This chapter's epigraph is from the play's opening line, "Be my neighbor step" . It's a reference to the fact that the boss is his neighbor's step, and that he's going to punish him for being a step too far. The scene opens with a description of the beastly boss's punishment for being too serious. He's about to do something that's never been done before, and he wants to make sure that it's done correctly. He wants to know if the push is too bad, and if the pull isn't too bad. The boss says he'll support the push, and the two of them