embracing Ossep
]. Be calm, dear Ossep. You behave like a madman.
OSSEP [
after a pause
]. Gewo, I was mad when I settled in this city. This life is too much for me; it was not for me. I am ruined. I am a beggar. He is to be praised who comes off better than I.
[Exit.
SALOME [
with her hand on her brow sinks down on the sofa, groaning loudly
]. Ah!
GEWO. Poor Ossep!