BARSSEGH. Enough of that! Tell me whether you have brought the money or not.
OSSEP. Have I ever kept back from you any of your money? Why should I do it to-day?
BARSSEGH. Then give it to me now.
OSSEP. You said at that time—
BARSSEGH. I know nothing of that time.
OSSEP. What is the matter with you? You speak as if in a dream.
BARSSEGH. Whether I speak as in a dream or not, give me the money, and have done with it.
OSSEP [
takes a chair and sits down
]. You are mistaken, my dear Mr. Barssegh; you are mistaken. Sit down, pray.