Scene 8
Zeneli, Vurko

Vurko: (enters with a text in his hand): I have finished with the doctor’s obituary. Is there anything else I can do for you?
Zeneli: I am very grateful to you, Vurko. What can I say? There is one more thing...
Vurko: Speak up then. Would you like another obituary for Adham-Uti?
Zeneli: No, my good friend, not for Adham-Uti, but for someone else.
Vurko: I think you’re going a bit too far, Zeneli, if you ask me.
Zeneli: Please, Vurko, do me the favour.
Vurko: No, not that. Is there not something else I can do for you?
Zeneli: I can pay you, if you want... we’ll share the...
Vurko: Nothing doing! I have work to do.
Zeneli: Listen, Vurko! This time it is for a lady.
Vurko: For a lady? For whom, Zeneli?
Zeneli: For Miss Lulushe.
Vurko: For the charming school mistress? That is quite a different matter. I think I can arrange it. Is she going to come here?
Zeneli: She just left and is going to...
Vurko: Did you get a good look at her? She’s quite a beauty, isn’t she?
Zeneli: That’s for sure.
Vurko: Red cheeks...
Zeneli: As red as pomegranates!
Vurko: Slender figure, dark eyes, the light-skinned nape of her neck...
Zeneli: Superb!
Vurko: Listen, Zeneli, I have been after her for two months now.
Zeneli: And you are getting nowhere.
Vurko: Not at all. She is as slippery as an eel. She won’t even listen to the poetry I have written about her.
Zeneli: Well, what do you think?
Vurko: I’ll do it. I give you my word, Zeneli, that I’ll sit down and write the article you want. But when do you want it for?
Zeneli: As soon as possible this time. She’ll be back any time. Tell me honestly though, Vurko, is there nothing you want for your trouble? We should share the rewards!
Vurko: Not at all, Zeneli. Keep everything for yourself. I cherish the hope that one day Miss Lulushe will find another form of recompense for me. That’s what I want. (He departs singing):

"Lulushe, my lovely,
How I long for your embrace!..."