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They exist. Stanley looks toward left.
Stanley (calling to Happy indignantly): Mr. Loman! Mr. Loman!
Stanley picks up a chair and follows them off. Knocking is heard off left. The Woman enters, laughing, Willy
follows her. She is in a black slip; he is buttoning his shirt. Raw, sensuous music accompanies their speech.
Willy: Will you stop laughing? Will you stop?
The Woman: Aren’t you going to answer the door? He’ll make the whole hotel.
Willy: I’m not expecting anybody.
The Woman: Whyn’t you have another drink, honey, and stop being so damn selfcentered?
Willy: I’m so lonely.
The Woman: You know you ruined me, Willy? From now on, whenever you, I’ll see that
you go right through the buyers. No waiting at my. Willy. You ruined me.
Willy: That’s nice of you to say that.
The Woman: Gee, you are self‐centered! Why so sad? You are the saddest self‐centered
I even did see‐saw. (She laughs. He kisses her.) Come on inside drummer they to be
dressing at the middle of the night. (As knocking is heard.) Aren’t you going to answer
the door?
Willy: They’re knocking the wrong door
The Woman: But I felt knocking. And he heard us talking in here. Maybe
Willy (his terror rising): mistake.
The Woman: Then tell them to go away!
Willy: There’s nobody here.
The Woman: it’s getting on my nerves, Willy. There’s somebody standing out and it’s
getting on my nerves!
DRAFT
Willy (rushing her away from him): All right, stay in the bathroom here, and don’t come
out. I think there’s law in Massachusetts about it, so don’t come out. It may be that new
room clerk. He looked very mean. So don’t come out, it’s a mistake, there’s no fire.
April
The knocking is heard again. He takes
10,
a few steps away from her,
2014
and she vanishes into the wing. The light
follows him, and now he is facing Young Biff, who carries a suitcase. Biff steps toward him. The music is
gone.
Biff: Why didn’t you answer?