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    ACY ONE — HOMELIFE, CHARACTERS PETER: 45, Bland; not heavy; plessane, if uninteresting looking. ‘Tidy; circumspect, Wears passes co read. ANN: 38; his wife, Talla bie angular; plessanelooking, unexcep- tional PLACE ‘Theis lving room; New York Ci, Bast Side, Sevences. Pleasant 2 lise Danish-modernish, maybe, Exic co che apartment off hallway seagetight. Exit eo kitchen off hallway stagelefish. TIME, (One ri. A Sunday. ACT TWO — THE Z00 STORY (CHARACTERS PETER: As shove. JERRY, Late thirties; noe poodly dressed, but carelessly. What was ‘once a stim and lightly muscled body hae begun to g0 to ie) and, ‘while e is no longer handsome, itis evident that he once was. His Fall fom physical grace should not suggest debauchery: he has, €o ‘come closest eo ita great weariness, PLACE Central Park, New York City: Thete ate ewo park benches. Behind chem: foliage, trees, sky. TIME Later har same Sunday Eduard fibee AT HOME AT THE ZOO ACT ONE, HOMELIFE Pater alone, reading, a book, a textbook probably. He is ‘abirbed; nara a page, frowne, turns back, reread someshing, turns fraser gn, Repeats this. Ann comer in form the ball to the hitchen, a toncel in her hand. No rush. Pntention n= cvidens. She comer up behind Peser — not 00 else. Fle does hot novice her ANN, We should alle (Watts no reply suns exis wbence) PETER. (Afier she goet — recognizing be had heard her) What? We should — what? (Louder) We should whae! ANN. (Offnage,) What? (Reentering,) We should what? PETER, We should what? ANN. Oh. light pense) We should cll. (Wipes ber bands with ‘he oe) PETER. (Tudicates bot) Iwas reading, Um sorry. ANN. (Bonused. Te happens 0 oft PETER. (A linle defensive) Sorey ANN. No; thar’ not what I meant. PETER. (Confased,) What ANN. You read so... you get s involved — reading — more all the dime. PETER. (Smiles,) ‘Deepening concentration.” Deepened concen tration. Wor ANN. (Recalling) Once I ralked to you for. ic seemed minutes exh pe ik andy ta Se Ts I src cn ot a er (i Ben a se ea ng wen ne IN Se tal a arin re ce A shad wah bo BEE Te aaa gy nd et see ee ae BeOS BE ee tne co ANN boone nee eg Te cate ie arene a el, TE Ci Aram cpa dp Net ale ga ane Se aang) Oe Cn) Aa ak a ee ae vy TER rag Ad oe a Ae rene oe er nye apeey Oe cr a Kk wh de tea lag a) Se ee teu) Tew IN, mem Be Cy a ec tuo gig anoreee ANN Ive decide 1 don lie microwaves. Ks hard o ge in thee ands sound: you have to tas what youre ding PETER Cant you op the ting snd open ups [ANN Ye of coun you fan, bie teem ke cessing PETER Why do we have rw of them? ANN. (Sudo, righ nngh) We have ov of everything PETER (Pac) We do? ANN. One for che PEPER Do hey ase the microwave? ANN. (Langhe) Where do you ve? Have you never bec ia the tiehent PETER, (Fae deliberation) Uh wie 81 emembe ANN. Of cou they ue the microwave —all he Ge ETER, 1 I'm he ony one who dow ANN, Wale dul he cats dy though hey ae brie PETER (Wil) 1 wants dog ANN. (Fa) No you da PETER. (fue) No don ANN. ‘Whack the boole TETER (A kindof Bry) We the mos: boring book weve ever plistehew ENN. (Delph) Realyt What an adveritng gimmick. "the tron boring book weve ever publahed nd you ow ove putas PETER... and probably the most important ANN. (is tl) ond probably dhe most important” PETER As textbooks go il mor likely make at eh — che com pay ony. BNR Whats ie sbour PETER. (Shang ead) You relly dont want wo know ANN (Smiles pit) What ou PETER. Leol,) Abou seven hundred page. can bazely fi much less read it, but 1 do have to read it, $0... (Shraegs.) fei ANN, Belov L'maried you my mother sd to mey "Why ever ‘would you want eo may man pubes exon” PETER (Sil) She cid non ANN Well she could have and naybe she dd “Why ever would ou want to matty 4 man publishes textbooks” “Gee, Ma, J dot Know = seem tike fi PETER Thought your fay ed me. ANN. ‘They do, "Hels a good, solid man," Da std. Tve cold you this, "None ofthis... Ayeby-nght ction sulk” PETER (Laughs) “fly-by-night” What does that menn? Bats? And how doe cate to ction? ANN. T made up. He never sit. Look cup PETER. ‘What ANN. Hy by nigh. PETER. Hmenm, Maybe t wil ANI, Or have one of your reseachers do tI ely that bor ing? “Te moet boring ee?" PETER. (Thinks; conclude) Yes; except maybe Teollopes Ausbizgraphy — ohh we dae publics, nara ANI. Trees sad i PETER. "Very ow have. all she way chough. I ied: kepe filling ou of my hands. Rtemider) Wall siping, ANN, (Pats im.) This is your party thing; this Teolope ching; you tio thi tpi. PETER. (Gene) dot ANN, Lote PRTER. I dit bnow! ANN. Dossnit matter Makes you looesmact and funy, which you ae angry, PETER (Bnboraed,) Vm sorry ANN. 16s a good one! Keep i is 3 keeper. PETER (file sarearie) Thanks! (Moving on.) Anyway, next sine you be eb ling ep (foe book) Or ANN. ‘Thanks (homie) I ever have eouble sleeping PEER, (Paue) Fim? What ANN, iF ever have uouble sleeping — she sid ironically PETER. (Sight paw) Tee you, leaving bed ~ before dawn — when you tink Fn sleep ANN, Do your PETER. Ye. Why? ANN, Dont you ever worry? You dont say “Why eat you deep? Where ate you going? What isityou wang” PETER. You come back Iasume yout -. sbout your busines. ANN. (Sal ile) My nighttime business: My predwn busines DIETER. tm sorry perhaps ANN. (Not actnafry) For ll yo know I could go out in my rightdres, down in the elevator, out the door, down Seventy- fourth Steet, co the corner; stand there; sream. PETER. (Reasonable) You could: yes; but you would. ANN. ... or get there, stip off completely, lie down, spread my leg tothe night — the pre-dawn. (Paure,) No, | wouldnt, would PETER. (Smiler) No; you would. ANN, Some night, get ups follow me. You've never cone ic Followed me? PETER. No. ANN. All these years PETER. No; ied something people do — get up. ANN, Whe are all chese people? People you've slepe wich? PETER. Nol Its what people do. Where do you go? ANN. Some nigh, get up; follow me. To the kitchen, usualy: 3 ‘cup of tea, (Dreaiy.) One night Isa for an hour... and] ehoughe Shou having my breasts cut of PETER. Where! ANN. in the kitchen. PETER, (Puts boot dawn; laughs.) You didet ANN. No? Over owenty pereent of ws get breast cancer, and over Fifty percent of thore of us da die of i. Whae beter way’ to avoid ie ifyosire young enough PETER. are you? ANN. I dont kxow: Probably. Probably not PETER, (A litle hurt.) You would tell me, wouldn't you? ANN. Wha? PETER, Ifyou were thinking of ic. seriously. ANN, (Yaw imbecilel) Nol Td go to some clinic where chey do that fort of thing on the fly — or the fly by night — and Tél go in and, Td say "Hello, Ti like to have my breass cu of please, prophylac- tie, and all, and done ell my hubby.” PETER. (A bitle embarmaued) Do you think there are women do thaw ANN. (Vey maser of fice) There sce women do anything, DETER. Everything? ANN. Bither; both DETER. You were really thinking of doing thar? ANN. I wae thinking aboue ehinking about it — aboue what ic would be like ro think abour it, aboue doing it PETER. Ah, ANN. Once you hear of an idea you never know where i wil lodge il, when it will move fom something learned to some- thing ..convidenable, something you might think about, whichis ‘ot fe rom Brg thought about, you wed o, or teaded 0 PETER (A nd rb) We all de of mec, ANI. Sooner of ter: PETER. Yes but ANN. Yes, but! Oh, you do love pedantry 0. dying of ner doing something can be careesmest PETER. (Appaled) Having you beasts cut offcan be called cee? ANI. (Thinks abou i) Ro exten ease, Yo PETER. Only scmey potson ANIN. Then there ar lots of loones around PETER, ‘Noone. ANN. (Sosy articulated) Ma... PETER. Only a cry person ANN. (Shrugs) Have it your way Laugh sudden remembering) Tremember the nighe though aboue thinking about ie My moth- er had called me that dy and told me shes decided 0 have an PETER (A diploed mabe jushapyw beon antes) She di Whit al ANN. I dont know — somebody PETER. Yer, but you sid ANN, 1 std she old me — why are we movin this conversation aay foe me, by de way, away fim sornething that concerns me? that she'd decided to have an alfsir with somebody PETER. Ya ANN. And of course I asked soho — who are you going to have this af wih? PETER. Of coute ANN: Nor neces might not ive waned py — oF © PETER, Yes that posible. ANN, Bur did T did wane to pry or know... and so 1 did. PETER, (Shy) Pry? ANI. A, Who are you going to have an alse with, I said — ‘sulle, Hm? PETER. And..2 [ANN And she sid she didnt know; she hadnt decided, of maybe she hadnt met che person, PETER. The man ANN, Not secsariby All she knew was that shed deed to have tn afr with somebody, She didnt know tha, PETER, Ie just seemed lice a good ides! "ANN. Yes or so she thought. "Does ir seem like a good idea?” 1 asked her." asume ic does.” "Well not necessarily she said. “Ie might be something dd I wane — of eourse for reasons | havent Figured our yet" “You get more complex wich age," I cold her. "Like cheese” she smiled, (think, "Something bad might be a (good idea in that cate,” I said “Yes,” she said. “Eve fe od." FETER. Like hacking off your breasts ANN. Having them hacked off PETER, Yes sory ANN, Were back on that, are we? PETER. Wall its — did her telling you lead you ro your breas., thing, in some weisd, convoluted female way? Her telling you bout wanting co have an ffi lead you to contemplating having your. JANN. "Weird, convoluted female way?” Who are you? PETER, Sorry. Did ie? ANN. What, lead me 10 contemplating i No. 1 dont chinks. “Though maybe: Maybe if Thad no breasts the likelihood of having an allie fT were planning to have one — would be... well, ‘was going o sy diminished, PETER. Why not! Why nos say diminished? ANN, Well probsbi yethough there ae poet ound PETER... who like that sor of thing? — lack of thing, of some- thing? (Peis bir ow, *"Breaslessnes™ [ANN. (Chuctlr) There are people like everything —~ anything. (Peer cbuctes, to) PETER. Symmecry! God, I love symmetry. (Serious) Are you planning something? [ANN ‘You mean beyond dinner? Beyond fedting the cats — and the rest of she menagerie? PETER. Ye. ANN. Beyond thinking about thinking about something? PETER, Ye. ANN. (Shnugr) Oh, / don't know. Like what? Like having an affair Arike mother like daughter? 1 hope nos. Lope U'm not ehinking |ANN. Once you hear of an idea you never know where ie will lodge iself when it will move from something lesened t some- thing .. considerable, something you might think about, which is rnot far rom being thought about, if you wanted to, or needed to. PETER. A sad trth,) We all die of someching. ANN. Soonee of later PETER. Yes, but ANN. Yes, but! Oh, you do love pedancry so... dying of not doing something can be cafelessnest PETER. (Appalled) Having your breasts cu off can be called cove?! ANN. (Thinks about is.) An excteme case; yes, PETER. Only @ crazy person. ANN. Then there ae los ofloonies around. PETER, Noone ANN. (Slouhy:arrculted,) Ma. 2y PETER. Only acrazy person. ANN. (Shrugs) Fave ityour way. (Laughs «rudden remembering) Teemnember the night I thought about thinking about. My math- cer had called me thar day and told me she decided 10 have an fir with somebody. PETER. (Nor displeased: maybe just happy robe on another subject) She didi! Who?! ANN, dont know — somebody. DETER. Yer, but you ssid ANN, I stid she told me — why are we moving this conversation sway from me, by he way, aveay from Something that concerns me? what shel decided to have aa affir with somebody. PETER Yar ANN. And of course I asked who — who are you going to have this afar with? aeemre PETER. Of couse. ANN. Nor neces. {igh ar have waned to pry — oto PETER. Yes, thats possible. ANN, But I did aid want 10 pry or know ... and so did. PETER. (Shy) Pry? ANN ik Who ae you going have an afr with Laid — PETER. And..2 ANN, And she said she didn’t know she hadnt decided, or maybe she hada’ mee the person PETER. The man. ANN, Not necestariy All she knew was thae she'd decided eo have fn affait with somebody. She didn’ know sha. PETER. Te just seemed like a good idea! ANN. Yes: or 20 the thought. “Does i¢ seem like x good idea?” 1 asked her "Tassune ie docs.” “Well, not necesaily,” she sid. “It mnight be something bad I want — of course for reasons I havesit Figured out yet” “You got more complex with age,” I told her “Like cheese," she smiled. I think. “Something bad might be a good ides in that cate," [said "Yes," she sai. "Ie life od.” PETER. Like hacking off your breast ANN. Having chem hacked off PETER. Yes: sorry ANN. Were back on shat, are we? PETER, Wall fs di Ber cling you ld you so our brent thing, in some weil, convoluted female way? Her elling you bout wanting co have an affair lead you to costerplaring having your..2 ANN, "Weird, convoluced female way?” Who «re you? PETER. Sorry. Did ie ANN. What lead me to contemplating ie? No, I dont think so. ‘Though maybe. Maybe if] had no breasts the likelihood of having, an affair iF were planning eo have one — would be... well, ‘was eoing co sy diminished, PETER. Why not! Why #0 say diminished? ANN, Well: probably; yes, though there are people around. PETER. ... who like thac soc of thing? — lack of thing, of some~ thing? (Fel bir own.) "Beeasdessnese ANN. (Chucler) There are peaple lie everything — anything (Peter chuckles, r00) PETER. Symmesry! God, I love symmetry. (Serious) Are you planning something? JANN, You mean beyond dinner? Beyond feeding the cats — and the rest of the menagerie? PETER. Yes. |ANN. Beyond shinking about thinking abour something? PETER. Yes ANN, (Shruge) Oh, don't know. Like what? Like having an air ike mocher like daughter? I hope not. Lope I'm aot thinking stow PETE (Sp) Me, ERIN oon You hope Fe noo ou hope ove ne PETER dome ihr Bh IND (Song iyo Pe) The ngs ae sange— you ep (ounce two yy Pent Sn) Tangy ENN Ace [Tok at fou — dep se, aot dreing {Sud rt trac) Bi ou kb tit hen you de four rac nd pan ot dean o eh 1 Four dyn iy purged nee ee sean ta, cing the he a aon of on eas ou Sines doom ella pl psn’ apd someting ce Tk sapenter ae tate pec BERER" Gh tort knew ENE (oe dap You di Fran ie pled ashok on ep. Keg op ANN Dann PETER, Son of deep Me) Joke ENR bag Wha fe Rete, Whee hing The other pr doa mene EN ha DeLee fone ANNA financing PreK’ Wine Ceo ENN dort remeber Kerp up! ou dk probs Peten Hi date Pane ink ye) ANN. gen he You hk wi fete (Rl bal INN wading) Coon PETER Nevo INN yt ane PETER. Wal Tin my cicamcon ging awn. (Am: tops pos pa sng po, i, tao iio age ag ENR (Comin dan fot) Nos nov Wit He pear) Wi Seok tle pin) Now nk your ce Enpuid Gee * PETER, Ws nor fim! ANN. Gober fie) Nos of couse not. (Gufs) PETER, (Shuing down) All ght Thats i ANN. (A hand ont) No, no: Tm sm PETER. (Atlee, then very objecive)U think my cicumetson is ging wn: (Sits) ANN. My gootines! (ifs laugh) PETER, Please ANN. Sorry: PETER, You may not have novice. [ANN Well coy cerainy €1 had T would have nosiced — that 1 had PEER, Tes jst shat. when 1... ke our to pee-— my pens? ANN. (Plolding on) Yes | gathered PETER. .. the fren looks co be the, you kaon. The plane. just aide [ANN (Vo comment) My goodness. PETER! And when fim sing on the bed — when Tm naked? — 1 look down and iefooks even more s0, more ofthe glans seems cov ered ANN (No comment) Geaious PETER. (Sores dein) Well, it may not mean much 0 oH bt ANN. No, itdos! l mean «goodness if youve had 2 circun- Gised nusband all these years and all ofa sudden there a Freakin saving te you, youre Bound co wondes mean .. who i hi? Whar oir PETER. Ife no hat... shee no foreskin — as suc. Is chat da seams eo be ANN. Te PETER. My pee? My penis semis tobe. seueaing. (Paw) A lie. ene) Noe much: (Pens) But». lil. ANN. (Conder t) That’ 50 sa. (Pane: elf) Tae PETER. Het ANN, Time, Things happen as the man sid PETER. Tjuseshonghe Fa mention it ANN, (Cheol) Cercily! Do yor. do you wane fo have i looked st (Mone or ea spree «gigg) Professionally, I mean? PETER. No, Til ll kep an eye on i ANN (Can bly heraf)1 would mean. (Musical) “The tel of your glans." coming over the ridge of 40 ANN ef Dating fou wat mp oan. ran crane oman ee PETER. ne agp aoe ig wig oni. fo Fer ee INR. aging weighs on your. bait in en the! ANN ue. sep you sy coming nk and PETER. To rat ee et ae ae china ging ony Lindner fermi dip’ Cocar ea af as AB Aspe tink ETEK Whe hab Nobody ae mT BRN Reon nose eh PEERY (nal) hl ao ven fvih. gy) They ISU Ho weaker Godt Perea ne eae Se ANN. How long? irae ANN. Wat Ul pve wha — fe? “Hy do you ik Josie robe created cnet mene PETER Reta ANN heap sfc! Sten che Ho, you hak Teil Seer bce ech eee Heter’ isle iad) neater alle ea BRN ey And oc mere even ae ANN Ned) Some Whe bough tion mean my bea? PETER hap age estes renga wi AN Se Fee Ne noe PETER, Mmmmmm, Anyway ANN. Well, I'm glad you did, PETER. Realy? Are you really glad? ANN. What! PETER. That ! Brought ic up — my circumcision going away, ot seeming co ANN. (Thinks,) Same thing ... no? PETER. (Wry smile) Not you field ANN. Well, leary you wanzed to bring it up; clearly ies been bothering you. PETER. Not bochering ... bemusing, Bemusing me. ANN. ‘Whavever. appreciate being tld — your .. sharing. PETER, You're welcome. Obviously it wasnt noticed. T thought Pa bring it up ‘ANN Tim sory PEPER. eral ihe . ANN. fier lence) Do they ak the paren? Arche hospi Bor hey doi? PETER. Whee ANN. Circumcision. PETER. I dort know. We have daughters. remembe? ANN. Ye thin | rmembor sending ite cucrmary PETER. What ANN ee cu PETER, You could ma I could ste ; ANN, (Sms) And what would they dow it back on PETER. Maybe ‘ [ANIN. You mean you think they've ket it around forthe past — Soha forgyfve ya ns ote somewhere? PETER, Whae! . [ANN out foreskin. Ina bot somewhere ase you sed them? PETER. Dori be sly ANN wonder what wed have done fw ad a son PETER. What Creumion? ANN hora TER. (Shore pv,) Damned if know ANN, (Graff ter iting) “Well thats fine bouncing iy yao go there” " PETER” fener undersood “bouncing” They don. bounce “A hae ig, do they? To see if. ANN. Doe be silly: ies “again” ater bin?" igure of speech — your Rl, (Fitaion ine bouncing baby boy! Shall we erm its penis Fo you fsa aboue nd make deo: hing don eno dou? tech. Thy wat snl pb eink " PETER, So docs cating af the bea ANN. And we didee talk about it PETER, No; I don’ think so, ANN, I wonder whac it was. Was this before the spinach? PETER, During, ANN, Tswonder whac ie a! PETER. Maybe if you go out and come back ANN, Thats sly PETER, Ie might jog your memory 'ANN, (Pease) Allright, Fl go back ou and come back in. PETER. And I'l go back co my book. ANN. OK. (She ext Peter reads She renters) Wle sould ell (Pore reas. She ext, renters) That dide' do a ching. PETER. Nothing? ANN. Well ithad a kind of fascination ~ precending to be doing Something forthe First time. Thar was inceesting, buc| done ehink it belped much, helped our problem ... our dilemma PETER. the dilemma of whae you meant when ANN. ._avhen { came in back there and said “We should talk." The fis time. Not the second. Before the spinach. PETER, Twoulde’t keep doing it. ANN, No; cetrainly not. Besides, il probably come to me, when Feast expec it like so much does. PETER... down on the elevator, out the doos, down Seventy- Fourth Street wo the comer ‘ANN, stand there? Seream? In the night? Then ic might come back tome PETER. Might. (bnitatin.) “I know what T anced co ello him shoul” ee ‘ANN. More likely something less... dramatic. Bu i ie did — if ie was — Ta have to wake you up and tll you. PETER. And if you did — if you woke me — Td know ie was Something important — something .. chreatening, ANN. (Smile) Really, and we dont have that, do we. DETER. Uncertain.) No. I donit think so — not yer anyway. ANN, No, bur if aid wale you, said we had ro call you'd sie up ‘quickly, and your eyesl be open very wide. DETER. Yes: Wall { shint so. And [a know something tersible had happened. ANN. You'd bnow? PETER. Well ns I dont knew if énow but I think t would. AD Ae ideo? Toit AS et aero. fond thncotacng ye Rahat pepe 1g baby boy! per ‘you EN Fp fe ap oo Na oP oa IRN eta BNtuR hae woman hing Thing you and he fuel sh ke ae eae a Eada Ae ate ges ta Stans a anger 2TeK a Sle whe hy de — thw hs dl ANN. Yes. (Prue te cuts down on the infideley, though. 2 fettR Wha Si cle th is —an ey dot uly do a Cry al flay a retin ISN hey die — kf his aan Soe RIN 3 he earon~al te lau, when yi ol ca eseetits ats n l Soe Ses palma, EKER Se doe cng off ebro INN acing pane Inve *fen ine st rte PRTER Vl) Oh. es nae) Wha you want — when mreme AS ETE When ou came aN ETER hon you came in wi he dh oe "Wel who Boe owe to [SN oti muha wane labour samen an se la ANN, And we dida tall about i PETER, No; I don think so ANN. i wonder what ir was. Was this before the spinach? PETER. During ANN. T wonder what ie was? PETER. Maybe if you go out and come back ANN. Thats silly PETER. Ie might jog your memory ANN, (Pewse,) All right. Tl go back out and come back in. DETER. And lll go back co my book, ANN. OK. (She exits Peer reads She reenter.) We should sll (Perr reads, She este, reeters) That did't do a ching. PETER. Nothing? ANN, Well it had a kind offscination — precending co be doing, Fomething forthe fis time. Thar was inceesting, but I done chink. it beped much, helped out problem ... our dilemma. PETER. =. the diltmma of whac you meant when ANN. when Tcame ie back there and said "We should tall.” ‘The fin time. Not the second. Before te spinach PETER, I woulda’ keep doing ic ANN, Noi certainly not. Besides, ill probably come to me, when Feast expect i like 20 much does. PETER... down om the elevator, out the door, down Seventy- fourth Stree t the comer ANN, stand there? Seream? In che nighe? Then ie might come back tome! PETER. Might. (imitation) "Lknow what 1 wanted 0 elk to him aboud” | ANN. More likely something lest... dramatic. But tic did — if it was — Tid have to wake you up and cell you. PETER. And if you did — if you woke me — Té know it was something imporcant — something ...cbreatening. ‘ANI (Siiet) Realy, and we dont have chat, do we PETER. (Unceriin,) No. {dont think so — noc yer anywsy. ANN. No, but ifl did wake you, std we had to tal, you'd sic up ‘quickly, and your eyesd be open very wide. PETER. Yes, Well sink so, And Td know something tesible had happened. ANN. Youd énow? PETER, Welh no I done know iT Anow bur T sink L would, ay ANN, You asume PETER Yo Thas eT asume ANN. What would you asume PETER Thor somedhing tre had ANI. ou td cha Spee What pei? PETER. lide smeyed) Well dont Reve mei for Go fake Ane RAN Toe geri Tn a pen PETER. I know. a ” pow ANN. and If woke you and you bled up, whee ef thing yo thughe had happened would te emo Hc orkid fon Perens ANN, So PETER Td wharh hee? 1 “gter my wi about me” ANN, So tae we yor si et [ANN Gather your wis boutyou — if sa onthe bed and woke Youn the what do hey eal he sal our Thats whet ola TETER Mos key. Or scream, Or eisev wake up, ANN you though it an oi to Beebe ened Pte it up sry se ARNT Bahar wl ou magne? What would you nie FES seta igo ao ANN. Then you sid “terrible” PETER Alga ANN, Aad lon ase hay, d we? PETER. (igh) No, But — 28 [sid —wete probably going bred NN (Sina) Ob, you poor das, And we may even lk about PETER. Don't patconize ANN. Tm noe PETER. (Calm) I'm nota bad person, you knows my life may not be very exciting». no jagged edges. ANN. (Agreeing) No, DETER. ... buc is not a bad hile we've made together, and ANN, foot! Tis apy? DETER. (Tiny pause.) Are you? ANN. Well. yes; yes ofcourse. I have my bad times. You do, too. PETER. You do? ANN, Of courte. You never tell me abous yours 0 PETER. I dol just told you abour ANN, Not the rel ones: not the ones that theres nothing co be lone about .. in any seal sense PETER. (Pruse,) Ak. Those. Well, you don’ tell me, ithe ANN, About the real ones? The ones there's noching to be done about? PETER, Yes: those ANN, Why bother? Ifthere's nothing to be done .. why bother? Tf here’ no help .. wy bother? PETER, (Shy) To .. share? ANN. Be helpless together? Cing like marmosets? PETER. People need that sometimes. ANN. De they? De you? PETER. Not yer .. 1 gues. ANN. i wonder if /do. PETER. (Presing.) What was it youd tll me? ANN, (Selfabrorbed.) Hit PETER. What was it you'd cell me ifyou sat on che bed and woke ine in the small hours? What might it be? ANN. Ob. (Gathers ides) that my mother had died — or yours’ That someone had kidapped che gil? That 1 was.chree ‘months pregnant and not by you! Thae ou broker bad made of wih everyting? That DETER. (Handi over ear.) Please! ANN. Whar do you want — minor seuf® The parakeets gor out? ‘The icebox broke? Someone theew up in the hal? PETER. Ye! ANN, woulda wake you up for any ofthat. And I donit wale you forthe worse suff — the ral Killers that nothing can be done about. That... tat] now you Tove me — ae you understand it, and Tm _ratefil for char — but not enough, that you dost love me the way 1 ‘ed it, or T think T do; thar chats not your makeup — not in you, pethaps or chat mayo theres no one could do i, could love me as AG such 2 I nd tobe loved oF two... that I tink deserve more than {dor and chat deep down Tim fx shanTehink Fam. PETER, Ct hand ot) Oh, Ann ANN. Shall goon? PETER. (Sigh) Might aswel ANN, Thathothing i lhimatly affine — not you, not fh not = mer And | know yout probably going ehrowgh hi 100. worse chi maybe youre na the maybe none of ver occuied to your tha yu dane have ein you? PETER (Long tence) Wel ANN. You did it PETER, Yes, 1 did ANN. Which 8 PETER. Pardon? ANN, (Harden) that you don’ ave iin you! PETER. (Quiee suptcation) Be kind ANN, Not No! Begou! Bo you bave tin you? PETER. (Engnged, bu sina I thought we boch rade dei tion — when we deride to be rogeten or even before we knew Sechother— thought we made decision, mnat have made ore {fat whacove wanted ran a snooth voyage ona tafe ship, aie of porpoises now and then, a gentle swell, right clouds way af Senge thc iewar 1 ui voyage though weld never taken ie ‘fore =a lean journey alley tough. And hate wha seein ihe dds ANN. (A ge of depot) Yess re PETER (ering ie) Ne? ANN, No; er Thats what weve both wanted stay away For ice teres: avid the Bermada Tangles remember where che Htbont are knowing, ofcourse, that mot of them dorit worke— no eed YS acs what weve wanted and chats whac weve had — foe the moc part. And leit ighten PETER Thos anita question (ANN No, nwa. And int Ic ightening PETER, (A line bg) Tei? ANN. Sore And well never di, PETER. No? ANN. No} wel use vanish, (4 silence.) PETER. 1 made the assumption, J guess, thar i's what you want ed, 100, ANN, Oh? Wal. sure —for dhe most pare. ma ofthe tine ‘We have a bere if tan nose peoples we haven hi any of the brick wals yx the playing eld fal green and mowed within an Inch of it lifes exepe mow and then dere ar. gopher hole, PETER. (Betldoed) Gopher hoe ANN, Sue ke ou icing 0" PETER. (4 proton) Ann! ANN. ‘Therg no one heres The cae are sleep someplace, ce gels fie potas going dea from al the usc, and the irs ould fare ee Who eae? PETER. (Quin) Me? ANN, Oh, yeah Then listen, Youre good at making ov. PETER, Thank you ANN. Youtewelome, but youre lousy a fucking, (Peer ge ap.) Sirdown! (ie does) Allhe things dae fucking ene, oem ental a egress bral maybe, so people whos known eachother ier Yeu sep together for yeas — suddenly behaving lke Strngert ike pele whovejur mec in a bar and gone fo the thow next door haramer al ou, ack for the sake offal ing. Theve ave people whove lived rogetber for yar who love one {nce dep, Who sometimes goat sch oner Hk strangers — I eguineone-hot deal ke youll never se each ore sin =~ oF ‘oto. The moment! Two strangers! The moment Thee ae peo Pisco that ink of you lee io tat ecome ani Pal rng oth nothing less an inp simple ast for one nother There ate people do tht. PETER. Clon se prwe) tin no ike chat ANN. Lknow And ‘lowe you dea. When we come together in ied and I know wee going to ~~ what i the tema young people Use going todo Whun ve come eager in Be andl know were going tna love I Lnow is ge be ew people who iow cach ether ging suit, rdcty, pediable, deeply plese Bic jog. And lee ne, my daving its enoughs its more than trough est a the dane Bue where the =the rage the Sima Weve animals! Why done we behave like that like Bast sit that love en one oo sf, maybe? That weve Scat? That wet too.» chlizd? Dont we eter ate one another? PETER. (ial pone) Coverup any wy you wane be ice bouc ie — bur you mean Fn noe very good bed ANN Not Naute very good wy good jus with you could be AG a lade. ad sometime, (See ie reac) I've hurt yout PETER, Not thacs nor it was bad, once. I was very bad ANN. (Ears sharp.) Oh? Recently? PETER. (Smiles light) No; before I knew you. ANN. (Kind oftad) Oh PETER. Tve never told you. I never choughe Tl have to, I was at college, And Tid pledged to 2 ference ANN. (Generous) Wal. back then bright people did that some- PETER, Yes. And there was lor of hazing — forcing beer down us ‘awe dew up, making us take terrible enemas until we could hol i, an! ehrowing us out of doors naked, s0 passersby would ANN. Jenut! PETER. Yes: wel. And one night chere was che sex party. ANN. (Ear again.) Oh? PETER. Iewas ugly: iewas planned wich one ofthe sororities. The pledges were al pt together — the gil with che bays, and ANN. And? FETTER. And we were apposed to fick Chery popping they called i ANN. 1 don't belive i. PETER. ‘Whae happened? ANN. Nos che term, PETER. Well, there ie was — a lot of liquor, grass other seu Macesies spread around: lighes way down: rooms, roo. Ard most people... tanted i, or seemed co. ANN, ‘Whar fraternity ss his? PETER. And there was this gil came on ro me; I dida't know her ANN. ... fom Eve PETER. from wi? Oh: ye: very good. I didi knove her and shed brought me ino this room, and we wer alone in there and ‘well 1 Beem with x couple of gils —~ you know: in my lif {0 wasn'ta fora amateur, or anything, And we were both .. out ofe— monly gras, chink — and wed goten naked, and she was playing with my. sith my ANN. Your eat? Your toe? PETER. No: my... my ~~ (Pains) ANN. (Fail loud) Your pent PETER. (Sotto voce) Yes! Shhh (She laugh) Dont ANN, Soe PETER Agua ne netsh prey hot and neve doa on hersod ANN, Did she ice ha’ do, PETER, I know ANN. Go on PETER, Wall, hough shes, and I ws spreading her it tl and she sud, "Nor Don do that Go fv me And #6 | spesd Ie fare, and, well ny. pene nas very Haran 38 gong to ener er and she sid, “Noy noe hee. The athe ANN. Gilighenad) Ohhh PETER. "You wanton 10° "Ye Yee! There!” Well, never done that and ANN, Whar a spe PETER. Lec me fh ANN Soy PETER, ‘Br twas what she wanted she st and was rel exci ing and so I id. Ad i a, eas rel exci. and divgtng, Ziecumed neon in anal way and T waned o hurt he and ie ured ore of hising at me, “Hurt mel Flat me” And’ 1 ct was 10 bi ENN. Grimoced) Big cnovgh PETER. And —~ here itot {sot soking harder and hander, Jamming iting he ely and she war sbbing and ying snd GH ce me” And T kept on jamming and Jamming into er una she steamed, snd wast &rghe tram, and she screamed Sain and ced o push me out with her hands nd she dd and Tee wae blods my pete wae bloody and ANN” (Odd angts) Not Now your pei Your dick! Your cook That wine was bloody PETER. (Tiny panse) Ye (Comes down fom iar etalk) and tral bids, and she was crying ——whipesing ely, and las “Bh, God Hn sorry, Tm so sonry And she rie "ow Bure mel ‘nd Lid “Thats hat you sid, you mid you wanted me to hart oul Tin sory! so sry!" (Pente) ANN. (Cold) Whar happened? PETER. (pic) She went co he inemary, they od me and they fined hes up and ANN. An PETER, And sh never old anyone who Iwas I gute she war 00 A® geo embarrassed. ANN. Or 200 nice? PETER, What? Oh, yes too nice, So... 've been careful never to burt anyone — to hurt you; you being everyone for so long now. ANN. Thank you. PETER, Its not al sight co wane to love somebody and nor hurt them? ANN. (Ouilyseffabsorbed.) Yes: of couse ics PETER. So, if ve been to0 careful, if'm oo gensle ANN. ‘You iearned your lesson PETER. Yer ANN. 1 dorit chink I was ealking about pain, anyway — not like thot that's something T dont need, 1 think I was ealking about being an animal — nothing more. DETER. (A ttle uncertnn,) We all are, no? ANN. Yes, but we can have it bred our of us — learned away. ‘Thanle you for being a fine husband — no sarcasm: don't ven ink ie — for being gentle, and thoughtful, ane honest, and ‘good — oh, thar awful word! And for puting up with your wife, who sceme ro want .. something a lite lest — lees deserving, maybe, though she does know; has glimmers now and thea, but soca erly know. DETER. (Paue.) Youre welcome ANN. (Objective nou) All these years and you never told me. PETER. (A slight smile) Dino, ANN. (Smiles; nds) Touche. PETER. There aze things you don't say if they don’t have anything to do with anything chats ever going to happen 3 ANN. Theyre not cautionary, you ream. PETER, Yer... no ANN. (Smiles) Yes .. no. (Peuse.) 1am happy with you — with lus, Iee me I sense I'm nae happy with — not entirely. And [never lenow exactly what iti; something ... ober PETER. (Genvle) And no one can help? ANN. No. No one .. tis “something other” PETER. Almost snything? ANN. (Ting. sherp laugh) You mean almost anyone? No; nota all Something less, maybe. Maybe is just being scure; maybe that the killer. [eS ot pain L want, of loss es what I asi imagine — but | imagine imagining. _ PETER. And Ti go to che window, and there ir was! Coming ri PETER, (Smile) les hopeless, chen ANN. Yes. Isl chat nice? IF cart be helped why fer i PETER, (Paw) Has this helped? All of this... has ic helped? ANN. (Rising) Yes: alittle. (Goes t0 him, loos as ion in the face, miles, slap bam bare. His mouth opens i azomihoment he kis bis check where se slapped him) Did that hure? PETER. (Eels bis chee.) Yes ANN, (Bemused.) ve never done that, have I PETER, (Why?) No! ANN. No; Ive never wanted to, and [didnt wane to now — hart you, I mean. Astonish you, T think, Yes: astonish you. Did that teconih you PETER, In that Ive never imagined it Yes ANN, ‘Then chat most be what T wanced — a ftele ... disorder round her, # litte... chaos, PETER, And we dont have cha. ANN, No. A lite madness. Woulda chat be good? PETER. (Rising rH) How would we go about ie? ANN. About wha? PETER. The chaos! The madness! ANN. How would we go about ie? PETER. (Growing enshusaam.) Yest What would happen! ANN. (As ifrecaling) Youd be wading: Td come in, and the lights would sare blinking, and she chandeliers would stat swaying’ PETER. An eavshae! ANN. No_.-- cornado! And weld heae it coming — the roaring weld never heard before but knew what it was! ANN. And iewould be terifjing and exciting, and ie would sweep tu all away, shater the windows, rip the pieces from dhe walls. DETER. (Pally cauphe up.) ... knock ovet the cages and the birds would fly ove ANN. ... and the ents would see tha, a parakeets and eat them! PETER. and the girls would see this, and the giels would do — whae! — eat che cts? ANN. Sure; Fearfil symmesey. PETER. And what... and what do we do chen ... ett che girls? ANN. (Gleefly abandoned.) Sure! Byen more fearful! (Down now, Qs they would extch the seth ofthe: augher subi, fing nt a sere) PEER finaly) Buc rho wilex ANN) edo ha uci, We ove, — ao PETER. (Long posse) Gobble gobble ANN (Sudyihe) Gobble, (er lag — barby abr saps IN ps evn ee ted he thon. ents se of the creping) Think Til uy doing ee spinach agin, Pee.) Or Taye fon (Pn, Whae are ys going 0 do? Reade PETER. T dost know esa mice dys maybe Fil go the pack — fend thee Something resdable ANN, ‘Dorf be forever PETER (ses mova inward the font dor with he bok) No; no, Toa [ANN Ps) Tove you, you kno PEPER. fhe) Yes {know Ad love you. ANN. iting) Dont ake any ooden nickel : PETER Gphverng fer be exe) Don ake any whac) Ans? {Bur vis gone Ee proae exe to hall 0 nt door) End of Act One ACT TWO ‘THE ZOO STORY CConeal Park, Thee are too benches. As the stain ries, Peter In seated om she dowtage brick, He irndtingt book. He tops reading, leant he gone goer back to reading fry enter. TERRY, ve boon co the 290. (Peer does navce.) I sid, Te beer to the 200, MISTER! I'VE BEEN TO THE ZOO! PETER. Him? .. What... [im sorry, were you talking ro me? JERRY. Uwene co the 200, and chen I walled uncl [came here. Have I been walling north? DETER. (Puasled,) Nort? Why ... 1... chink so, Let me see JERRY. (Pointing past che wudience) Is that Fifth Avenue? PETER. Why yes yes, eis. JERRY, And what is that eros street there; that one, tothe ight PETER, Thae? Ob, thats Seveney-fourth Stree. JERRY, And che 100 le around Sixgy-fifth Stes; co, Tve been ‘walking noth. PETER. (Ansious to get back 10 hie reading.) Yes i would stem 80. JERRY. Good ald notch PETER. (Lighely by vole.) Ha, ba JERRY. (After a slight pews.) Buc nor due north. PETER. I... well, no, nor due north; bus, we northerly. TERRY, (Werces as Peter, axons 10 dismiss hin, prepares bis pipe) Well boy: yun noc going to get lung cancer, ate you? PETER. (Loos up, a lite annayed. shen smiles.) No, st, Not from this JERRY. No, sie, What you'll probably gee is cancer ofthe mouth, find then you'll have co weae one of chose things Freud wore afer they took one whole side of his jaw away. What do chey eal chose things? PETER. (Uncomfortable) A prosthesis? JERRY, The very thing’ A prosthesis. Youtte an educated man, "ellie north lee Jo embacrsced ANN. Or coo nice? PETER. What? Oh, yes: orto nice, So. s0've been earful never to hurr anyone — to hurt your you being everyone for so long now, ANN. Thank you. PETER. Its natal sight co wane 1o love somebody and not huce them? ANN, (Oddly selfabsorbed) Yes: of couse its PETER. So, ifTve been too caeful, if 'm too geotle ANN. You learned your lesson, PETER. Yes. ANN. I don't chink I was talking aboue pain, anyway — nor like ‘hats thacs something 1 dante seed. T think 1 was ealking about ‘eins animal — nothing more PETER. (A litle wnceriin,) We all are, no? ANN. Yes, bue we cam have it bred out of us —~ leamed away. ‘Thank you for being a fine husband — no sarcasm; don’ even think ic — for being gentle, and thoughtful, and honest, and “good” — ah, thae awful word! And for putting up with your wife, ‘who seems ro wane .. something a lie lest — less deserving, tape, though she doeaie know; has glimmers naw and then, but flocs uly know PETER. (Pawe,) You've weloome. ANN. (Objective now) All these years and you never cold me. PETER. (A sigh rile) Diteo. ANN, (Smiles: nods) Touché DETER. There are chings you dont say if they dan’ have anything to do with anything thats ever going to happen again. ANN. Theyre nor cautionary, ou mean. PETER. Yer... no. ANN. (Smiles) Yer. no. (ae,) Tam happy with you — wich tus, 18s me [sense I'm noc happy with — not entirely. And [never know exactly whac it iss something... ober PETER. (Gentle) And no one can help? ANN. No. No one .. this “something othee” PETER. Almost snything? ANN. (Tiny sharp laugh.) You mean almost anyone? No; not aa Something lest, maybe. Maybe its just being secure; maybe that) the killer le not pain L orant, of loss is what I crit imagine — bat Timagine imagining. PETER, (Sine) Its hopeless, then. ANN. Yes, lant that nie? IF can be helped why fer ie PETER. (Pans) Has this helped? Allo his has it help? ANN, (Rising) Yer: ede. (Goer thom, lnk at im in te fee, ‘miles, slags ba ard. ls mouth open im stonishents he Bites is ‘heck hore she :laped him) Did that bur PETER. (Fel hi chet) Yes ANN. (Bend. ve never done that, hav PETER. (Why?) Nol ANN. No; I'v never wanted to, and I didn't want to now — burt you. L mean, Astonish you, I think, Yer. astonish you. Did that Istonish you? PETER, Tn sha I've never imagined i? Ye. ANN. “Then tae must be wae Twanced — found here, litle chaos. PETER. And we dont have that ANN. No, Alle madnes, Wouldnt tht be good? PETER. (ising it) How would we go about i ANN. About what? PETER. “The chaos! The madness! ANN, Hoy would we go about i PETER, (Growing neburinrm.) Yes! What would happen! ANN, (Arf reali) You be readings come in, and the li ‘would st blinking. and the chandelier would sac swaying PETER, An cordguakel ANN, No tornado! And weld hear it coming — che roaring ‘wed never Kou before but knew what vas! PETER. And fd go co the window and there i wat! Coming righe a JANN, And ie would be tnifying and exciting, and ie would sweep tall away, shaeer the windows, rp the pices fom the walls! PETER. (Fly eonghe wp.) .~ knock over the cages and che Bids would fiy out - UANIN. and the cas would see that and they would catch the parakcet and eat chem! PETER. and the gies would se this, and the gels would do— what — car the exe ANN, Sure; fearful symmetry PETER And what and what do we do then... ea he gil? ANN. (Clef abandoned.) Sar! Bven mote fest! (Dow nus as lire disorder sucn you? Are you a doctor? FETER Of nov: how itso Tne maging, | chink, (Pe urs oi book.) JERRY. Well, Time magraine ine for blockexds PETER, "No, suppose nor. ; JERRY. (afer pans) Boy, Um glad thas Fifth Avenue dete PETER, (Vague) Yo JERRY. dor like the westside ofthe park much. PETER. Oh (Then sighaly wary but ineeted) Why? JERRY, Copand) dont kao PETER, Oh. (Pe returns to bis boo JERR (Han yf rad ting Pe ho fal looks ip again pcsled) Bo you mind ifwe talk? Pree (Oh mindn hy 99 JERRY. Yes, you dos you do. PETER, (Pus bis book don, bis pipe aay, and smiling) Noy real Bye done rind JERRY. Yer you do . PETER, (Finally decided.) Noy I dose mind ae all, silly JERRY. Ide ea nice day PETER. (Stres wnnensariy ot esky) Yes. Yes, ici lovely. TERRY. Tye been tothe 200 _. PETER. Ys hikyou 9 did you JERRY. tbe youve gor TV, hl? DETER. Why, ye we hve met one forthe children. TERRY. You're maid! PETER. (With plased emphasis) Why, certain JERRY. tin lave, for God sake. PETER. Noo, of cure ne FERRY. And you have wie ; PETER YBrllnad by the eoming lath of ommaniaton) Ye JERRY. And you have children PETER, ‘Yes ovo JERRY. Boye? PETER. No, gis... both gies JEREY Buspou nated bos , DETER, Wall» nacurlly, every man wants sso, but , TER igh) meting) butte ay cco cable PETER, nnn) Ivo goingso mayne RRY. And youre not going to Rave any tov kids, ae you? RETER, (bt itty No, No more: (Then back, aru) Why ou my hae ow woul ou ho sees St JERRY, The way you cro your lg perapy seg ashe voit Or maybe ju gresing fk pur FETER rina) tact non ef your bse! (sil) Do Youjndetan ey nd Pee psn) Wa yoo he Welw no move cre JERRY Soh) Tac he ay the cookie rumble PETER, (oping) Yeas gues JERRY. Do you nad koe ueone? PETER. ‘Ohno ely JERR. Til tl you why do is 1 don ale many people — facept ok Ge mes ber or wher heehee ine doertheatare goon, kep your hasta year benay ee ion ngs Ba ae PETER Imieny Yen JERRY. Bute once sie lke lk soebidy ly tlie gee ow sch. neal abe be PETER. cig eughing ste ie mcafee) Roam se finns ig lor JERI En a uncrenched Sunday ernoon ike his Who be te than ange med man with ve dangers sed Sg? (Per he bad) No! eg er es Sad ‘uin) Vn, No dog? Cher tater br end lp} Oy tt ‘Rime, Bu you ook ean animal man CATS? Pts head ral) Cat Bsa ab You en No. Yrs w anlitene ert ed) neopets PETER, (he 1 arbi shront) There are. tee se r00 parler One th’ one foreach oy dougie Jie be PETER. My davghr top them pa cage in thc tom, TERR De ty ary cat The ne PETER. T dont belevese JERI. "hac to bf they did you could set rm tin the hone and he ca cul ex thon map’ a bs Sie fre momen, ten Laghi) hod what doe Wha de one Touppor your enous erhelt PETER 1! Gh T hve an cece potion witha. small Dyblhing owe We ah pase ao JERRY, That sounds nice; very nice. What do you make? PEER. (Gil chef) Now loa hee JERRY. Oh, come on JENPR. Wal Teale around nwo huaded thousnd a year but ontenry more tan forty doer ar any one ime incase ye seer olay ian has ba, B Jena gnu e above) Where do you ive (Peters reacts) ironing sd i or gg a patents your ea, or Your daughtess. PETER (tie nd {live beoween Lexington and Thi Avenve, on Seven fourth See, ERIE Thar vanes hand wa i PETER, Taidet mean to seam» ab. dat you do’ realy Ein on a comveontion, you fest ask questions. A Fm Tt Seay Sth eicane Why do you jst ead test JERRY. isc waking avound ina lle while nd maybe Laer Til down Sey, whats the dviding fine between upper-midle- Iniddle-ls apd lwe-uppersmidle cls? PETER. My dee Flow! JERRY. Done my deat fellow me . FETER. “lppib) Was ptroizing? believe Iwas sory. Degen ace nce question abo he csc ewer me TERRY: And when yore bewildered you become patoniing? beret. Yana sep mal owls rae top joe on hell) mn pblishing, not wn SERIE (iid. bu nove the amar) Soe Te eth is Tae PETER Oh nets you neat say dha. (73 a his point hat Jo Tey dein noe ous tbe ge wih fowl inereting determine Te cepa rl eh ge ob Ibe dg comes fe bigh pin ofthe ae Fe nit dee Who‘ue your Eworte wees? Bauddate sod Stephen King? PERE My wel ike agree many writers; have a consid cl xy ote, may ay Fin ee sole oh ator way, (Warming op) Baudelaire, ofcourse. oh Fee phen King hss ur alts atonal JERI Sipe PETER. 1. sore. JERRY. Do you know wha Idd befor I went ro the 290 doy? vale al way op ith Avene lm Weng Sua theway PETER. Oy you ive in Greenwich Vilage! (Thies eight on Peer) JERRY” No, 1 don. 1 took dhe subway down co the Vilage s0 {oul wal al toe way ap Fh Avena to the 200, sone of those thing’ «peso burs day womactinera person fs vo go nvr oO diaace our of his way o come back a thor distance conecy PETER. (Alor pouting) Oh, I thought you lve in Greenwich Vilage JERRY. Whae wore you tying 9 da? Make sens ous of ching? Bring oder Th ld pagent? Well har ys Hel liven fourszrybrowneome rooming-bouse on the upper West Side berween Columns Avene and Cems Dark Wes ive on thesop Boor ear west. es laughably smal room, ae ne of my rss mate of beverboaed hi Benverbosrd septs my 80m om another lnuhably small oom, eT ascune thatthe wo ome sree once one om, a svall Yom, but nor neces Taghable ‘The room beyond my besverboaet wall occupied by # lack

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