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Liliom
[Laughs sadly.] Then? [All stand up and bow their heads reverently. There is a pause.] Then?
The Magistrate
Now I'll bid you farewell, Liliom. Sixteen years and a day shall pass before I see you again. When you have returned from earth you will come up before me again. Take heed and think well of some good deed to do for your child. On that will depend which door shall be opened to you up here. Now go, Liliom. [He exits at left. The Guard stands at attention. There is a pause.]
The First
[Approaches Liliom.] Come along, my son. [He goes to the door at right; pulls open the bolt and waits.]
Liliom
[To the old Guard, softly.] Say, officer.
The Guard
What do you want?
Liliom
Please—can I get—have you got?
The Guard
What?
