Mary
Hello.... I’ll talk for Mrs. Rabinowitz.... Yes, she’s right here. I’ll take the message.... What is it?... Doctor O’Shaughnessy? Yes.... [Her back is to the audience but it is evident that what she hears is staggering. She gasps.] Yes—no—I’ll—I’ll tell—him.... Goodbye. [She hangs up phone.]
Sara
[Apathetically]. It’s from the Cantor?
Mary
Yes.
Sara
He’s all right? He needs me?
Mary
No, he doesn’t need you. He’s—all right.