Paul. Won’t you have a cigar?

Unknown (smiling ironically). A cigar? And when am I to have the money?

Paul. Very soon now.

Unknown. Which do you mean by that—now? or very soon?

Paul. Soon; quite soon.

Unknown. You’ll pay it soon? (Looks intently at Paul.) And supposing I don’t believe you?

Paul. How can you help believing, when the document is in your hands?

Unknown. That’s just it! The date in the document is up; and all this is not yours, but your wife’s.

Paul. That’s all the same.

Unknown. No; not all the same.