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AMOS LITTLE
FLORA LITTLE
PHIL, "THE MINK"
SCENE: A Home in the Suburbs .
TIME: The Present .
A comfortably furnished living room — large windows back C. Door to bedroom L. 2 E. Door to hall R. 1 E. A piano is set diagonally in upper left corner. A small stand with practical electric lamp up C. in front of windows. Lamp is lit at rise. Library table R. C. with easy chair on each side — a lighted lamp on the table, also a telephone, books, magazines, box of cigarettes, ash tray, matches, etc. A small desk with papers, letters, etc. down L. in front of door. Curtain rises on empty stage. The 'phone is ringing — AMOS enters rather hurriedly from R. He is a rather small man of about 35 or 40 — perhaps inclined to baldness. He wears a smoking jacket. He speaks over his shoulder out R. as he enters .
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(FLORA stops dead and eyes him .)
( Sarcastically .)
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( Dryly .)
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( Trying to bluff .)
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( Advancing a step .)
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( Sinking into chair L. of table .)
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( Alert .)
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( Tossing her head .)
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( With dignity .)
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( Losing his temper .)
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( Facing him .)
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( With great dignity .)
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(AMOS, during the last few words, has gone out quietly, a picture of intense rage — FLORA hangs up the receiver and AMOS is heard singing in a very forced way — He re-enters L. making considerable noise .)
( Restraining his wrath — and speaking with repression .)
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(AMOS goes over to door R. — goes out — a door slams outside — He re-enters at once — cautiously goes up and conceals himself behind the piano — He can appear at either end of the piano and be seen by the audience . FLORA enters cautiously, looks down hall R. — then puts out light up C. — stage lights do not go down — She exits L. — AMOS comes from behind upper end of piano — goes back to window and tries to see out — sees something and conceals himself again — PHIL, the Mink, appears outside windows. He uses a jimmy to open the window softly and enters — goes to door L. — listens — then to door R. — then he examines drawers of desk L. He is a young, well set up chap, and doesn't look like a burglar — He is dressed in good business clothes — He makes himself at home — takes a cigarette from box on table and lights it — AMOS watching him from behind piano — FLORA enters — He hears her and turns — His hand goes to his pocket — He speaks quickly .)
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( Coming down and facing him .)
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( Taking the cue .)
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( Starting to draw away her hand .)
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( Holding the hand .)
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( Pulling her hand but not releasing it .)
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( Covering them with his pistol .)
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(PHIL turns — sees he is covered and puts up his hands — FLORA rushes to AMOS.)
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( Casting her off .)
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(PHIL puts his hands down .)
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( To PHIL.)
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( To FLORA.)
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( Conciliatingly .)
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( To PHIL.)
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( To FLORA — shrugging his shoulders .)
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( To FLORA.)
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( To PHIL.)
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( Letting his head sink .)
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( Very sympathetically .)
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( His rage changed into grief .)
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( With pistol .)
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( Covering AMOS with a pistol which he takes from his pocket .)
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( Turning to FLORA.)
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( Recoiling from AMOS.)
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( Banging continues L. Ringing repeated R. PHIL exits jauntily R.)
CURTAIN.