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. Yes, you! We noticed it.

. Why didn't you stay home if you wanted to sleep?

. Home is the one place where the poor man cannot sleep. Don't disturb him.—Make yourself comfortable. Lie down in the other room if you want to.

. Don't bother about him, he is used to it. He is perfectly well; he can get along without sleep. I am different. As it is, I am so thin you would hardly know me. My face isn't bad, but I wish you could see my legs.

. They can judge by mine.

. There is no comparison. He only wants to attract attention.

. Don't you believe it. If you encourage her, she will be at death's door. I not only lose my sleep, but I get up early in the morning and go to the office and work there all day, and then, when I come home, all this is extra. I get no relief.

. At least you have the variety. Here I am, shut up all day inside of four walls, with five wild animals and a servant girl, when we happen to have one. None of them sticks it out more than four days.

. Now you have a description of a terrestrial paradise.

. Good evening. Good evening, everybody.

. Sit down; oblige me. Don't disturb yourselves.

. But I must. I cannot usurp your position.

. Gracious, Manolo! We are not sentimental. Did you finish your work?

. Yes, Galán kindly offered to take my dictation, so we were able to conclude earlier.