[Exit.]
BUGBEAR (assumes his natural form).
A pretty good purse—of course one must sympathize with human weakness.
[Enter HINZE.]
HINZE.
With your permission—(aside) Hinze, you must pluck up courage—(aloud) Your Excellency!
BUGBEAR.
What do you wish?
HINZE.
I am a scholar traveling through this region and wished to take the liberty of making your excellency's acquaintance.