THE SECOND ACT
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Joe
The idea ain’t so bad.
Tony
Ees crazy idea! Looka me! You think any woman is goin’ be doin’ my work? No, by God! I tell you, Joe, woman is best for sit in da house an’ love da husband.
Joe
The trouble with women is, there’s too goddam many of ’em. Why, I was readin’ in the paper only the other day about England havin’ three and a half women to every man.
Tony
W’at you mean?—half a womans!
Joe
I’m only tellin’ you what the paper said.
Tony
Ees crazy idea! Half a womans! I tell you, Joe . . .
Joe
I been lookin’ women over from San Diego to Seattle an’ what most of ’em is after is a home, A good safe home, whether they get any rights with it or not. You
