ALICE. Yes, child, now the walking begins, along the slow road toward the unknown, which you know already, but must pretend to ignore. Shorter steps, and much slower—much slower! The low shoes of childhood must go, Judith, and you have to wear boots. You don't remember when you laid aside baby socks and put on shoes, but I do!
JUDITH. I can never stand this!
ALICE. And yet you must—must!
JUDITH. [Goes over to her mother and kisses her lightly on the cheek; then walks out with the dignified bearing of a lady, but forgetting the handle-bars] Good-bye then!
CURT. [Enters from the right] So you're already here?
ALICE. Yes.
CURT. Has he come back?
ALICE. Yes.
CURT. How did he appear?
ALICE. In full dress—so he has called on the Colonel. And he wore two orders.