pot Boiler by Upton Sinclair
page 63 of 140 (45%)

_Peggy (starts to door Left)._ I'll see.

_Bill (running past her)._ Let me see! _(opens door)_ Oh, it's Mr.
Schmidt!

_Peggy._ Mr. _Schmidt?_

_Bill._ Our grocer.

_Schmidt (appears in doorway of Real-play, wearing same costume)._
Good afternoon, lady.

_Peggy._ Oh, Mr. Schmidt. Good afternoon, Mr. Schmidt.

_Schmidt._ I come to see ven you pay me dot bill, lady.

_Peggy._ I'm sorry, Mr. Schmidt, we haven't the money yet.

_Schmidt._ But you told me you haf dot money soon!

_Peggy._ I know--Mr. Schmidt--

_Schmidt._ I _got_ to haf dot money, lady!

_Will._ Can't you see I'm working as hard as I can?

_Schmidt._ I dunno vot you do for vorking. I dunno vy if you vork
you don't haf money to pay your grocer bills.

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