CONSTABLE

Good evenin'. To-morrow mornin' at eight!

[Exit.

AUGUST

Marthel, go into the kitchen a bit of a while.—Father, I've got to speak with you. Go, Marthel; go an' shut the door. But Marthel, didn't you see anythin' o' Rose?

MARTHEL

No, nothin'! [Surreptitiously she beckons to him with her hand.] I'll tell you something August.

AUGUST

Close the door, lass. I have no time now. [He himself closes the kitchen door.] Father, you'll have to withdraw your suit.

BERND