Yesterday was your winning day. Yesterday it was written that you, Elsa, would succeed in whatever thing you made up your mind to do, with the whole strength of your will.

ELSA

Last night I made up my mind to—

DEVIL, interrupting gravely

—to dance every dance—

[Pause

You danced every dance.

ELSA, defiantly

Karl asked me to marry him last night.

DEVIL