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 Come in. [Louder.] Come in! [ enters at left, carrying an envelope and two receipts.]

—Pardon me, Mr. Juhasz, but the cashier sent this in. Will you sign this receipt, please?

—Yes I'll be there in a moment.

—You need only

—Don't you see I'm busy? Tell the cashier I'll be there in a moment.

—It isn't necessary. Just take this, and sign. [Proffers the envelope and the receipts.]

—[Looks at them.] Isn't this an error?

—It is addressed to you. —[Reads.] From the Deutsche Bank, of Berlin to the Ungarische Allgemeine Credit-*bank  to the account of Mr. Peter Juhasz  from Mr. Oscar Mezei, of Berlin [''The hand holding the receipt sinks slowly. himself sinks into a chair, then raises the receipt to his eyes again, very slowly, as if his arm were tired.''] From Oscar Mezei, Berlin fifty-one thousand kronen. [He looks into the envelope; sees the sheaf of bank-*notes there.] Didn't I tell you, Santha? I always said he'd send it. But you all laughed at me.

—Will you sign the receipt, please?

—[Rather dazed.] Certainly. [He signs.]

—[Takes the signed receipt; leaves the