[For some time Man and his Wife remain in the same posture; then they turn around, facing each other, and kiss.
MAN
That's the way we'll deal with life, my dear, won't we? Let it frown like a blind owl in the sun—we'll compel it to smile.
WIFE
And to dance to our songs—so we will, we two.
MAN
We two. You're a good wife, you're my true friend, you're a brave little woman, and as long as you are with me I fear nothing. Poverty, what does it amount to? To-day we're poor, to-morrow rich.
WIFE
And what is hunger? To-day we are hungry, to-morrow satisfied.