Perhaps my husband can advise thee further where best to look for work upon the morrow.
FRANKLIN.
I thank you. I will hear him gladly. He that cannot be counseled cannot be helped [Footnote: From Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac".]
ROGER.
Thee means to seek for work at once, I see.
FRANKLIN.
Lost time is never found again, and since time is of all things the most precious, I am loth to lose it [Footnote: From Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac".]
ROGER.
There is a wise head upon thy shoulders, friend. (Indicates table, and rises.) Sit thee down, lad. Sit thee down.
ELIZABETH
(hurrying to hearth where kettle stands).