ACT ONE
Scene: Parlors of Herr and Frau Holthoff at their home in Berlin.
[An informal conference of the leading members of the Allied Workingmen's Clubs. Present various ladies and gentlemen, some seated, others standing, talking.]
Enter DOCTOR HAENLE
Herr Holthoff. Hello, Comrade Haenle! I am very glad to see you here.
Doctor Haenle. Not more glad than I am to be here.
[They shake hands cordially, all around.]
Herr Holthoff. [To his wife] My dear, you see Doctor Haenle has come—I win my bet!
Doctor Haenle. I hope you two have not been gambling!
Frau Holthoff. Yes, Doctor, we made a bet, and I am delighted to lose!