Per annum—then I’ve nothing more to say.
Falk [impatiently].
You think the most of what I count the least;
I mean the inspiration,—not the pay!
Strawman [with an unctuous smile].
Pay is the first condition of a priest
In Asia, Africa, America,
Or where you will. Ah yes, if he were free,
My dear young friend, I willingly agree,
The thing might pass; but, being pledged and bound,