STARCK. Who is the elder of the two?
LOUISE. That's more than I can tell. Whether there is a year or two between them, or they are twins, I don't know, for they treat each other with mutual respect, as if each one of them was the elder brother.
AGNES appears, trying to get past STARCK without being seen by him.
STARCK. Where are you going, girl?
AGNES. Oh, I am just going out for a little walk.
STARCK. That's right, but get back soon.
AGNES goes out.
STARCK. Do you think your master is still mourning the loss of his dear ones?
LOUISE. He doesn't mourn—he doesn't even feel any regrets, for he doesn't want them back—but he is always with them in his memory, where he keeps only their beautiful traits.
STARCK. But doesn't the fate of his daughter trouble him at times?