As Much Power

[Scene]
Man: ’Tis no business of mine, as I’ve said, but surely you must know these nuns have a finger in every pie.

[Pause]

Man: He stood back then and faced her.

Woman: Surely they’ve only as much power as we give them, Mrs Kehoe?

[End]

period literary drama, two-character spoken dialogue, intimate close-miked male and female voices, measured natural pacing, restrained Irish-inflected delivery, faint room tone only, no music, clear diction, dramatic pause before the final question