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SCHIGOLCH. (Steps out from the curtains onto the stairs, turns back.) Has the youngster left his heart behind him in the "Nightlight" café? SHIGGOV STEPS OUT FROM THE CURTAINS ON TO THE STAIRS TURNS BACK HAS THE YOUNGSTER LEFT HIS HEART BEHIND HIM IN THE NIGHT LIFE CAFE
ot take death hard. LULU. As a child I always had the most horrible fear of death. SCHÖN. That is just why I married you. LULU. (With her arms round his neck.) You're in bad humor. You give yourself too much work. For weeks and months I've seen nothing of you. SCHÖN. (Stroking her hair.) Your light-heartedness should cheer up my old days. LULU. Indeed, you didn't marry me at all. SCHÖN. Who else did I marry then? LULU. I married you! SCHÖN. How does that alter anything? LULU. I was always afraid it would alter a great deal. SCHÖN. It has, indeed, crushed a great deal underfoot. LULU. But not one thing, praise God! SCHÖN. Of that I should be covetous. LULU. Your love for me. (Schön's face twitches, he signs to her to go out in front of him. Both exeunt lower right. Countess Geschwitz cautiously opens the rear door, ventures forth, and listens. Hearing voices approaching in the gallery above her, she starts suddenly.) GESCHWITZ. Oh dear, there's somebody-- (Hides behind the fire-screen.) WITH YOU JUST THE DAY WHEN I MUST BE AT THE EXCHANGE YOU KNOW THAT I'M NOT FREE TO DAY AND MY PROPERTY IS DRIFTY ON THE WAVES I'D SOONER BE DEAD AND BURIED THAN LET MY LIFE BE EMBITTERED SO BY MY PROPERTY WHO TAKES LIFE LIGHTLY DOES NOT TAKE DEATH HARD AS A CHILD I ALWAYS HAD THE MOST HORRIBLE FEAR OF DEATH LULU WITH HER ARMS ROUND HIS NECK YOU'RE IN BAD HUMOUR YOU GIVE YOURSELF TOO MUCH WORK FOR WEEKS AND MONTHS I'VE SEEN NOTHING OF YOU SHUN STROKING HER HAIR INDEED YOU DIDN'T MARRY ME AT ALL I MARRIED YOU HOW DOES THAT OR TO ANYTHING I WAS AFRAID IT WOULD ALTER A GREAT DEAL IT HAS INDEED CRUSHED A GREAT DEAL UNDER FOOT BUT NOT ONE THING PRAISE GOD OF THAT I SHOULD BE COVETOUS YOUR LOVE FOR ME SHUN'S FACE TWITCHES HE SIGNS TO HER TO GO OUT IN FRONT OF HIM BOTH EXCELLENT LOWER RIGHT COUNTESS GHET'S CAUTIOUSLY OPENS THE REAR DOOR VENTURES FORTH AND LISTENS HEARING VOICES APPROACHING IN THE GALLERY ABOVE HER SHE STARTS SUDDENLY OH DEAR THERE'S SOMEBODY COMING HIDES BEHIND THE FIRE SCREEN
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