Act 2, Scene 7

Question 1

R: Very bad?

Answer 1

You didn’t read it?

Question 2

R: I make a point not to these days

Answer 2

If only other people would do the same. Mrs. Mitchell from across the street. She walked right past me this morning, didn’t say a word to me. I know she saw me. And the women at the market. And the green grocer… the way they glance at each other… and at the club, Mrs Middleton and the other ladies. The whispers.

Question 3

R: Why don’t you put that away? Read the journal. I saw it her the other day. Why— don’t you read that?

Answer 3

At the club today, someone actually had the nerve to say to me: is it true? Is it true, she said? Did your husband poison those women? I said: “Mrs Cowles. If you think it is true, then why would you speak to me at all? I certainly would not associate myself with a woman whose husband did such things.

Question 4

R: Why do you go there then?

Answer 4

I’ve been a member for years.

Question 5

R: what do you want me to say… is that what you want me to say?

Answer 5

I certainly don’t want you to say such a thing!

Question 6

R: Even if it were true? Or especially if it were true?

Answer 6

Is it true?

Question 7

R: is that what you think?

Answer 7

What would you like me to think?!

Question 8

R: For gods sakes Diane…he’s feeding information toe the consumers league so they can railroad us.

Answer 8

Why would the consumers league—

Question 9

R: Bunch of radical women…same thing with that club you belong to.

Answer 9

What?

Question 10

R: You women think you can go around and fix— the worlds problems

Answer 10

I can’t, I’m sorry.

Question 11

R: while your husbands… You’re going to quit the club.

Answer 11

Quit the club!

Question 12

R: And stop talking to that idiot Mrs Middleton // she doesn’t know anything

Answer 12

You’re not making any sense.

Question 13

R: not of these women know anything!

Answer 13

Did you like to the department of labor?

Question 14

R: what?

Answer 14

Did you lie?

Question 15

R: I don’t lie. I just didn’t agree with drinkers results

Answer 15

Arthur

Question 16

R: I have a fiduciary duty to the company.

Answer 16

I can’t listen to this.

Question 17

R: Diane…radium therapy- the tumors disappear. Diane.

Answer 17

I’m tired. I’m going upstairs.

Question 18

R: We save lives… Can you? Diane?

Answer 18

no.

Question 19

R: Do you think I would to anything to hurt you? or Harriet?

Answer 19

Certainly not.

Question 20

R: Then?

Answer 20

Thirteen girls have died.

Question 21

R: …Children younger then Harriet. Die every day.

Answer 21

But they worked for you!

Question 22

R: they worked other places… Would you like to see the report?

Answer 22

Then wh–what could the cause be?

Question 23

R: I don’t know Diane…If you don’t believe me then there’s not point to anything.

Answer 23

Artie.

Question 24

R: You remember the day I told my father I wasn’t going into the ministry? What you said to me that day?

Answer 24

you can do as much in the board room as you can in the church.

Question 25

R: you remember.

Answer 25

you think I would forget?

Question 26

R:… if it weren’t for you. I don’t think I could have stood up to him.

Answer 26

I’m sure you would have, Artie. I know you would have.

Question 27

R: …That my soul is lost?

Answer 27

You’re a good man Artie.

Question 28

R: We save lives, Diane.

Answer 28

You save lives.

Question 29

R: Its all for you…It always has been.

Answer 29

I know.

Question 30

R: Please don’t let that be another reporter. don’t answer it.
L: Arthur!

Answer 30

Is that Mr. Lee?

Question 31

…
L: Im sorry. good evening.

Answer 31

Mr. Lee.

Question 32

L: Its Dan Lehman

Answer 32

Dan?

Question 33

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R: Charlie. That’s not possible. I just saw him last week,

Answer 33

He was just her– a month ago. For cards– they were just here.

Question 34

R: We’ll send flowers. Diane?

Answer 34

of Course. I’ll call louis-

Question 35

R: yes that’s right–call louis–

Answer 35

I should go over and see her. of poor Louis. we should go over and see her right now.

Question 36

L: I wouldn’t do that.

Answer 36

why ever not?

Question 37

…
L: company chemist for eight years… always in poor health, recently in decline.

Answer 37

but Dan was never sickly. he was always on the gulf course… sailing… or… their garden, Artie. he kept a beautiful garden.

Question 38

…
L: …goodnight.

Answer 38

Goodnight, Mr. Lee.

Question 39

R: … The shareholders will expect it.

Answer 39

you need net explain, Artie.

Question 40

R: Sometimes its nessicary–

Answer 40

Its all right. You needn’t explain (walks to table)
were going to throw this away now.

Question 41

R: There’s a half a case under the sink.

Answer 41

And we’ll get rid of that too. We’ll have or more of it in the house.

Question 42

R: I’ll do it. Diane? I’m too far in to quit.

Answer 42

I really didn’t expect you to.