BLANCHE [slowly]: The loss – the loss…
STELLA: Belle Reve? Lost, is it? No!
BLANCHE: Yes, Stella.
[They stare at each other across the yellow-checked linoleum of the table. Blanche slowly nods her head and Stella looks slowly down at her hands folded on the table. The music of the "blue piano" grows louder. Blanche touches her handkerchief to her forehead.]
– Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene 1. Stella learns from Blanche that their ancestral home Belle Reve is lost to the family. The great plantation is a major part of the sisters’ past and there is an intense sense of shock and sadness at the family’s loss. The "blue piano" music reflects this mood.