Clara. She said as soon as the court assembled she would take her place beside me and stay there till we left the palace.
The King. Is it possible?
Clara. It is true.
The King. You have conquered her! I know she could be conquered—she has a heart, as well as a head! It is a good omen!—So she offered to do that! What will our precious nobility have to say to that?
Clara. They are about the streets, aren't they?
The King. Ah, then you know?
Clara. I know, too, that there has been rioting outside the club.
The King. You know that too?—and are not afraid?
Clara. Perhaps I might have been—but there is something else that I am more afraid of. (Draws closer to the KING.)
The King. What is that?