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Monroe.
[Up stage l.] That's not true, sir; Virginia's paid every cent she owes.
[James Monroe is a tall man, but because of broad shoulders and stocky build looks shorter than he is. His manner is the aggressively plain-citizen type. He is dressed plainly. He lacks Jefferson's gracious bearing, but does not reach Giles' roughness.
Reynolds.
Ah, it's easy to see you come from Virginia, sir, but the poor soldiers
Giles.
Poor soldiers! It's the fortune of war.
Tallyrand.
[He has been settling the score with Melissa up stage. He speaks with a slight French accent.] Ha! Ha! The fortune of war! You bring about the war, your soldiers fight for you and conquer your enemies and then you repudiate their claim for pay. The fortune of war! The war for them—the fortune for you, eh?
[Some laughter. Reynolds mixes with men at back r. Tallyrand is very tall, with legs too small for his fat body. His blond hair is worn in long ringlets over his shoulders. His blue eyes, under heavy lids, have a look of scrutiny. His nose is pointed and aristocratic, but his mouth is large and coarse. His manner is watchful, but pleasant. He is dressed in the height
