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Voice of Second Policeman
No. [There is a pause. The First Policeman appears over the opposite side of the embankment.]
First Policeman
A lot of good the new pay-schedule's done us—made things worse than they used to be—we get more but we have less than we ever had. If the Government could be made to realize that. It's a thankless job at best. You work hard year after year, you get gray in the service, and slowly you die—yes.
Second Policeman
That's right.
First Policeman
Yes. [In the distance is heard the bell of the signal tower.]
The Curtain Falls
