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Mary: (Amused--girlishly) That foghorn! Isn’t it awful, Cathleen?
Cathleen: It is indeed, Ma’am. It’s like a banshee.
Mary: I don’t mind it tonight. Last night it drove me crazy. I lay awake worrying until I couldn’t stand it any more.
[... … …]
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Cathleen: … That shut him up quick. He gave a look out at you and said, “Oh,” and to get the medicine.
Mary: (Vaguely.) Yes, he knows me.
For full extended scene, please refer to clips or the script edition cited here: Eugene O’Neill, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Yale Books, 2002, pp. 100-105.
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