CAPTAIN. So-o! Well, go on then—But isn't she treacherous! [To CURT] Come over here and sit by me. [CURT sits down beside the CAPTAIN] Take my hand. I sit here and fall—can you make it out? Down something—such a queer feeling.
CURT. Have you had any attack like this before?
CAPTAIN. Never——
CURT. While you are waiting for an answer from the city, I'll go over to the doctor and have a talk with him. Has he attended you before?
CAPTAIN. He has.
CURT. Then he knows your case. [Goes toward the left.
ALICE. There will be an answer shortly. It is very kind of you, Curt. But come back soon.
CURT. As soon as I can. [Goes out.
CAPTAIN. Curt is kind! And how he has changed.
ALICE. Yes, and for the better. It is too bad, however, that he must be dragged into our misery just now.