[They move away a little and speak softly together.
OSSEP [
on the other side of the stage to Chacho
]. You Godforsaken! Could you not wait a moment?
CHACHO. What is the matter now?
OSSEP. Only God in heaven knows how I stand! Think of it! Santurian has failed.
CHACHO. Great heaven!
ALEXANDER [
offering Nato his arm
]. Something must have happened!