WILL. Good. It will be the first happy evening I've had in a long, long time. You'll be ready?
[Approaches and bends over her as if to caress her.
LAURA. [Shrinking away.] Please don't. Remember we don't dine until seven-thirty.
WILL. All right. [Exit.
For a moment LAURA sits silent, and then angrily rises, crosses up to dresser, gets alcohol lamp, crosses to table with lamp, lights same, and starts back to dresser. Knock at door.
LAURA. Come in. [ANNIE enters, and stops.] That you, Annie?
ANNIE. Yassum.
LAURA. Mrs. Farley wants her rent. There is some money. [Tosses money on to table.] Take it to her.
ANNIE goes to the table, examines the roll of bills and is palpably surprised.
ANNIE. Dey ain't nothin' heah, Miss Laura, but five great big one hunderd dollah bills.