Joseph picks up a scroll from the table.
MADAM POTIPHAR. (sharply) Joseph!
JOSEPH. (respectfully) Yes, madam.
MADAM POTIPHAR. I understood you to say a while ago that your work was quite finished?
JOSEPH. Yes, madam.
MADAM POTIPHAR. Then you have plenty of time now….
JOSEPH. Yes, plenty of time for more work.
MADAM POTIPHAR. Well, you need not begin immediately. I want a little of your time just now.
JOSEPH. If it is an errand, I will call one of the slaves.
MADAM POTIPHAR. Do you mean—one of the other slaves?