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Victor Franz has come to the attic of his old family home. The building is about to be torn down and Victor must get rid of the furniture and goods that are stored there. He has invited the antiques dealer, Gregory Soloman, to come and give him an estimate for the sale of the furniture. Soloman is an ageing salesman who has been in the game for a long time. Now that Victor’s wife, Esther, has left, Victor pressures Soloman to give him an estimate. However, Soloman is an expert at using delaying
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START: Soloman: I like her, she’s suspicious.
Victor: [laughing in surprise] What do you mean by that?
Soloman: Well, a girl who believes everything, how you gonna trust her?
[... …]
END: Soloman: ...I mean it’s already in the Bible, the rat race. The minute she laid her hand on the apple, that’s it.
Victor: I never read the Bible. Come on.
Soloman: If you’ll read it you’ll see--there’s always a rat race, you can’t stay out of it. So you got there seven, so now I’m giving you…
Arthur Miller, The Price, Arthur Miller: Plays Two, Methuen World Classics, 2000, p. 314-329
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