You seem to have strong views against marriage. May I ask why?
DEVIL, shaking his finger
Because you are plotting matrimony against Karl, and I want to save him.
KARL, starts toward him; stops C.
I beg your pardon—
DEVIL
An artist ought never to marry—his wife will swear on the wedding day to stand by his side all through life. The day after the wedding she will stand in his way.
OLGA
Not the real wife.
DEVIL