POTIPHAR. Thank you, my dear.
Joseph returns.
POTIPHAR. Is the chariot ready so soon, Joseph?
JOSEPH. The chariot is quite ready.
POTIPHAR. Very well. (A pause) And are those accounts finished yet,
Joseph?
JOSEPH. The accounts are quite finished. And I would like to suggest, if I may—
He is interrupted by the re-entrance of Asenath.
ASENATH. What a lovely garden you have!
MADAM POTIPHAR. (significantly) Yes!
ASENATH. The pomegranate blossoms are so beautiful!