The scene opens with a soliloquy by Mr. Roberts, in which he laments the fact that he has been forced to learn how to read the blue prints on the wall. He tells Roberts that he wishes he could see the hands of the scaffolders moving, and that he wants to know when they are supposed to be moved. He also laments that the main actors of construction work are often transferred to other sites, and he worries that he will not be able to see them moving when he is gone. He wonders why he is thinking about them, and wonders aloud whether he would like to have sex with them again.