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I did n’t know that.

No, it is n’t exactly a national holiday, but we ’ll have the turkey, and I ’ll get some preserves up, and I want you to bake a cake, a round one. We ’ll have candles on it. I got some at the store this morning.

(shocked)

Candles?

Yes.

Who ’s going to be to this party?

(a little self-conscious)

Why—just—just ourselves.

Just you and Mr. Ben and Miss Ella?

Yes.

You don’t want candles on that cake, you want crape on it.

[She exits door left.

[Jane crosses up and starts to clear the dining-room table of its red table cover, as Ben enters door left.

(cheerfully)

Well, I fixed Old Nellie up. (He puts his bottle back in its place in the wall cabinet) Just got her in time. Thought she was gone for a minute, but she ’s going to be all right.

That ’s good.

[She folds the tablecloth up and puts it away.