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HAMILTON
Second Man.
[Seated down r. other side of table.] Oh—where's the gentleman?
First Man.
Send the gentleman here.
Reynolds.
I'm the gentleman. [Laughter.] I'm selling, I'm selling!
Men.
Sit down.
First Man.
Melissa, a tankard of porter, my dear.
Reynolds.
I'm selling, I'm selling!
First Man.
Sit down, Reynolds! How can you be selling when there are no buyers! [Enter Tallyrand up l. at back.] Ask that gentleman if he's nearly finished with the newspaper, Melissa.
[You see some business between Melissa and the man with the newspaper. He refuses to give it up. Melissa then meets Tallyrand c. at back. He has come on from street l.
Reynolds.
[Coming down stage c.] Don't any of you gentlemen want to make easy money? I'm offering you states' securities for the price of the printing.
