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I would so like to drive thru the grounds with you. SCHÖN. Just the day when I must be at the exchange. You know that I'm not free to day. I WOULD SO LIKE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE GROUNDS WITH YOU JUST THE DAY WHEN I MUST BE AT THE EXCHANGE YOU KNOW THAT I'M NOT FREE TO DAY
st day-laborer has his tidy nest. Thirty years' work, and this my family circle, the circle of my people-- (Glancing round.) God knows who is overhearing me again now! (Draws a revolver from his breast pocket.) Man is, indeed, uncertain of his life! (The cocked revolver in his right hand, he goes left and speaks at the closed window curtains.) That, my family circle! The fellow still has courage! Shall I not rather shoot =myself= in the head? Against deadly enemies one fights, but the-- (Throws up the curtains, but finds no one hidden behind them.) The dirt--the dirt.... (Shakes his head and crosses right.) Insanity has already conquered my reason, or else--exceptions prove the rule! (Hearing Lulu coming he puts the revolver back in his pocket. Lulu comes down right.) LULU. Couldn't you get away for this afternoon? SCHÖN. Just what did that Countess want? LULU. I don't know. She wants to paint me. SCHÖN. Misfortune in human guise, that waits upon one. LULU. Couldn't you get away, then? FE THEY OUGHT TO SHOW ME A CORNER THAT'S STILL CLEAN THE PEST IN THE HOUSE THE POOREST DAY LABOURER HAS HIS TIDY NEST THIRTY YEARS WORK AND THIS MY FAMILY CIRCLE THE CIRCLE OF MY PEOPLE GLANCING ROUND GOD KNOWS WHO IS OVERHEARING ME AGAIN NOW DRAWS THE REVOLVER FROM HIS BREAST POCKET MERN IS INDEED UNCERTAIN OF HIS LIFE THE COCK'S REVOLVER IN HIS RIGHT HAND HE GOES LEFT AND SPEAKS AT THE CLOSED WINDOW CURTAINS THAT MY FAMILY CIRCLE THE FELLOW STILL HAS COURAGE SHALL I NOT RATHER SHOOT MYSELF IN THE HEAD AGAINST DEADLY ENEMIES ONE FIGHTS BUT THE THROWS UP THE CURTAINS BUT FINDS NO ONE HIDDEN BEHIND THEM THE DIRT THE DIRT SHAKES HIS HEAD AND CROSSES RIGHT INSANITY HAS ALREADY CONQUERED BY REASON OR ELSE EXCEPTIONS PROVE THE RULE HEARING LULU COMING HE PUTS THE REVOLVER BACK IN HIS POCKET LULU COMES DOWN RIGHT COULDN'T YOU GET AWAY FOR THIS AFTERNOON JUST WHAT DID THAT COUNTESS WANT I DON'T KNOW SHE WANTS TO PAINT ME MISFORTUNE IN HUMAN GUISE THAT WAITS UPON ONE COULDN'T YOU GET AWAY THEN
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