THE CHILD No, no!... They are my apples and they are not the finest at that!... They will all be alike when I am alive.... I have discovered the system!... ANOTHER CHILD (_wheeling a blue barrow with blue melons bigger than pumpkins_) What do you say to my little melons?... TYLTYL But they are pumpkins!... THE CHILD WITH THE MELONS When I come on earth, the melons will be splendid!... I shall be the gardener of the King of the Three Planets.... TYLTYL The King of the Three Planets? THE CHILD WITH THE MELONS The great king who for thirty-five years will bring happiness to the Earth, Mars and the Moon.... You can see him from here.... TYLTYL Where is he?... THE CHILD WITH THE MELONS There, the little boy sleeping at the foot of that column. TYLTYL On the left?... THE CHILD WITH THE MELONS No, on the right.... The one on the left is the child who will bring pure joy to the globe.... TYLTYL How?... THE CHILD (_the one that first talked to_ TYLTYL) By means of ideas which people have not yet had.... TYLTYL And the other, that little fat one with his fingers to his nose, what will he do?... THE CHILD He is to discover the fire that will warm the earth when the sun is paler than now.... TYLTYL And the two holding each other by the hand and always kissing; are they brother and sister?... THE CHILD No; they are very comical....They are the Lovers.... TYLTYL What is that?... THE CHILD I don't know.... Time calls them that, to make fun of them.... They spend the day looking into each other's eyes, kissing and bidding each other farewell.... TYLTYL Why?... THE CHILD It seems that they will not be able to leave together... TYLTYL And the little pink one, who looks so serious and is sucking his thumb, what is he?... THE CHILD It appears that he is to wipe out injustice from the earth.... TYLTYL Oh!... THE CHILD They say it's a tremendous work.... TYLTYL And the little red-haired one, who walks as if he did not see where he was going, is he blind?... THE CHILD Not yet; but he will become so....Look at him well; it seems that he is to conquer Death.... TYLTYL What does that mean?... THE CHILD I don't exactly know; but they say it's a great thing.... TYLTYL (_pointing to a crowd of_ CHILDREN _sleeping at the foot of the columns, on the steps, the benches, etc_.) And all those asleep, what a number of them there are asleep!... Do they do nothing?... THE CHILD They are thinking of something.... TYLTYL Of what?... THE CHILD They do not know yet; but they must take something with them to earth; we are not allowed to go from here empty-handed.... TYLTYL Who says so?... THE CHILD Time, who stands at the door.... You will see when he opens it.... He is very tiresome.... A CHILD (_running up from the back of the hall and elbowing his way through the crowd_) How are you, TYLTYL?... TYLTYL Hullo!... How does he know my name?...