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ACT II
Dialogue following No. 10
| Melissa. | Saved for a time, at least! |
Enter Florian , on tiptoe.
| Florian. | (whispering) | Melissa – come! |
| Melissa. | Oh, sir! you must away from this at once – My mother guessed your sex! It was my fault – I blushed and stammered so that she exclaimed, “Can these be men?” Then, seeing this, “Why these – “Are men”, she would have added, but “are men” Stuck in her throat! She keeps your secret, sir, For reasons of her own – but fly from this And take me with you – that is – no – not that! |
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| Florian. | I’ll go, but not without you! (Bell.) Why, what’s that? | |
| Melissa. | The luncheon bell. | |
| Florian. | I’ll wait for luncheon then! | |
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