Servant

Mr. Stedtman.

[Enter Max Stedtman. He is a wiry little man, with the face of a ferret and the furtiveness of a rat. His nervousness does not indicate lack of self-confidence. That quality has made Stedtman the man he is today. For the rest, he is 40, and faintly Semitic. The Servant exits.]

Goodkind

How do, Stedtman? This is Mr. Benfield—one of our new directors.

[They acknowledge the introduction]

You know my son.

Stedtman

[Nods]: Saw him down to Black River.

[They sit—Jerry down L.; Benfield left of the table; Goodkind back of it; Stedtman R.]