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 kronen [in great astonishment.] I can't understand this at all He had so little to show when they put him in bankruptcy that he was lucky not to be sent to prison and since then he has been wandering around Budapest in shabby clothes, borrowing a krone from anybody who'd lend him Why, I lent him two myself the day before yesterday. [There is a pause.] Did this money really arrive?

—[Has not taken his eyes off .] Yes.

—I can't make that out at all.

—You had to find out sooner or later, Mr. Juhasz The money didn't come from Oscar Mezei It didn't come from Berlin.

—Where did it come from?

—His excellency wanted to help you He sent you the money and had those bank notices written here.

—Written here?

—Yes You see

—You knew it all the time?

—I was happy to see you get your shop back, and

—You knew it was all a pretext to get rid of me? You knew it wasn't my money?

—Yes, I knew it, Mr. Juhasz.

—And while I was saying those boastful