It's goin' to burn down one time or 'nother,
if it don't first come topplin' down over our heads. It's squeezed in
here between the other houses in a way to make a person feel ashamed, if
he looks at it.
FIELITZ
Mother, I axes you to consider ...
MRS. FIELITZ
Aw, I wish you'd clear out o' the front door this minute! I'm goin' to
pack up my things pretty soon too. An' you c'n go over to the justice for
all I care. I been puttin' you up to things, you know!
FIELITZ
Mother, I axes you to consider that ... Look out that you don't go an'
get a black eye! 'Cause I, if I ...
MRS. FIELITZ
[_With a gesture as though about to push him out._] Get out! Just get
out! It'll be good riddance! The sooner the better! What are you dawdlin'
for?
FIELITZ
[_Beside himself._] Mother, I'll hit you one across the ... You're goin'
to put me out, eh? What? Outta my shop? Is this here your shop? I'll
learn you! Just wait!
MRS. FIELITZ
Well, I'm waitin'. Why don't you start? You're that kind of a man, are
you? Come right on! Come on now! You got the courage! I'll hold my breath
or maybe I'd blow you right into Berlin.
FIELITZ
[_Hurls a boot against the wall in his impotent rage.
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