Summary

The scene opens in Yvan’s apartment, which is the same set as Serge’s. The only difference is the painting on the wall. In Yvan’s apartment, there is a subtle, inexpensive painting on the wall. Yvan addresses the audience and says that he recently changed careers from the textile industry to the stationary business. He also says that he is getting married in a couple of weeks. He begins searching the apartment for something and his back is to the audience when Marc arrives. He tells Marc that he has lost the top for his felt-tip pen and is searching for it. The two friends begin searching together and Marc is quickly annoyed. He tells Yvan that if he is just going to look for the pen top, he is going to leave. Yvan halts the search and asks Marc if he wants a...