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HAMILTON
Tallyrand.
We? Oh, you also? Two ministers?
Giles.
No, not two ministers, but it sometimes takes two men to get one job.
[Enter Schuyler from street up l.; he comes to c. looking around.
Tallyrand.
Ah! You mean it is not so easy. You have to deal with Alexander Hamilton.
Giles.
We'll deal with him all right. Alexander Hamilton
[General Philip Schuyler is a large man, inclining to stoutness. He has a gouty foot and walks with a slight limp. His dress suggests the aristocrat; his manner is open and genial. He is a handsome, lovable old gentleman. He carries a handsome cane.
Monroe.
Shh!
Schuyler.
Howdy, everybody!
[Two or three of the men say "Howdy, General." The Second Citizen rises and bows.