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 [''Comes toward her ardently. The whistle of the departing train is heard. jumps up as if someone had called her, and makes an involuntary movement toward the door at back.''] His train. [Angrily.] Is he to hinder me even now? It was just as if he had called back to us. [ goes toward the door at right.] Why, Paula! Where are you going?

—[Stops at the typewriting machine.] To my work Unless your excellency wishes to give me dictation.

—Dictation? Are you serious?

—Yes.

—But why? Did anything happen between you and Juhasz?

—[Softly.] Nothing happened. [Starts to go.]

—[In polite resignation.] No no wait  I'll dictate, if I must. [''She sits at the machine. He repeats mechanically, distrustfully.''] I'll dictate, if I must. [Eyes her narrowly.]

—We stopped at "The deplorable policies inaugurated by the Minister of Agriculture"

—Deplorable policy yes. Well if I must go ahead  [Sighs.] "The very deplorable policy "

—[Writing.] Policy.