SIXTH SCENE

AXEL. The FIANCÉ [much embarrassed]

AXEL. With whom have I the honour——?

FIANCÉ. My name is not a name in the same way as yours, Doctor, and my errand concerns a matter of the heart——

AXEL. Oh, do you happen to be—You know Miss Cecilia?

FIANCÉ. I am the man.

AXEL. [Hesitating for a moment; then with decision] Please be seated. [He opens the door and beckons the WAITER.

The WAITER enters.

AXEL. [To the WAITER] Have my bill made out, see that my trunk is packed, and bring me a carriage in half an hour.