In this short scene, Huck delivers a soliloquy in which he laments his inability to breathe. He laments the fact that his heart races when he looks at his opponent, who is fighting for the title of "Wladimir" . Huck tells the audience that he has been told to watch the fight from a distance. He says that the crowd cheered loudly when the fight was over, and that the man who won the fight looked so happy when he saw that Huck was watching him. Huck thanks the audience for their support, and says that he wishes they would have said more words to express their love for him.