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Alfred Kralik
Yes, Mr. Matuschek
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Hugo Matuschek
Eh, close the door. Kralik, why did you put me in that situation, in front of the whole shop?
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Alfred Kralik
Well, I'm very sorry, sir... but it was not my fault.
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Hugo Matuschek
Well whose fault was it? Mine?
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Alfred Kralik
Well... yes.
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Klara Novak (Miss Novak)
: Oh, my Dear Friend, my heart was trembling as I walked into the post office, and there you were, lying in Box 237. I took you out of your envelope and read you, read you right there.
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Alfred Kralik
There might be a lot we don't know about each other. You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth.
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Klara Novak (Miss Novak)
Well I really wouldn't care to scratch your surface, Mr. Kralik, because I know exactly what I'd find. Instead of a heart, a hand-bag. Instead of a soul, a suitcase. And instead of an intellect, a cigarette lighter... which doesn't work.
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Alfred Kralik
Flora, take a letter. Ah... To whom it may concern. Mr. Vadas has been in the employ of Matuschek & Company for the last two years, during which he has been very efficient as a stool pigeon, a troublemaker, and a rat.
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Ferenc Vadas
Now look here!
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Alfred Kralik
And if he doesn't clear out of here he's going to get a punch in the nose! Yours very truly, Alfred Kralik, Manager, Matuschek & Company.
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Alfred Kralik
Now if I were a girl and had to choose between a young good-for-nothing with plenty of hair and a good, solid, mature citizen, I'd pick Mathias Popkin every time.
