ACT IV
(SCENE.—A room in GRAN's house; the same as in Act I, Scene II. GRAN is standing at his desk on the right. FLINK comes in carrying a pistol-case, which he puts down upon the table.)
Gran. You?
Flink. As you see. (Walks up and down for a little without speaking.)
Gran. I haven't seen you since the day the King was here.
Flink. No.—Have you taken your holidays?
Gran. Yes; but, anyway, I am likely to have perpetual holidays now! The elections are going against us.
Flink (walking about). So I hear. The clerical party and the reactionaries are winning.
Gran. That would not have been so, but for her unhappy death—. (Breaks off, and sighs.)
Flink. A judgment from heaven—that is what the parsons say, and the women, and the reactionaries—