Rebecca.
Proof? How can I give you proof——?
Rosmer.
You must! [Walks across the room.] I cannot bear this desolation—this horrible emptiness—this—this——
[A loud knock at the hall door.
Rebecca.
[Starts up from her chair.] Ah—did you hear that?
The door opens. Ulric Brendel enters. He has a white shirt on, a black coat and a good pair of boots, with his trousers tucked into them. Otherwise he is dressed as in the first Act. He looks excited.
Rosmer.
Ah, is it you, Mr. Brendel?