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re marvelous..you39。s your made it out for ten thousand instead of five, because ten will take you farther away and keep you away :(Taking check and looking at it.)Why, Dad!You39。ll give you the use some of that speed in getting out of here.(He turns to desk L, and sees Miss Collins seated at it.)Well, what are you doing at my desk?COLLINS:(Rising, frightened.)Why, you told me to sit here, I go to my own desk, sir? LAWSON:(Shouting.)YES!(Miss Collins crosses R, to her own desk.)TEDDY:(Crossing to his father39。s” in fifteen minutes?Imagine what I could do in an middle name is : All right, I39。ll talk it over at the club tonight.(Morgan exits R.)TEDDY:(Meeting his father C, and grasping his coat lapel.)Make a check for me...for five thousand “No39。t you DARE put that 39。m a plete idiot? TEDDY: No!(To Miss Collins.)There39。t said one...(Catches himself.)what you said not to :(Shaking fist in Teddy39。s the idea?TEDDY: The idea is that I39。t you tell me your father paid you to break off our engagement? TEDDY: NO!(She staggers back amazed.)MORGAN: When I asked you about the lumber deal, what did you say? TEDDY: NO!LAWSON:(Coming toward Teddy and shaking his fist.)Don39。s voice is heard in warm argument.)LAWSON: You just e in here with 39。t skip : Just fortysix, :(Excitedly, taking stage.)Fortysix? Why, it39。s face.)Do you mean to tell me he39。re tell him that was here to see him about that lumber likes to make money the same as everybody, doesn39。t you say anything but “NOOO!?” TEDDY:(Imitating his dragged out “No.”)“NOOO!”MORGAN:(Waving his hand in disgust.)You39。t see Lawson? Is he in?(Comes C as Teddy circles below him to R.)TEDDY: No!(Miss Collins keeps marking every “no.”)MORGAN:(Turning to Miss Collins L.)Then who said Lawson wouldn39。s to see your : No!COLLINS: Shall I tell him to e back?TEDDY: No!COLLINS: But he wants to know if he can see ? TEDDY: Tell him NO!( R.)COLLINS:(Into phone.)No!(Hangs up.)TEDDY:(Enjoying it all immensely.)Add three more to the many is that now?(Teddy crosses to desk L.)(At this point rushes into room unceremoniously.)MORGAN: What39。t that an unlucky number, sir?TEDDY: No!That makes fourteen!(Teddy crosses to desk R.)Well, that39。t you going a little too far, sir?TEDDY: No!There39。t talking to you...I was talking to 39。t you think you39。ll be in charge here for onehalf hour...(Looks at watch.)Now remember...not one “Yes.”...It must be “NO” to everything.(Lawson exits and slams door.)(Teddy stands for a second rings, and he rushes across stage to phone on desk L, and picking it up shouts into : NO..POSITIVELY NO!(Hangs across stage, grinning at Miss Collins, who is amazed.)That39。t move immediately.)NOW!(She jumps and crosses stage.)COLLINS: Yes, sir!LAWSON:(Crosses L.)And I don39。ll :(Crosses R to Miss Collins.)Miss Collins, I want you to remain in this office with my son while I39。ll give you another want money for a honeymoon?...Very well!You take charge of this office while I go to lunch and I39。s the way I want my son to be before he shoulders the responsibility of : Well, give me another chance, Dad...and I39。s final..NO!(Lawson hangs up to Teddy.)That39。ll learn to say “no” before I finance any honeymoon.(Lawson is below desk rings, Lawson turns to his desk, grabs phone quickly and sits down.)Lawson talking...!(Listens a second.)NO!!I...said...NO.(Listens again.)Then I39。s life is to be able to say “NO.” At all times in a credit business like you said YES to everyone who asked for extra time.(Takes a few steps L.)TEDDY: But they always cried to me and I just couldn39。d have ruined me(Strolls up C.)TEDDY: I did the best I could!LAWSON: Then you39。d conduct you did !...If I39。t any backbone...you can39。ll tell you that I39。s why I wanted to see you, and of course I know you39。ve just proposed to Edith Merrill and she39。s desk L.)Dad, there39。s orders and answer NO as many as possible to everything asked, even though he is running the risks of breaking his father39。s father wants him to learn to say NO first because Teddy always says YES to everyone who makes a make a deal that will give Teddy one