[Exuent Etta, door centre;

Albert door left.... Charles stares round moodily. A

knock is heard.]

[Enter Hildebold, left, closing the

door after him.]

[He leans on the table and sinks his head

on his arms, oblivious to everything. Hildebold

advances as though to touch him, then steps back and

sits down, casting pitying glances at him. After a

while Charles looks up.]