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HAMILTON
Hamilton.
[About to respond but controls himself and sitting in chair r. of small table c.] Gentlemen, I am at your service.
Jefferson.
[Seated again in chair between tables.] You know that the Residence Bill must be voted on without further delay.
Hamilton.
I understand that immediate decision is necessary.
Jefferson.
I will not disguise from you that I consider the geographical position of the Capital a very vital matter.
[Schuyler appears on balcony at back, coming from l. He stops a moment at the open window, catches what they are talking about, nods his head and disappears to r.
Hamilton.
Undoubtedly.
Jefferson.
And we do not underrate your influence, not only with the President but with Congress, in arriving at a decision.
Hamilton.
That decision, gentlemen, is a very grave and serious matter.
Monroe.
It certainly is.
