Florencio. I will give you two thousand pesetas. But beware of a second edition!
Casalonga. Don't begin to worry so soon. With this money I shall have enough to be decent at least—at least for two months. You know me, señora. I am Florencio's most intimate friend, as I was Patricio's most intimate friend, which is to say one of the most intimate friends you ever had.
Carolina. Yes, I remember.
Casalonga. But I have changed since that time.
Florencio. Not a bit of it! He is just the same.
Casalonga. Yes, the change is in you. You are the same, only you have improved. [To Carolina.] I am amazed at the opulence of your beauty, which a fortunate marriage has greatly enhanced. Have you any children?
Carolina. No....
Casalonga. You are going to have some.
Florencio. Flatterer!
Casalonga. But I must leave before night: there is nothing for me to do here.