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Let her come. I didn't do anything to her. All of a sudden she comes up to me and begins to raise a row.

Here she is. Come on, let's run. [''Tries to urge her off.'']

Run? I should say not. What would I want to run for? I'm not afraid of her.

Oh, come on. She'll only start a fight.

I'm going to stay right here. Let her start a fight.

[Entering.] What do you want to run away for? [To Julie.] Don't worry. I won't eat you. But there's one thing I want to tell you, my dear. Don't let me catch you in my carousel again. I stand for a whole lot, I have to in my business. It makes no difference to me whether my customers are ladies or the likes of you—as long as they pay their money. But when a girl misbehaves herself on my carousel—out she goes. Do you understand?