The Price by Arthur Miller

Author:Arthur Miller [Miller, Arthur]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780241960127
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2011-08-03T16:00:00+00:00

SOLOMON, smiling, but insistent: What’s so funny? Listen, before me was a jungle—you wouldn’t laugh so much. I put in all the rates, what we charge, you know—I made it a profession, like doctors, lawyers—used to be it was a regular snakepit. But today, you got nothing to worry—all the members are hundred per cent ethical.

WALTER: Well, that was a good deed, Mr. Solomon—but I think you can do a little better on this furniture.

ESTHER, to Victor, who has money in his hand: How much has he offered?

VICTOR, embarrassed, but braving it quite well: Eleven hundred.

ESTHER, distressed; with a transcendent protest: Oh, I think that’s … isn’t that very low? She looks to Walter’s confirmation.

WALTER, familiarly: Come on, Solomon. He’s been risking his life for you every day; be generous—

SOLOMON, to Esther: That’s a real brother! Wonderful. To Walter: But you can call anybody you like—Spitzer and Fox, Joe Brody, Paul Cavallo, Morris White—I know them all and I know what they’ll tell you.

VICTOR, striving to retain some assurance; to Esther: See, the point he was making about it—

SOLOMON, to Esther, raising his finger: Listen to him because he—

VICTOR, to Solomon: Hold it one second, will you? To Esther and Walter: Not that I’m saying it’s true, but he claims a lot of it is too big to get into the new apartments.

ESTHER, half-laughing: You believe that?

WALTER: I don’t know, Esther, Spitzer and Fox said the same thing.

ESTHER: Walter, the city is full of big, old apartments! SOLOMON: Darling, why don’t you leave it to the boys?

ESTHER, suppressing an outburst: I wish you wouldn’t order me around, Mr. Solomon! To Walter, protesting: Those two bureaus alone are worth a couple of hundred dollars!

WALTER, delicately: Maybe I oughtn’t interfere—

ESTHER: Why? Of Solomon: Don’t let him bulldoze you—

SOLOMON: My dear girl, you’re talking without a basis—

ESTHER, slashing: I don’t.like this kind of dealing, Mr. Solomon! I just don’t like it! She is near tears. A pause. She turns back to Walter: This money is very important to us, Walter.

WALTER, chastised: Yes. I … I’m sorry, Esther. He looks about. Well … if it was mine—

ESTHER: Why? It’s yours as much as Victor’s.

WALTER: Oh no, dear—I wouldn’t take anything from this.

Pause.

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