In this short scene, the protagonist laments the fact that he has lost all of his savings and is now unemployed. He has applied to become a schoolteacher, but has received a rejection letter. He laments that he worked so hard to get into the university, and now he feels like he has "lost his last dol larrer" . He is sad that he will not be able to continue his education, but he is comforted by the thought that he may find a way to earn his way back to the university.