Paulo
I hope so. But when my model and my critic desert me both at once like this——
Lucia
Dear Paulo. (Sighs.) And it’s so difficult for me to make five scudi do the work of ten. (Shows agitation.) I know, oh, I know. (Excitement.) Yet somehow, somehow we shall find a way. And it will be wonderful——
Paulo
(Noticing her mood and wondering.) It is you who are wonderful—(shakes finger at her) intriguing with Fate as ever——
Lucia
(Quickly.) No, not intriguing. I am but your wife—and model. (Laughs.)
Paulo