Act I]
STREET SCENE
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Buchanan’s Voice
Well, is it hot enough for you?
Mrs. Jones
I’ll say!
Buchanan’s Voice
I was just saying to my wife, it’s not the heat I mind as much as it is the humidity.
Mrs. Jones
Yeah, that’s it! Makes everything stick to you.
Mrs. Maurrant
How’s your wife feeling in this weather?
Buchanan’s Voice
She don’t complain about the weather. But she’s afraid to go out of the house. Thinks maybe she couldn’t get back in time, in case—you know.
Mrs. Jones
[To the other women]: I was the same way, with my Vincent—afraid to take a step. But with Mae, I was up an’ out till the very last minute.
Mrs. Fiorentino
[Craning her neck upward]: Mr. Buchanan, do you
