LOUISE. Ye-es.
MASTER. Have you known the people above us?
LOUISE. I have never seen them.
MASTER. That's an evasion.
LOUISE. I have learned to keep silent in this house.
MASTER. I am forced to admit that pretended deafness can be carried to the point where it becomes dangerous.—Well, get the tea ready while I go outside and cool off a little. And, one thing, please—you see what is happening, of course—but don't ask me any questions.
LOUISE. I? No, sir, I am not at all curious.
MASTER. I am thankful for that!
Curtain.