Melchior.
You are——my father?
The Masked Man.
Wouldn't you know your father by his voice?
Melchior.
No.
The Masked Man.
Your father seeks consolation at this moment in the sturdy arms of your mother.——I will open the world to you. Your momentary lack of resolution springs from your miserable condition. With a warm supper inside of you, you will make fun of it.
Melchior.
(To himself.)