FIRST GENTLEMAN GUEST, very effeminate, smiling to the DEVIL
Bravo! I couldn't do that—not that I lack courage. I am famous for my courage—I just love a fight—I once slapped the face of an athlete who dared to insult a lady.
DEVIL
You coward!
FIRST GENTLEMAN GUEST
What—coward?
DEVIL
Yes, coward. If you dared to slap the face of a cripple I might admire your courage.
[FIRST GENTLEMAN GUEST starts to answer, but afterwards makes a gesture seeming to say nothing can be done with the DEVIL—going off slowly up the stairs.
SECOND GENTLEMAN GUEST, after a few seconds talking quietly to the DEVIL