LILIOM
[Unsteadily.] I’ll say—“Good evening—Excuse me, sir—Can you tell me the time?” And suppose he answers me, what do I say to him?
FICSUR
He won’t answer you.
LILIOM
Don’t you think so?
FICSUR
No. [Feeling for the knife under LILIOM’S coat.] Where is it? Where did you put it?
LILIOM