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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 [