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STREET SCENE
[Act I
Maurrant
Yeah, the whole crew’s goin’. [Looking at her]: What about it?
Mrs. Maurrant
Why, nothing. Oh, I’ve got some cabbage and potatoes on the stove for you.
Maurrant
I just had a plate o’ beans at the Coffee Pot. All I want is a good wash. I been sweatin’ like a horse, all day.
[He rises and goes up the steps.]
Mrs. Fiorentino
My husband, too; he’s sweating terrible.
Mrs. Jones
Mine don’t. There’s some people that just naturally do, and then there’s others that don’t.
Maurrant
[To Mrs. Maurrant]: Is anybody upstairs?
Mrs. Maurrant
No. Willie’s off playing with the boys. I can’t keep him home.
