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(officiously) Good day, your Revenue.
ALER:
Good day, gentlemen. I hope I am not too late.
PRIEST:
No, your Revenue. The Professor is just now with the
KURT:
the patient. (Introducas himself) Assitant, Dr.
Pflugfelder.
The hope has not beenientogether abandoned.
PRIEST:
(coming out of the sick room) Good day, your Revenue.
OSKAR:
Oh but it has your Revenue. It is quite a hopeless
KURT
sase.
I would your Revenue like to
OSKAR:
Perhaps I had better wait until the Professor has
PRIEST:
left the patient.
(The SACRISTAN drawn back and the door shuts.)
CHOCHROITZPOINTNER places a chair for the PRIEST)
Thank you.nen you.
PRIEST:
(At first he will not sit down)
Unfortunately, your Revenue, we cannot limit our
CYPRIAN:
attendance to cases where we can still be of use.
Sometimes we can only confole.
KURT:
And tall lies.