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CHARLEY: Listen, if they steal any more from that building thewatchman’ll put the cops on them!LINDA (to Willy): Don’t let Biff...(Ben laughs lustily.)WILLY: You shoulda seen the lumber they brought home lastweek. At least a dozen six-by-tens worth all kinds a money.CHARLEY: Listen, if that watchman...WILLY: I gave them hell, understand. But I got a couple of fearlesscharacters there.CHARLEY: Willy, the jails are full of fearless characters.BEN (clapping Willy on the back, with a laugh at Charley): Andthe stock exchange, friend!WILLY (joining in Ben’s laughter): Where are the rest of yourpants?CHARLEY: My wife bought them.WILLY: Now all you need is a golf club and you can go upstairsand go to sleep. (To Ben.) Great athlete! Between him and hisson Bernard they can’t hammer a nail!BERNARD (rushing in): The watchman’s chasing Biff!WILLY (angrily): Shut up! He’s not stealing anything!LINDA (alarmed, hurrying off left): Where is he? Biff, dear! (Sheexits.)WILLY (moving toward the left, away from Ben): There’s nothingwrong. What’s the matter with you?BEN: Nervy boy. Good!WILLY (laughing): Oh, nerves of iron, that Biff!CHARLEY: Don’t know what it is. My New England man comesback and he’s bleeding, they murdered him up there.WILLY: It’s contacts, Charley, I got important contacts!CHARLEY (sarcastically): Glad to hear it, Willy. Come in later,we’ll shoot a little casino. I’ll take some of your Portlandmoney. (He laughs at Willy and exits.)WILLY (turning to Ben): Business is bad, it’s murderous. But notfor me, of course.BEN: I’ll stop by on my way back to Africa.