Rheinhardt.
[Sharply.] You do not deserve to see her. [With resignation.] Bah! what does it matter? I will send her to you. [At door.] Old Rheinhardt has his work. [Exit Rheinhardt, up.
[Adene walks to and fro, thinking.
Enter Selim, and approaches Adene, who turns away from him, saying:
Adene.
Not now, Selim.
[Selim turns back and is going off when his eye rests on the knife; he hovers over it, but draws back as Adene turns, and exit.
Voice of Rheinhardt inside the House.
There! He is on the veranda.
[Adene goes up to door (c.) with hands outstretched; to him enter Vera and takes both his hands.