PISO
Riff-raff! They actually say they can cure a sick man without medicine. [To POLORUS] Your pardon, Doctor.
POLORUS
No offence at all, I assure you. My family is from Spain—Mendoza was the family name. I loathe these kikes as much as you do.
PAULA
[Continuing] So I sent for you doctors. I hear you do wonders. But you must be careful. No feeling of pulses or sticking out of tongues. Just say you have heard he is feeling poorly, and have dropped in as a matter of patriotism. Don't tell him I sent for you. He'll be here in a few moments, as soon as the banquet [she sniffs sarcastically] is over. You'll see how sick he is the moment he comes in.
POLORUS
And as for the symptoms, Majesty: you say he complains of—
[His speech is cut short by the entrance of a guest who comes from the triclinium supported by two slaves. He is very drunk and they drop him beside the pool and proceed to bathe his face]
PAULA