PISO
No. Let it alone. The fire will go out of itself.
[CAIUS attempts to speak, but achieves only an unintelligible whisper]
POLORUS
[Elbowing him toward the left] Go out in the atrium, Commander, and stick your head in the pool.
[CAIUS again attempts to speak, but cannot, and waddles off]
PISO
[Calling after him] Don't forget the professor!
POLORUS
[Coming back] That old soak is on his last legs. Practically a teetotaler! I wonder what he—