ABEL. Yes—it must be—try it!
[The maid comes in; she is bursting with laughter.]
MAID. There is a lady out here who calls herself—Richard—Richard Wahlström!
BERTHA [Going toward door]. Oh! Richard is here.
ABEL. Oh, well then, if she has come, we can open the meeting. And now to see if we can disentangle your skein.
BERTHA. Disentangle it, or cut it!
ABEL. Or get caught in it!
ACT III.
[Same scene. The hanging-lamp is lighted. Moonlight streams in, lighting up the studio window. There is a fire in the stove. Bertha and the maid are discovered. Bertha is dressed in a negligée with lace. She is sewing on the Spanish costume. The maid is cutting out a frill.]
BERTHA. There's no fun sitting up waiting for one's husband.