THE TARTAR [yells] That card was up his sleeve!
THE BARON [embarrassed] Do you want me to shove it up your nose?
THE ACTOR [emphatically] Prince! You’re mistaken—nobody—ever . . .
THE TARTAR. I saw it! You cheat! I won’t play!
SATINE [gathering up the cards] Leave us alone, Hassan . . . you knew right along that we’re cheats—why did you play with us?
THE BARON. He lost forty kopecks and he yelps as if he had lost a fortune! And a Prince at that!
THE TARTAR [excitedly] Then play honest!
SATINE. What for?
THE TARTAR. What do you mean “what for”?
SATINE. Exactly. What for?