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(Enter Dentist.) Dentist: Could I have the first patient, please? (Exit Dentist into surgery.) Woman : That’s you, Joe. (Man and Woman stand.) Man : Yes, that’s me. Woman : Now, make sure he pulls out the right one, Joe. Man : I will. Woman : Good-bye, Joe, I’ll wait for you. (Exit Man into surgery. Woman sits.) Woman : I believe the Dentist is ever so good. Woman : Yes, he took out six for Mrs. Johnstone, and she never felt a thing. (Enter Woman with the Small Boy.) Woman : Now Maurice, there’s nothing to be afraid of. Small Boy: I’m not afraid. Woman Just a little pull, and ever such a weeny tug, and all the pain will be gone. Small Boy: There is no need to treat me like a baby. I’m not afraid of a dentist. Woman : Now sit down quietly, Maurice, and I’m sure the nice dentist won’t be long. Small Boy: I think I’ll get a magazine, I feel like reading. (The small boy goes to the table and looks through the pile of magazines and newspapers.) Woman : All right, dear, just as you like. (Woman sits.) Man : I’m going to ask for gas. I’ll never forget the last time. Man : I knew a chap once. He asked for gas. It was the last time he ever asked for anything. Man : Is that a fact? (Enter Nurse from the surgery. She walks across the stage and exits left.) Man : I shouldn’t ask for gas, or any of these drugs either. It’s unnatural I say. Give me the old-fashioned methods. Man : You can have them. I’ll have it without the pain. -C-SR-The First - - :