I didn't dream it. I knew it. (Brusquely) It's something I can't explain.
FELIX (after a pause)
And papa—has he resigned himself to it?
JOHANNA
Resigned himself?—Do you think he too can see those veils coming down?
FELIX (having first shaken his head slightly)
Nothing but imagination, Johanna—I am sure.—But now I want to.... (Turning toward the house) Papa hasn't come home yet?
JOHANNA
No. As a rule he's very late these days. He has an awful lot to do in the Academy.
FELIX