Allmers.
[Nods slowly without answering.]
Asta.
[Closing her umbrella.] I have been searching for you such a long time.
Allmers.
[Without expression.] Thank you.
Asta.
[Moves a chair and seats herself close to him.] Have you been sitting here long? All the time?
Allmers.
[Does not answer at first. Presently he says.] No, I cannot grasp it. It seems so utterly impossible.