Alquist. Not that we’ve heard of yet.
Helena. I feel so nervous. Don’t you ever feel nervous?
Alquist. Well, I’m an old man, you know. I’ve got old-fashioned ways. And I’m afraid of all this progress, and these new-fangled ideas.
Helena. Like Nana?
Alquist. Yes, like Nana. Has Nana got a prayer book?
Helena. Yes, a big thick one.
Alquist. And has it got prayers for various occasions? Against thunderstorms? Against illness? But not against progress?
Helena. I don’t think so.
Alquist. That’s a pity.
Helena. Why, do you mean you’d like to pray?