STUDENT. [Pushing the chair as directed] Have you no attendant?
HUMMEL. Yes, but he is doing an errand. He'll be back soon. Are you a medical student?
STUDENT. No, I am studying philology, but I don't know what profession to choose....
HUMMEL. Well, well! Are you good at mathematics?
STUDENT. Reasonably so.
HUMMEL. That's good! Would you care to accept a position?
STUDENT. Yes, why not?
HUMMEL. Fine! [Studying the playbills] They are playing "The Valkyr" at the matinee.... Then the Colonel will be there with his daughter, and as he always has the end seat in the sixth row, I'll put you next to him.... Will you please go over to that telephone kiosk and order a ticket for seat eighty-two, in the sixth row?
STUDENT. Must I go to the opera in the middle of the day?
HUMMEL. Yes. Obey me, and you'll prosper. I wish to see you happy, rich, and honoured. Your début last night in the part of the brave rescuer will have made you famous by to-morrow, and then your name will be worth a great deal.