The old man tells the boy to forgive him for taking him away from the "wealthy circle" when he was a baby. He says that the old man will not leave him alone, but that he will not condone betrayal. The boy is sorry to leave him grow up alone, he says, but if he wants revenge, he must become the best he can be. Otherwise, he will despise him. He bursts forth, "spontaneous bursts forth" why must he die. He is assured that he only has the boy. He asks the boy if he still has family members alive, and the boy says that he does. He knows who