POLORUS
If we had time we could anæsthetize him.
PISO
Yes, if we had time we could hypnotize him. But now?
SIMON
Pray to the Lord!
POLORUS
Yes, yes, but not now. Not here. I never miss the Day of Atonement. I promised my old mother. [In full demoralization, to PISO] You tackle him.
PISO
[Panic-stricken, to SIMON] Why not go out and take a little walk and come back later?