I’ll get it while the great man reveals himself to an anxious public.
Grant
And some crackers. (Sitting at machine.) They want something on: “How I Make My Characters Live.” (She laughs suddenly: he starts.) Oh; it’s you?
Jerry
Yes. I was thinking how funny it was to celebrate a success in milk.
Grant
Yes. But the greatest joke of all is that The Sand Bar is a success—a real financial success.
Jerry
It’s a very good joke.
(She goes out happily. Then a cynical look creeps into his face. He reads as he types.)