Am I dismissed now, your honour?
WEHRHAHN
Extremely sorry; no. Kindly wait.—Mrs. Schulze, where is your nephew keeping himself today? I haven't seen him all day long. Does any one know where Constable Schulze is?
EDE
[Softly.] He might send out a warrant after him.
WEHRHAHN
Doesn't any one know where Constable Schulze is?—Has any one interviewed Mrs. Fielitz? Or hasn't she returned from Berlin yet?—I want somebody to go to Councillor Reinberg.—[To GLASENAPP, who is just returning.] Mr. Schmarowski, Mrs. Fielitz's son-in-law, is there submitting his building-plans. The news should be broken to him gently.
EDE
[Softly to BOXER and LANGHEINRICH.] Yes, gently, so he don't stumble over the church steeple.
[DR. BOXER and LANGHEINRICH restrain their laughter with difficulty.]