Adolf. What awful strength you must have, it seems as though a fellow were catching hold of an electric battery.
Gustav. And just think, I was once quite as weak as you are. [Sternly.] Get up.
Adolf.[Gets up.] I am like a child without any bones, and my brain is empty.
Gustav. Take a walk through the room.
Adolf. I can’t.
Gustav. You must, if you don’t I’ll hit you.
Adolf.[Stands up.] What do you say?
Gustav. I’ve told you—I’ll hit you.
Adolf.[Jumps back to the circular fable on the right, beside himself.] You!
Gustav.[Follows him.] Bravo! That’s driven the blood to your head, and wakened up your self-respect. Now I’ll give you an electric shock. Where’s your wife?