(Exit Jenny.)
Albert You see how this folly grows. Your man doesn't come, and I'm getting worried.
Worthy I don't know what's keeping him. He ought to be here. But, relax, I see him coming.
(Enter Scratch.)
Albert
Ah! Sir, come. We both await your arrival with impatience.
Scratch A wise philosopher said elegantly: In all things make haste slowly. I've been doing research for some time to determine if the malady whose remedy we are seeking resides in the upper or lower regions. Hippocrates says yes, but Galen says no. It seems to me, time spent reconciling these gentlemen isn't wasted.
Albert
Have you discovered, sir, from whence her malady proceeds?
Scratch
I've discovered it—clear as crystal.
Albert So much the better. You must know that the beautiful patient is continuously developing some new crisis in her illness. In these remote parts, there are no doctors. This gentleman has counseled me to put her in your hands.
Scratch Without doubt, she'd be better in his. But, I hope to expend my efforts usefully.