Oh, he's a friend of mine.
SECOND FRIEND. [To Pehr.] Who is that beggar? He stuffs himself
like a. wolf in the springtime!
PEHR. Oh, he is a good friend of mine.
FIRST FRIEND. [To Pehr.] Beware false friends, Pehr!
SECOND FRIEND. [To Pehr.] Beware false friends, Pehr!
PEHR. Yes, yes!
FIRST FRIEND. [To Pehr.] You'll see, he is going to borrow money
from you.
SECOND FRIEND. [To Pehr.] If he asks for a loan from you, you must
say no--for he never pays.
PEHR. You don't say so! Well, good friends, don't you think this an
excellent repast?
SECOND FRIEND. I never flatter!
FIRST FRIEND. No, my friend, you only stuff yourself! I never
flatter, either, but I cannot therefore mask the truth and must
acknowledge that anything of this sort I have never before had a
share in, and it has to be Christopher that offers such a treat!
Your health, brother Christopher!
PEHR. [Aghast.] Christopher?
SECOND FRIEND. I'm a plain, everyday sort of man, and cannot make
pretty speeches--which I scorn, and the expression of which from
such a source I can ascribe only to a secret desire to get money.
That is my plain, everyday opinion.
FIRST FRIEND. What insolence!
PEHR. I must beg that no serious discussions interrupt this
delightful gathering, which would be even more agreeable if it were
sweetened by some charming representative of the opposite sex.
[A Woman appears.]
PEHR. Behold!
WOMAN. So you couldn't wait for me! That was most impolite, but I
forgive you since you are my friend.
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