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 —Not at all. [He feels them too.]

—[Feels them again.] Why, if I put these flimsy things on now they'd be in holes before I got home.

—They don't knit socks of steel wire, you know. [The enters.]

—Good morning. ['', and  return her greeting simultaneously. , socks in hand, even bows and smiles to her. She addresses .''] I'd like a dozen very fine men's handkerchiefs.

—[Sadly, pointing to .] There, please.

—Yes. [She goes to at the back counter.]

—It's enough to break your heart. [He looks back at them enviously, dangling the socks from his hand.]

—[To .] Now I don't want the kind that fade when they are washed.

—All our handkerchiefs are absolutely fast colors, madame. [Puts out a box full.] Won't you sit down?

—Thanks. [She sits and examines the handkerchiefs.]

—These are batiste, madame, and these are French linen.