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The commissionaire is not to be found. No doubt in the
PRIAN:
public House again. We shall still live to see the same
here.
thing occur, that happened once in Frague, when I was
working there under Heschel. We also had a drinkard for
a porter in a pathological-anatomy Institute. Every now
and then the fellow swilled up all the spirit out of
the specimen jars.
So far, Professor, ours still prefers whichy.
ADLER:
Well, I should like to come down to night. When will you
CYPRIAN:
be there?
I generally work till midnight now.
ADLES:
Very well. Then I'll come about ten o'clock.
CYPRIAN:
( Enger right OSkant and BERNHARDI)
Good morning. How are you Cyprian? Are you looking for
BERNH:
me perhaps?
I really had something to talk to Adler about. But I am
CYPRIAN
very pleased to meet you as well. I wanted to ask you
when you could spare the time to come to the Ministers of
B. Education with me?
BERN H:
Why, what's the matter?
nothing special. But I think we ought to stride while
CYPRIAN S
the iron is hot.