DR. BOXER
[Has stepped forward.] Confound it all, but it's smoky! Come here! You can see it well from here.
EDE
[Also stares in the direction of the fire. His expression shows that a complete understanding of the situation has come to him, which he expresses by a conscious whistling.] There ain't no words for this; I just gotta whistle.
LANGHEINRICH
Ede! Run over to Scheibler's! Run! Get the horses for the engine! That smoke's comin' up thick over the gable.
[He rushes into the smithy, throws his apron aside, puts on a fireman's helmet, belt, etc.
MRS. SCHULZE
An' nobody at home there, goodness gracious!