Fontanares
But you are never away from your business.
Mathieu Magis
I am always filled with admiration at the sight of your struggle.
Fontanares
Admiration is the passion which is the most easily exhausted.
Moreover, you never make any loans on sentiment.
Mathieu Magis There are sentiments which bring profit, while others cause ruin. You are animated by faith; that is very fine, but it is ruinous. We made six months ago certain little agreements; you asked of me three thousand ducats for your experiments—
Quinola
On the condition, that you were to receive five thousand in return.
Fontanares
Well?
Mathieu Magis
The payment was due two months ago.
Fontanares You demanded it by legal process two months ago, the very next day after it was due.
Mathieu Magis
I did it without thought of annoying you, merely as a formality.
Fontanares
And what do you want now?