Haman’s Downfall
Chaim Sloves
1940
Mordecai:
A Judgment Day on you and all the Hamans, today and forevermore—
Haman:
Amen! Mordecai, I think you and I will yet be good friends—yes, Motya? [Maudlin.] Come closer, Motya, and I’ll tell you the secret of my success. [Opens his mouth wide.] Look. Motya, look inside!
Mordecai:
Your beautiful white teeth?
Haman:
Only a front!
Mordecai:
Your…
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