Page:Asch-God of vengeance.djvu/40

 with me. Today I ask a mere bagatelle. Ten roubles, on this book. (Slaps the book.) It's good money, safe money. (Looking at Hindel.) She wants to buy herself a hat.

All that downstairs. Down below. I'll be down soon and we'll transact all business down there. Here I don't even know you. Here I do no business with you at all.

It's all the same to me. Above or below. Downstairs live no strangers, nor upstairs either. Same thing. The same devil.

Get a move on! Off with you! Do you hear? — We're expecting people!

May an evil night descend upon their heads, their hands and their feet. They came here to spoil our celebration. . . (Looks at Hindel with scorn.) It pays to have so much vexation over such a slut!

If I'm not good enough to be one of your women, go down into the cellar yourself.

Tell her to send her daughter down there. (To