.

SALOME. Come in, dear aunt.

CHACHO. Such a thing has never happened to me before! Could you not wait till the man of the house arrived?

SALOME. Oh, it is all the same; he will be here soon enough. Give them your blessing, I beg of you.

CHACHO. May God bestow all good things upon you. May heaven grant the prayer of me, a sinner. [

Alexander and Nato stand up

.] May you have nothing to regret. May you flourish and prosper and grow old together on the same pillow. [

Ossep comes to the door and stands astonished

.]

CHACHO [