[_Bitter in his thoughts_.] If it wasn't for this foolery
at Washington ...
BISHOP. So was I. But I find they are not.
PRESCOTT. We should all have been out of the slump long ago.
BISHOP. Many of them--the young ones--are good American stock.
PRESCOTT. The Administration proclaims its adherence to the profit
system....
BISHOP. They have education, in some cases, background, but
unfortunately no experience.
PRESCOTT.... and at the same time it insists on unfair competition
with private enterprise.
BISHOP. As long as such men remain idle ...
PRESCOTT. So how can private capital be expected to make
commitments?
BISHOP. I don't know.
PRESCOTT. But don't you agree?
BISHOP. Perfectly.
PRESCOTT. Surely, James, the depression did not hit you personally?
BISHOP. In unexpected ways, Stanley--in most unexpected ways.
PRESCOTT. On the contrary, the Church should have benefited. People
in misfortune turn to religion.
BISHOP. But with empty pockets. However, I am not complaining for
the Church. It is my son I am worried about.
PRESCOTT. Ah, yes. Kenneth. An agreeable fellow, Kenneth.
BISHOP. Of the six years he's been out of college he has worked
only four months. Think of it.
PRESCOTT. Is he married?
BISHOP. No.
PRESCOTT. That's fortunate.
BISHOP. Perhaps. If he were married and had a dependent wife and
children he might get architectural work in a government slum
clearance project.
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