Oh, no, it’s awful … of me. I don’t understand myself. Good-by, Alfred, let me go.

Young Man

(Seizes her, and covers her face with burning kisses)

Young Wife

So … is that the way you keep your word…

Young Man

One more kiss—one more.

Young Wife

The last.

(He kisses her, and she returns the kiss; their lips remain joined for a long time)