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the new museum. The Met they're calling it. And I'm going to give you a list of a few charities, you can pick the ones you prefer from the list, they will be honorable charities. We'll show New York the Sutros are - 

ROSE.

She is shaking now. Father!!! Father, I have found this book in our home library. 

ADOLPH.

He walks away back towards his desk and arranges his pipe. 

ROSE.

Would you look at it?!

ADOLPH.

Rose, dear, I will look at and inspect any book you should find so interesting in our library, now let's see. She walks closer to him with the book. 

ADOLPH.

Yes yes. Well it's a play, an old one. Really dear, if I had realized how affrighted you were, I would not have gone on about the newspaper.

 

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ROSE.

Looks at him strangely and sits down. 

ADOLPH.

A theatrical. First Folio by William Shakespeare. Ah, and the copper engraving. Well, I believe I've read about this item. Quite old!

ROSE.

The printing is dated 1623, and it has that funny symbol on it, that stamp that I've seen on your - 

ADOLPH.

Stiffens and rises. It's wonderful, wonderful dear. I think that you have made a fantastic literary discovery in our very own private library. 

ROSE.

It has not been registered with any library; not here, not in Europe, and in Washington... it doesn't exist. There are only 238 known copies of this particular edition, this is the 239th.

ADOLPH.

Well then...