Ste. (curtly). Earn her.
Walter. Yes, but how? (Steps forward.)
Ste. By fighting. By doing something for the good of the town. There's this proposal to buy up the Polygon.
Walter (eagerly). Yes?
Ste. Well, now you know what you've to do. You know what Polygon people are and you know what the town needs.
Walter. The town needs space and decent houses.
Ste. That's what you've to rub into your Polygon set, and you'll not find 'em seeing it so easy.
Walter. You can't blame them if they don't exactly welcome the idea of turning out and making fresh homes in their old age. It's only natural.
Ste. Oh, I'm not afraid of them. They'll not stop us. All you've to do is to make them see they're an obstacle to progress in this town. They're bound to see justice if they are narrow and selfish and too puffed up with pride to know the townspeople and——
Walter. And they're my father and my friends, Mr. Verity.