JACK Where’s Mama? YUDELSON She’s inside. You stay here. I’ll call her. [_He goes out, calling._] Mrs. Rabinowitz! Mrs. Rabinowitz! Jakie is here! Jakie is here! [_He comes back._] SARA [_Can be heard, her voice throbbing_]. Jakie here? [_She enters._] I knew you was coming, Jakie. I knew you was coming! [_She sinks on the settee and for the first time tears stream from her eyes._] Oh, my Jakie ... my darling ... I knew you was coming.... JACK Mama, Mama.... I couldn’t stand it.... I had to come.... Yudelson told me about Papa—[DR. O’SHAUGHNESSY _enters._] Hello, Dr. O’Shaughnessy. DOCTOR How do you do, Jakie. JACK [_Slowly_]. Is my father ... worse? SARA Oh, Jakie, he’ll be better now—he’ll be better. The doctor will tell him. Doctor, please go right away and tell the Cantor Jakie is here. JACK I’ll go with you, if you don’t think it’ll do any harm. DOCTOR Better not. It might excite him too much to see you. I’ll tell him. It’ll do him all the good in the world.... SARA [_Sudden fear in her voice_]. Jakie—you’re going to sing, ain’t you? JACK Yes, Mama. SARA [_In surging excitement_]. Doctor, tell the Cantor Jakie is going to sing!... Couldn’t I please speak with him on the telephone? DOCTOR No! That’s impossible, Mrs. Rabinowitz. [_He is moving toward the door._] SARA Doctor, remember to tell him everything. DOCTOR Yes. SARA Tell him Jakie came right away. DOCTOR Yes, yes. SARA Tell him Jakie looks beautiful! DOCTOR I’ll tell him. SARA Tell him Jakie is standing on pins and needles, so anxious he is to practise with the choir. Tell him Jakie ain’t even _thinking_ from no theatre. DOCTOR I’ll tell him, Mrs. Rabinowitz. SARA Don’t forget! DOCTOR I won’t. And don’t _you_ forget to eat and get a good night’s sleep. Goodbye. [_He goes toward the door, stopping by_ YUDELSON.] My telephone number’s on this card. I’ll be at the hospital. If you want me call me there. [_The_ DOCTOR _goes._] JACK The doctor said you must eat, Mama. SARA Sure I’ll eat. And you, too. I made ready such a lot to eat before fasting. JACK I don’t want anything, Mama.