LOTH
Dearest!…
The exchange of kisses and of mutual contemplation is repeated.
HELEN
[Held tight in LOTH'S arms, resting her head on his shoulder, looking up at him with dim, happy eyes, whispers ecstatically.] Oh, how beautiful! How beautiful!
LOTH
To die with you—thus …
HELEN
[Passionately.] To live!… [She disengages herself from his embrace.] Why die now?… now …