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Anyhow, I ’ve got just a month, that ’s all.

Maybe you ’ll have more.

I ’m as good as convicted as I sit here. I ’ve only got a month.

Then help me for that month. We could plan how to start out in the spring. I ’ve got books that will help us, and I can get more. We could do a lot!

I don’t know but what we could!

(bends toward him)

Will you shake hands on it?

[She offers her hand.

(surprised)

What for?

Oh, just because we never have.

We ain’t goin’ to change everything, are we?

One thing. We ’re going to be friends.

(takes her hand awkwardly)

You ’re a good sport, game as a man, gamer maybe.

And now for the surprise.

The what!