[Coughs significantly.] Yes—we’ll discuss that later. For the present I shall only ask you: Would you like to go back to earth once more before sunrise? I advise you that you have the right to go if you choose. Do you understand?
THE RICHLY DRESSED MAN
Yes, sir.
THE MAGISTRATE
He who takes his life is apt, in his haste and his excitement, to forget something. Is there anything important down there you have left undone? Something to tell someone? Something to undo?
THE RICHLY DRESSED MAN
My debts——
THE MAGISTRATE
They do not matter here. Here we are concerned only with the affairs of the soul.