LOUISE. It would ruin us socially if it got out!
COAST. Oh, I see!
MOLES. Mr. Carley said it was _sure_, ma'am.
[COAST _laughs a rather coarse laugh._
STEVEN. For heaven's sake, Coast! Go away, Moles.
[MOLES _goes out Left._
COAST. [_To_ STEVEN.] Are they holding on for you?
STEVEN. They said they'd give me till to-morrow to put up more security.
[_Sits Right._
COAST. What do you need?
[_No answer._
LOUISE. How much more security, Steve?
[_Goes to_ STEVE.
STEVEN. Say a hundred and fifty thousand.
[COAST _whistles_.
LOUISE. He'd better hold on, Sam, hadn't he; what do you think of the
stock?
COAST. Don't ask _me_.
LOUISE. We've got _to risk it_, anyway. Use some of my bonds, Steve.
STEVEN. Louise!
LOUISE. Yes, I mean it, we must.
STEVEN. You don't understand me--we can't use your security.
LOUISE. Why not?
STEVEN. [_Rising and half turning away._] Not--again.
LOUISE. How do you mean "again"?
STEVEN. Your money is all there, all, already buried in it!
LOUISE. _All_ my money? _All_ of it!
STEVEN. Yes, I wanted to win back your mother's, I wanted--
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