Belle. I'm pretty tired.
Jack (a pause). Tell me—how long have you been doing this? Waiting, I mean.
Belle. Four years.
Jack. And how long do you expect to do it?
Belle. How should I know. What other chance have I? I can make just enough to keep going from week to week, and Dolly the same. It's like being in a trap.
Jack. I never realized it before. (A pause.) Was it always like this?
Belle. No, we had a chance while father was alive. He was a railroad conductor. He was killed in an accident.
Jack. And didn't you get any damages?
Belle. They said it was his fault. He stepped in front of an express. They paid for his funeral.
Jack. And then you were stranded?