THE SECOND ACT
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Tony
You bet your life!
The Doctor
Renting trained nurses is expensive, Tony.
Tony
I got playnta money.
[The concertina and the mandolin begin playing the chorus of “Funiculi, Funicula!” The music is continued throughout the following scene.]
Joe
[Cigarette business]: You old son of a gun! Give us a light, doc.
The Doctor
Not in here, Joe!
[Joe takes his cigarette outside. He sits with a wave to the crowd, who answer, “Joe! Joe!”]
Tony
Is my Amy havin’ good fun, Joe?
Joe
Sure. She’s dancin’ with the postman.
