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November 2020

Emilia

Grossmann Who's talking about you, for heaven's sake?
Emilia You. Who else would add to my suffering?
Grossmann But we're talking about a suit, not about you.
Emilia Trust you to contradict me.
Grossmann Are we talking about the suit?
Emilia Yes.
Grossmann I'm glad we're talking about the same thing.
Emilia The pleasure is mine.
Grossmann And the truth mine.
Emilia What do I care about your truth. We're talking about the suit.
Grossmann We're talking about the suit and about the dustbin.
Emilia That's where you're mistaken. About the suit and a funeral.
Grossmann What funeral?
Emilia I've already told you, you must guess.
Grossmann Is someone dying, or what are you on about?
Emilia Everyone will die one day, won't they?
Grossmann Yes, that's very true.
Emilia I'm glad you agree I'm right. And now you can put that suit

away in the cupboard with a clear conscience.
Grossmann Listen here!
Emilia I'm listening.
Grossmann Listen carefully!
Emilia Of course, I'm listening carefully.
Grossmann Listen carefully to what I say.
Emilia I'm listening carefully to what you say, but so far you haven't
said anything.
Grossmann Tell me…
Emilia I'll tell you.
Grossmann Tell me whose funeral I could show up at in this school
graduation suit?
Emilia You still haven't guessed?
Grossmann Just imagine…

Emilia I'm imagining.
Grossmann Just imagine, I really haven't guessed yet.
Emilia Well, just as I've already told you: I'm imagining. And there's
nothing exciting about it. For heaven's sake. It should be something worth
imagining. I'm imagining that you really haven't guessed yet. Well, so what?
Grossmann Well, for heaven's sake tell me please, whose funeral I could
show up at in this school graduation suit?
Emilia At your own.