Maia.
[At last catches sight of Rubek and calls.] Hallo!
[She advances over the upland, jumps over the brook, with the aid of her alpenstock, and climbs up the hillock.
Maia.
[Panting.] Oh, how I have been rushing around looking for you, Rubek.
Professor Rubek.
[Nods indifferently and asks.] Have you just come from the hotel?
Maia.
Yes, that was the last place I tried—that flytrap.
Professor Rubek.