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GEORGIANA. Wait a minute, Bella. I want you to do something for me.
Entertain Sammy, Louise, till I come back.
[_She goes out with_ BELLA.
LOUISE. I never was able to entertain Sammy, but I'll do my best.
[COAST _enters, announced by_ MOLES, _who immediately exits._
COAST. Hello, Lou, how goes it?
LOUISE. Beastly!
COAST. Where's Miss Georgiana?
LOUISE. She'll be down in a minute. Sam, do you know what's the matter
with Steve?
COAST. Probably he's been losing.
LOUISE. Whose money?
COAST. Everybody's.
LOUISE. But can't you help him?
COAST. No; it's not my business.
[_Sits on the sofa, putting the pillows out of his way._
LOUISE. But he's my husband, and you're my cousin.
COAST. What's the difference? Twenty years ago, when your father was
rich as Croesus and my guv'ner and I up a stump for--tobacco, anyway, if
not for bread, did he lift a finger to help us? not on your life! That
lets me out! Every man for himself--and listen, if I wanted to starve I
could lose a real good fortune through Steve Carley, without any outside
help.
LOUISE. I told mother you'd be like that.
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