Sara
A good friend from Jakie’s would leave him alone tonight. I am Jakie’s mama. Did I made him he should eat? No.... He wants he should practise with the choir. So I let him go hungry. Sometimes love lets people go hungry.
Mary
I love Jack, too, Mrs. Rabinowitz—and that’s why I want him to go to the theatre tonight.... It’s his one great opportunity. [A pause.] You know, I found him.
Sara
You found him?
Mary
I recognized his ability—I helped him to realize his own powers. [Tensely.] Oh, please, can’t you understand? I’m trying to do the one thing a woman can do for a man.
Lee
[He has come to a decision and now breaks in]. Mrs. Rabinowitz, let me ask you a question.... When was the last time that Jack attended a synagogue?