ABE:
(walks around it)
The same genuine Canadian canoe?
She must be 30 years old!
SWEDEN:
Forty, actually. Rapidly becoming an antique.
She’s completely restored; I’ve...
(canoeist shop talk)
She’ll glide like a swan, old man.
He goes to the wall, takes down an enormous supply bag, and throws it into the boat. The bag reads: “JUMBO.”
SWEDEN:
And she’s ready to fly. Today.
ACT 1, SCENE 10
They carry the boat down to the dock between them. MANYA’S fiancée follows, carrying “Jumbo.” MANYA brings up the rear with some smaller bags; the dog runs alongside. They ease the boat into the water, climb in.
SWEDEN:
Be a dear and hand Mr. O’Malley ‘Jumbo,’
Manya.
She does so, not appreciating being talked to like a child. ABE takes the bag, watching her eyes rather than his feet—puts t
