Jo Jones:  Look , why do n't we all get together and throw a party for the new bride . Initiate her into war widows local number 37 .
Barbara Thomas: In what ? Nobodies got a room big enough to hold four people without using a shoe horn .
Doris Dumbrowski: Maybe we could have it at my new place ! That is , I 'm hunting for a new one now . Just in case Mike gets a furlough or something . You know , a bedroom and a living room .
Jo Jones: How much are you planning to pay ?
Doris Dumbrowski: Oh , I 'm paying _ twenty _ now . I thought maybe for a thirty - five , I could get something that would be nice .
Barbara Thomas: For thirty - five you 'll still have a rabbit hutch .
Jo Jones: You know , all of us together , we put out a lot of money each month for rent . What do you pay , Helen ?
Helen Stacey: Twenty - two Fifty .
Jo Jones: I pay Eighteen . What about you Barbara ?
Barbara Thomas: Thirty - two Fifty . You see , I like gaudy things .
Jo Jones: Zero . Five . Ten . One to carry . Eight . Nine . Eleven . Thirteen . Three . One . Four . Five . Seven . Nine ... Ninety - three bucks ! How do you like that ! Ninety - three bucks for a bunch of rat holes ! Well , for that kind of dough we could have a real house ! With a dining room and a kitchen and a living room and a bedroom a piece ! And furnished !