SER. I was engaged by my present mistress a few days ago, in Dresden. I believe she has come here to look for her lover. MAJ. T. Enough, friend. I wished to know the name of your mistress, not her secrets. Go! SER. Comrade, he would not do for my master. SCENE X. Major von Tellheim, Just MAJ. T. Just! see that we get out of this house directly! The politeness of this strange lady affects me more than the churlishness of the host. Here, take this ring--the only thing of value which I have left--of which I never thought such a use. Pawn it! get eighty louis d'ors for it: our host's bill can scarcely amount to thirty. Pay him, and remove my things.... Ah, where? Where you will. The cheaper the inn, the better. You will find me in the neighbouring coffee-house. I am going; you will see to it all properly? JUST. Have no fear, Major! MAJ. T. (comes back). Above all things, do not let my pistols be forgotten, which hang beside the bed. JUST. I will forget nothing. MAJ. T. (comes back again). Another thing: bring your dog with you too. Do you hear, Just? SCENE XI. Just JUST. The dog will not stay behind, he will take care of that. Hem! My master still had this valuable ring and carried it in his pocket instead of on his finger! My good landlord, we are not yet so poor as we look. To him himself, I will pawn you, you beautiful little ring! I know he will be annoyed that you will not all be consumed in his house. Ah! SCENE XII. Paul Werner, Just JUST. Hullo, Werner! good-day to you, Werner. Welcome to the town. WER. The accursed village! I can't manage to get at home in it again. Merry, my boys, merry; I have got some more money! Where is the Major? JUST. He must have met you; he just went down stairs. WER. I came up the back stairs. How is he? I should have been with you last week, but!!!!! JUST. Well, what prevented you? WER. Just, did you ever hear of Prince Heraclius? JUST. Heraclius? Not that I know of. WER. Don't you know the great hero of the East? JUST. I know the wise men of the East well enough, who go about with the stars on New Year's Eve. WER. Brother, I believe you read the newspapers as little as the Bible. You do not know Prince Heraclius. Not know the brave man who seized Persia, and will break into the Ottoman Porte in a few days? Thank God, there is still war somewhere in the world! I have long enough hoped it would break out here again. But there they sit and take care of their skins. No, a soldier I was, and a soldier I must be again! In short, (looking round carefully, to see if anyone is listening) between ourselves, Just, I am going to Persia, to have a few campaigns against the Turks, under his Royal Highness Prince Heraclius. JUST. You?