HAUFFE comes in slowly. He has wooden pattens on and leathern breeches and also carries a lighted lantern.

HAUFFE

That's dirty weather for you again!

HENSCHEL

How's it goin' in the stable?

HAUFFE

He's goin' to end by knockin' down the whole stall.

[He blows out the light in the lantern and hangs it up next to HENSCHEL'S.

GRUNERT

Good night to all of you. All we can do is to wait. We doctors are only human too.