THE DAUGHTER. Of course!—But why is Edith sitting there instead of dancing?
[EDITH buries her face in her hands.
THE OFFICER. Don't question her! She has been sitting there three hours without being asked for a dance.
[Goes into the yellow house on the left.
THE DAUGHTER. What a cruel form of amusement!
THE MOTHER. [In a low-necked dress, enters from the Casino and goes up to EDITH] Why don't you go in as I told you?
EDITH. Because—I cannot throw myself at them. That I am ugly, I know, and I know that nobody wants to dance with me, but I might be spared from being reminded of it.
Begins to play on the piano, the Toccata Con Fuga, Op. 10, by Sebastian Bach.
The waltz music from within is heard faintly at first. Then it grows in strength, as if to compete with the Bach Toccata. EDITH prevails over it and brings it to silence. Dancers appear in the doorway to hear her play. Everybody on the stage stands still and listens reverently.