He's a dreamer like all the rest of you.

NATHANIEL (with interest; tenderly)

Yes?

JOHN

He spends all his leisure time playing with that fool toy there.

[He points to the model theatre.

Nathaniel smiles and crosses to the piano and lifts the cloth that covers the theatre; then he looks at the placard and laughs joyously.

NATHANIEL

"Zenobia." " Alexander Jefferson, Sr."

JOHN