Vera.
No, no! Go away from me and forget that you ever saw me. [She falls on the settee, sobbing.
Adene.
Good-bye, Rheinhardt. But you must have another look at me, to make certain.
Rheinhardt.
Of course I must. [Exit Adene.] Ach, Gott! What a man! But he must break down. He must break down! Oh, if Steinmetz were to be right after all? [Passing by Vera.] Ach! you miserable, you rotten-hearted girl!
END OF THE SECOND ACT.