GESKE. Seldom; and when he is, he builds castles in the air so that he has no thought for work. I ask nothing of him except that he keep an eye on the workmen, for if he does anything himself, the apprentices have to do it over again. Here is Henrich: he will tell you what I say is true.
SCENE 6
(Enter Henrich.)
HENRICH. There's a man out here, mistress, who wants to be paid for the eight barrels of coal we got yesterday.
GESKE. Where can I get the money from? He will have to wait till my husband comes home. Can't you tell me where my husband is all day long?
HENRICH. If you will keep quiet about it, I can tell you right enough.
GESKE. I swear, Henrich, that I won't give you away.
HENRICH. There's a college that meets every day—Collegium Politicum, they call it—where a dozen or more people come together and chatter about affairs of state.
GESKE. Where does the meeting take place?
HENRICH. You mustn't call it a meeting, it is a Collegium.