Vincent is a rich and generous man who loses his money and his faith in humanity when encountering the venal ingratitude of his fellow Athenians. In this episode (Act IV, scene 3) the now famous cynic, living rough, is visited by the golden youth and distinguished general, Skife, in the company of two beautiful courtesans. Vincent has just dug up some money by rather improbable good fortune and throws it contemptuously at the young women, bidding them all be damned.