When the Dew Falleth
SIMAH (drawling her words) Are—you—angry?
ASHER Are you?
SIMAH I wasn’t angry with you at all. Come, come, dear foolish boy, give me your hand. I'll lead you through the garden and show you a lovely
spot. (They go out and the old people return.)
EZRA As soon as night comes the dew begins to fall. (He feels the grass and shows his wet hand to Faigen.) See, my hand is wet. It isn’t good for us to walk about here now.
NACHOMAH Let us go into the house.
FAIGEN T’ll go home. When it is damp, my bones ache.
EZRA It is warmer in the house. My good wife will make a warm drink. The nights are getting longer.
(They wheel Faigen toward the house, Nachomah calling, as she goes.)
NACHOMAH Simah, come into the house. FAIGEN (testily) Asher, are you lost!
(Simah and Asher come back. She has his hat on.)
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