Ida (calls through door R).
Now!
[Mrs Scholz, who is just going to speak to William, is interrupted by the entrance of Dr Scholz, who is followed by Augusta, Robert and Mrs Buchner. Dr Scholz, his face reddened with drinking.
Dr Scholz (with affected astonishment).
Ah! Ah!
Mrs Buchner.
Fairylike!
[Augusta smiles constrainedly; Robert goes about pipe in mouth at first embarrassed, then smiling more and more ironically. William notices this with great annoyance.
Ida (draws William to the table where the presents lie).