A View From the Bridge

What are five quotes from the two immigrants?

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Marco I see it’s a small house, but soon, maybe, we can have our own house.

Rodolpho Sometimes they build a house, or if they fix the bridge – Marco is a mason and I bring him the cement. (He laughs.) In harvest time we work in the fields . . . if there is work. Anything.

Rodolpho (laughing) Oh, sure! It’s a feature in our town. The horses in our town are skinnier than goats. So if there are too many passengers we help to push the carriages up to the hotel. (He laughs.) In our town the horses are only for show.

Marco Because I could send them a little more if I stay here.
Beatrice As long as you want, we got plenty a room.
Marco (his eyes are showing tears) My wife – (To Eddie.) My wife – I want to send right away maybe twenty dollars –

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A View from the Bridge